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entrancelogs2019-03-07 08:53 pm
licksthirium) wrote in entrancelogs2019-03-07 08:53 pm
How To Become Human ⭕️Closed & Open Prompt
Who: Connor, Kara & You!
Where: The Kitchen
When: 03/07
Style: We'll match
Summary: Connor was curious about learning how to cook and he knows just the person to ask.
The Story:
Closed to Kara;
There was a lot that Connor knew about. His database was pretty vast and while he was designed to be able to investigate whatever he needed to do, it didn't mean that he'd actually ever done the majority of those things. He's had plenty of new experiences here where he knew about the subject, but it had never been relevant in his mission (or in his case now, his own life). Romance was never something that he thought he'd have any interest in and while he couldn't say he did even now, getting his first kiss was really a... weird sensation. Match that up with the emotions that he's been getting used to having, and it made for a confusing time where he had no idea what to do or how to feel. To feel panic in someway, even if it wasn't exactly a bad thing.
Learning how to dance was another thing he knew of, he'd just never done it before. Even though he knew the steps from his vast knowledge, even Juliet pointed out about how stiff his movements were. How exactly do you just... let loose anyway? And if some of these experiences here at Wonderland weren't enough, emotions by themselves were confusing; even now. What was more confusing is that people actually accepted him here for who he was, despite being an android and having done all of those things that he had. Burning all of those bridges and realizing it was too late to take them back. Saying sorry was nice to hear -- probably -- but it didn't change anything and it sure as hell didn't fix anything.
So this is what it was like to be human, even if it was just a small portion of what it meant to really live like one. There was plenty that he still needed to do, but with Hank here (and his bad eating habits), he started to think about what it was like to actually cook. Kara and he didn't need to eat, but Hank did. Maybe Kara could teach him how to cook? He knew the recipes and anything he needed to know, but it was more about the experience, if there was nothing else that this place taught him. He wasn't built to cook, but Kara was. Maybe she'd be willing to teach him?
'Kara? Do you mind if I ask you for a favor?' he sent her a message, actually a little anxious about her reply. Would she even want to? They had been getting better, but he didn't really think she wanted to be around him.
Open to Anyone Else;
Meanwhile after a while of their cooking session, the place is a bit messy with ingredients all over the place. He was sure that Kara would probably instinctively clean the place up, but they could both do that after they were done. She had been pretty good about cleaning up any messes as they went along and out of respect, he tried to be diligent about it himself. Anyone walking into the kitchen to get some food or whatever it may be are free to bug the both of them. Maybe give them some advice and taste test some of the food they make?
[Both Connor and Kara are available. Just let us know who you want to speak to in the subject. We can also do the both of them if you so choose.]
Where: The Kitchen
When: 03/07
Style: We'll match
Summary: Connor was curious about learning how to cook and he knows just the person to ask.
The Story:
Closed to Kara;
There was a lot that Connor knew about. His database was pretty vast and while he was designed to be able to investigate whatever he needed to do, it didn't mean that he'd actually ever done the majority of those things. He's had plenty of new experiences here where he knew about the subject, but it had never been relevant in his mission (or in his case now, his own life). Romance was never something that he thought he'd have any interest in and while he couldn't say he did even now, getting his first kiss was really a... weird sensation. Match that up with the emotions that he's been getting used to having, and it made for a confusing time where he had no idea what to do or how to feel. To feel panic in someway, even if it wasn't exactly a bad thing.
Learning how to dance was another thing he knew of, he'd just never done it before. Even though he knew the steps from his vast knowledge, even Juliet pointed out about how stiff his movements were. How exactly do you just... let loose anyway? And if some of these experiences here at Wonderland weren't enough, emotions by themselves were confusing; even now. What was more confusing is that people actually accepted him here for who he was, despite being an android and having done all of those things that he had. Burning all of those bridges and realizing it was too late to take them back. Saying sorry was nice to hear -- probably -- but it didn't change anything and it sure as hell didn't fix anything.
So this is what it was like to be human, even if it was just a small portion of what it meant to really live like one. There was plenty that he still needed to do, but with Hank here (and his bad eating habits), he started to think about what it was like to actually cook. Kara and he didn't need to eat, but Hank did. Maybe Kara could teach him how to cook? He knew the recipes and anything he needed to know, but it was more about the experience, if there was nothing else that this place taught him. He wasn't built to cook, but Kara was. Maybe she'd be willing to teach him?
'Kara? Do you mind if I ask you for a favor?' he sent her a message, actually a little anxious about her reply. Would she even want to? They had been getting better, but he didn't really think she wanted to be around him.
Open to Anyone Else;
Meanwhile after a while of their cooking session, the place is a bit messy with ingredients all over the place. He was sure that Kara would probably instinctively clean the place up, but they could both do that after they were done. She had been pretty good about cleaning up any messes as they went along and out of respect, he tried to be diligent about it himself. Anyone walking into the kitchen to get some food or whatever it may be are free to bug the both of them. Maybe give them some advice and taste test some of the food they make?
