That was a lot to take in. It was also, in hindsight, pretty damn embarrassing. Just pop your leg off in front of the kid, Heather, that won't be fuckin weird at all. Especially when he has a pretty decent explanation and then you realize how undignified getting it back on will be!
She sighed, riffled the hand not being used for balance through her hair, and shrugged at him.
"Humanity's last hope. There's a few of those around here. Tends to be a pretty raw deal, usually." She gnawed at her lip a moment, looked at the prosthetic and back to him, although her eyes slid off his face pretty quickly.
"Do you think you could - check it? Just real quick? Humor me."
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That was a lot to take in. It was also, in hindsight, pretty damn embarrassing. Just pop your leg off in front of the kid, Heather, that won't be fuckin weird at all. Especially when he has a pretty decent explanation and then you realize how undignified getting it back on will be!
She sighed, riffled the hand not being used for balance through her hair, and shrugged at him.
"Humanity's last hope. There's a few of those around here. Tends to be a pretty raw deal, usually." She gnawed at her lip a moment, looked at the prosthetic and back to him, although her eyes slid off his face pretty quickly.
"Do you think you could - check it? Just real quick? Humor me."
Awkwaaaaaard.