[Voice Test] Connor & Peter - Seasons Greetings

[st_abilitylost]

Of every face that Connor’s internal database failed to recognize since the beginning of his short stay, the only source of familiarity was found in the inanimate statues of Mr. and Mrs. Claus mounted in the lobby. He recognzied then as symbols of generosity and goodwill towards all humanity, but something about the way the sculptor chose to craft their features seemed...off.

He didn’t have any business lingering and passing judgements on the craftsmanship but there was no lieutenant to bark at him for “spacing out” and it all left him at, for lack of a better phrase, a loss.

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[st_arkintern]

"Yeah, but you're not concerned now that you can't just be re-uploaded?" he asks.

[st_abilitylost]

“I have an internal battery that will power me independently for approximately 137 years. As long as I don’t take unnecessary risks.” The corners of Connor’s mouth minutely tightened.

[st_arkintern]

"That wasn't the question, though."

[st_abilitylost]

“It’s an added risk. I worry about it as much as a human worries about their own bodily health, I suppose. Though I don’t have to eat or sleep.” Or fulfill most physical needs that humans did. “Provided there are no people hostile to androids, I’d assume the risk is far lesser here.”

[st_arkintern]

"Mmmm."

Peter doesn't say anything for a moment.

"I don't think you're going to have any problem with the people here. Mia's an android, too, and everyone's nice to her." Not that Peter had had much of a chance to talk to her, least of all like this.

[st_abilitylost]

Connor’s LED blinked at that.

“An android.”

[st_arkintern]

"Yeah, I haven't really talked to her, but she's pretty and people say she's nice." Peter rubs the back of his head. He probably should have talked to her by now -- she'd been here for a few months, but there was something intimidating about her, even despite her approachable personality.

It was probably all in Peter's head, though.

[st_abilitylost]

“I see.” Connor replied after a pause, adjusting his tie on habit. “Well. Staying vigilant in peace is all I can hope for.”

[st_arkintern]

"Yeah, it's mostly peaceful here," Peter agrees. "We had some creatures attack a few months back, but that's really been the only big trouble there's been at the inn since I arrived here."

Outside the inn, during the Other Worlds? That was a different story.

[st_abilitylost]

“You’ve been very helpful, Peter.” Connor smiled again as he adjusted his cuffs. “I don’t have much to offer but my thanks.”

[st_arkintern]

"You don't need to offer me anything," Peter says. "Thanks for answering all my questions."