[He misses the contact immediately, but doesn't reach for it. Instead, he puts his hands together in his lap and almost seems to fidget. 'Eating' is.. a tricky subject, particularly as right now he doesn't really feel the need and only really eats when he's hungry.
He can't get any more dead than he already is.
The question surprises him, once it works his way into his mind and settles there. R looks at her again, the answer in his eyes before he even says it.]
Yes.
[Sometimes. Sometimes it isn't as strong as other times, and only with the brains... M thinks it's sick, but it's the closest to being alive that R ever manages to get.]
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He can't get any more dead than he already is.
The question surprises him, once it works his way into his mind and settles there. R looks at her again, the answer in his eyes before he even says it.]
Yes.
[Sometimes. Sometimes it isn't as strong as other times, and only with the brains... M thinks it's sick, but it's the closest to being alive that R ever manages to get.]