Gigabyte 044 - Tantum Verum
When whoever is involved in trying to shut away Jennifer wants input from a professional, let me know.
[Batou has figured out that reading books in the library gives him visual glitches and deletes portions of his memory, and thus he is compelled to action. He's normally quite content to let the other passengers do whatever it is they want, but ( Read more... )
[Batou has figured out that reading books in the library gives him visual glitches and deletes portions of his memory, and thus he is compelled to action. He's normally quite content to let the other passengers do whatever it is they want, but ( Read more... )
So when she 'ports in with a puff of displaced air less than a meter behind Batou, it's entirely unintentional, and she blinks at his broad back. That's a bit closer than she likes.]
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[Are you slow?]
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[No, just condescending and a jerkass.]
I'd advise introducing yourself as just Rowan here. If you insist otherwise, others may choose to name you.
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["The Rowan" is all the name she has, and she doesn't want to compromise on it.]
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[He wants a cigarette, and so Batou takes a pack out of his jacket and taps one out, puts it in his mouth. He doesn't offer one to Rowan.]
Insisting on a title is a good way to expose yourself to ridicule at best, predation at worst.
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They could try.
[She waves a hand dismissively. One thing she's never been worried about is bodily autonomy.]
But it's not a title. It's my name.
[If a three letter word seems like an odd hill to die on, well...she's got issues.]
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[Batou lights up, all his cockiness just oozing out of him.]
Very well then, Ms Rowan.
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Oh, really? And what happens to you if I disrupt the electrical impulses in that body of yours?
[Regardless of whether she retains her ability to perform micro-telekinesis, she thinks she does, so there's no hint in her voice that she's bluffing.
...At least he's being reasonable about the name, though.]
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[Batou speaks mildly, as if he's discussing the standard time at which to serve dinner. He pauses a moment and then coughs.]
And that's awfully bold of you. We've only just met. Give it time.
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I beg your pardon?
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[He flicks his thumb, ashing his cigarette.]
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[Primes have excellent if not quite total recall.]
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[Batou is making shit up on the fly, and he's decided to pretend that their mutually white hair means something. Of course, she doesn't know his home world's customs from anyone else's, so why not fuck with her?]
You're alright to look at, but your manner is really unattractive for a woman. I like soft women who can take direction well.
[Batou takes another puff from his cigarette.]
So no.
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You have a remarkably high opinion of yourself.
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