[And just like a sun breaking through an overcast day, the smile is back.]
I'm glad you understand me. I'm nothing like the others.
[But Cortana's question makes him pause. And not just because he hasn't been talked down to like that since the academy. Actually, what did he even want to do? Supply was plentiful. The second he stepped away, it'd be available again. And it'd be here again tomorrow, so Rico had no reason to covet it for himself either. He supposed habit, really. He was playing a part, but that part was no fun anymore. Not with this AI who refused to play along.]
Not particularly. For one thing, I can't confiscate this all by myself! [Rico masks his confusion with a grin and tilts his head, like a curious velociraptor.] Then what would you suggest, AI?
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I'm glad you understand me. I'm nothing like the others.
[But Cortana's question makes him pause. And not just because he hasn't been talked down to like that since the academy. Actually, what did he even want to do? Supply was plentiful. The second he stepped away, it'd be available again. And it'd be here again tomorrow, so Rico had no reason to covet it for himself either. He supposed habit, really. He was playing a part, but that part was no fun anymore. Not with this AI who refused to play along.]
Not particularly. For one thing, I can't confiscate this all by myself! [Rico masks his confusion with a grin and tilts his head, like a curious velociraptor.] Then what would you suggest, AI?