[Well, it's mostly right. And the conversation seems to be enough to derail Connor's interest in the game itself; he has a far more overriding interest in police work and all that it entails, after all. It's what he was practically (and literally) designed for.]
...Well. In a general sense. I suppose I should be more forthcoming and tell you that I'm colloquially been described as an android detective, and though I do work with the police in an official capacity, I hold no official ranking with the Detroit Police Department.
[ give him a second to process that. "android detective"? is he supposed to understand what that means? is it some kind of special detective? they definitely didn't cover that at the police academy... he just kind of looks away sheepishly, trying to do his best to cover up the fact that he has 0 idea how to react to that information. ]
So you're from Detroit. [ that, at least, he understand. ] I'm from Raccoon City myself.
I’ve never heard of Raccoon City. I imagine this is another example of “alternate universes” and the differences that exist between my world and yours. Such as, for example, the term—
[Connor, ever observant, and definitely not the first he’s met who doesn’t understand the term ‘android’, much less coupled with ‘detective’, makes an assumption based on Leon’s reaction which he follows through with.]
—‘android’, I assume?
[He reaches up to tilt his stupid octopus hat at an angle, revealing his temple. A blue LED light, circular and glowing steadily.]
For clarification purposes, I’m not human. I’m wholly synthetic — maybe a more apt term would be “robot”, though it doesn’t encompass completely what I am.
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[Well, it's mostly right. And the conversation seems to be enough to derail Connor's interest in the game itself; he has a far more overriding interest in police work and all that it entails, after all. It's what he was practically (and literally) designed for.]
...Well. In a general sense. I suppose I should be more forthcoming and tell you that I'm colloquially been described as an android detective, and though I do work with the police in an official capacity, I hold no official ranking with the Detroit Police Department.
no subject
[ give him a second to process that. "android detective"? is he supposed to understand what that means? is it some kind of special detective? they definitely didn't cover that at the police academy... he just kind of looks away sheepishly, trying to do his best to cover up the fact that he has 0 idea how to react to that information. ]
So you're from Detroit. [ that, at least, he understand. ] I'm from Raccoon City myself.
no subject
[Connor, ever observant, and definitely not the first he’s met who doesn’t understand the term ‘android’, much less coupled with ‘detective’, makes an assumption based on Leon’s reaction which he follows through with.]
—‘android’, I assume?
[He reaches up to tilt his stupid octopus hat at an angle, revealing his temple. A blue LED light, circular and glowing steadily.]
For clarification purposes, I’m not human. I’m wholly synthetic — maybe a more apt term would be “robot”, though it doesn’t encompass completely what I am.