He doesn't startle when she speaks. In fact, his movements when he turns to look at her are just as eerily fluid and economical as always. He blinks expressionlessly at her, yet his gaze is keen. His head tilts to the side.
"I do not plan to cause any trouble," he answers, his voice quiet, yet able to carry over the crowd, inflectionless and also Standard American with almost exaggerated diction.
Is he an alien? An android? A genetic anomaly? He looks human enough, even close to, but that movement pattern and vocal cadence is just a little bit uncanny-valley. He looks at the notebook in his hand and the idea that it might be considered suspicious finally comes to him. Well done, September, you've only been watching FBI agents for four years. "It is my duty to record significant events. Spontaneous transportation to an unknown and anomalous location in a manner not of my own volition qualifies as significant."
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"I do not plan to cause any trouble," he answers, his voice quiet, yet able to carry over the crowd, inflectionless and also Standard American with almost exaggerated diction.
Is he an alien? An android? A genetic anomaly? He looks human enough, even close to, but that movement pattern and vocal cadence is just a little bit uncanny-valley. He looks at the notebook in his hand and the idea that it might be considered suspicious finally comes to him. Well done, September, you've only been watching FBI agents for four years. "It is my duty to record significant events. Spontaneous transportation to an unknown and anomalous location in a manner not of my own volition qualifies as significant."