[Both Connor and Kara are available. Just let us know who you want to speak to in the subject. We can also do the both of them if you so choose.]
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Kara crosses her arms lightly, an unconscious attempt at defense, even as she opened up. "Even if I got to Canada with Alice, I don't think I was ever going to attempt to let myself relax. It seemed easier to never trust anyone again, aside from Rose and her family."
It'd been the same in Wonderland. Everyone was immediately an enemy. Trust was dangerous. The humans especially would be the worst, even if they had no experience with androids. She'd created so many nonexistent problems that simply leaving her room felt impossible most days. Then there was Connor. The one she expected the absolute worst from.
He was hugging her.
Her systems feel oddly overloaded. She's frozen in place, the only sign of life coming from her rapid blinking. This was the last thing she'd imagined he'd do. Honestly, she wasn't sure he was even capable of it. She should've known better, though. Deviants were unpredictable.
Slowly, gradually, her arms unravel and she slides them around his sides. Kindness was still a foreign thing for her, even for someone who so readily and eagerly gave it. It was a comfort she didn't know she needed, no matter how awkward.
"Thank you," Kara whispers gratefully, many of her worries lessening. She then pulls back, rubbing away the remnants of her tears. "You won't be on your own anymore."
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"In the end... I think it was for the best," he followed up with after a short moment. And honestly? That's what really made him start to wonder if what he was doing was right. He had blind faith that it was, so he stubbornly told himself he was right. His doubts... He couldn't possibly be a deviant if he was hunting them... but maybe Kamski knew from the beginning that he'd become a deviant himself. It was something he'd tried to get answers about, but Kamski avoided the question just like he thought he would. "What I'm trying to say is.... just as deviants are unpredictable, it's hard to predict what humans say or do. Even back in Detroit, the population was starting to sympathize with Markus's cause. With the androids trying to fight for their freedom. I'm not sure if you ever saw that, but it was definitely something the humans were warming up to," just to say that not all of them were bad.
"Still, it doesn't really help that you kept getting the short end of the stick. I'm sure you two would have made it to Canada," he said, "After all... You were insane enough to go across a busy highway to escape from me.... Had Hank not pulled me away from the fence, I would have probably tried to go after you too."
'You won't be on your own anymore'... That was such a foreign thing to register for him. But... with all of this... Maybe the two of them could really become friends, rather than enemies? And if all else failed, he had Hank and the people he'd met here in Wonderland who didn't mind who he was, even knowing what he'd done. "I'm not.... really good at these things so... I just..," what to say..., "I'm here for you if you need anything. I'm.... different from before." That much was clear upon meeting the other RK800 model here who'd taken a much different turn than he had. He didn't enjoy that encounter and seeing just how bad it was... He didn't regret deviating, only the way it happened.
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Kara gives a small shake of her head. "They still terrify me," she admits, her expression distant. "Everything you've told me, what I've seen, it makes me want to never deal with them again. But...then I remember Rose and all she did for us. Because of her, I can't stop trying to see good in them, too."
She didn't want to. Not after the years of servitude. Not after the abuse she and so many others had faced. Kamski had thoroughly earned her hatred with his casual admittance of responsibility for that. But like Connor said, some had begun to sympathize and realize androids were more than mere machines. They were alive, too. Rose was a testament to that.
At the mention of the highway, she lets out an embarrassed laugh. "I don't know if I'd call it insane..." There's a pause, then, "Okay, maybe a little insane. Every day, I hate that it came to that, but I wasn't going to let anyone hurt her."
The gravity of that hangs in the air for a moment before she shakes it off. Kara looks up at him with a soft smile. "It's okay. We're both learning." She takes a breath, amazed at what she's about to utter. Just a few minutes ago, the idea of it seemed unfathomable. This time, unlike during their talk at New Year's when she was still hemming and hawing at the prospect, she finally, truly meant it. "I'm here for you, too. We'll grow together."
The future suddenly seemed a bit brighter. Now, she wasn't facing it alone.
Why does he not smile much?? :|
In the end though? No matter how weird or philosophical he was, the fact that he hinted that there was a backdoor in all of his programs made him wonder if it was his own way of trying to help Connor out in the long run. It sure as hell saved him from being taken over and shooting Markus on stage. That would have just made matters worse; Turned out in CyberLife's favor. He was just another tool for them to use, after all. He didn't matter to them, just the results. Maybe Kamski was really trying to help them in the end? He probably would never find out for sure, but he was at least able to thank him for the tip.
"I guess we're both a little insane. You did what you had to, but even so... What would you have done had she gotten hurt going across?" he's got to remind her of real problems that could have happened. It was dangerous and reckless, but in that moment, she was panicked.
But that gravity didn't hang for long upon hearing that. They could really put this behind them, hopefully. A relieved smile appeared without him even realizing it, "I appreciate it." He didn't have to do everything alone anymore.