there's a person standing outside the clinic without a single stitch of clothing on. and Chiyo's off for the day, so it means Emily doesn't have her usual helpful buffer to assist with the peculiar cases. instead she'll be the one to deal with it on her own, and so, a voice calls from the doorway of the clinic.]
Excuse me...are you all right?
[ascertain the situation before rushing into it. surely there's an explanation. maybe they had their clothes stolen or something.]
[The delay between Emily calling out to him and Metal actually acknowledging her is for one simple reason: that's how long it takes for him to realise he's the one being addressed, when he notices the odd bystander looking towards him in the aftermath. That nobody else is answering makes that very clear.
So he turns towards Emily, silent and expressionless as he would normally be as a robot only with the extra weird factor of having an actual face as opposed to eyes and no mouth. It'll also give her the angle needed to see that he lacks any sexual characteristics below the neck, having the anatomy of a doll if said doll was designed to hide any features deemed inappropriate or sensitive.
[that's....not exactly fine. but she smothers all she wants to say or do in response - is it indecent when someone simply seems formed? - and instead takes a breath, falls back to the same practiced routine. this can be handled and dealt with.]
Would you like to come in? I think you'd be able to avoid them better if you're somewhere they can't see you should they look down the street.
[Well, yeah, it makes sense. He wasn't exactly about to go around asking for somewhere to stay because asking for help isn't how he operates, but now that it's been offered he may as well make use of shelter.
He doesn't nod, though, or even do anything in response to the offer rather than outright approach her to enter. It's the only affirmation she'll get but at least it's an obvious one from this otherwise unemotive stranger.]
[that'll work. and luckily, there's no one else in the waiting room at present. now that the stranger is inside, she can ask a few more questions, and try to subtly guide him towards a room.]
Are you in any kind of danger? Is that why you're hiding from someone?
[come on...say something...at least enough that she can make her second offer.]
[Given his unemotive manner of speech it might be hard to pick up on him wording that way specifically cause he's an arrogant robot hedgehog, but it's because he's an arrogant robot hedgehog. He can't - and won't - entertain the idea.
But hey, confirmation is confirmation.]
I just find them annoying. But I believe in the name of "peace" the Enma would frown upon random acts of violence.
[DON'T TELL HIM HE'S WRONG ABOUT THIS UNLESS SHE WANTS TURTLE BLOOD ON HER HANDS HE'S NEW THERE'S STILL TIME]
[please do NOT slaughter turtles in your first and only month in hell.]
I see. Well, random acts of violence are frowned upon in this place as well, as that's not to the benefit of patients getting to heal. Peace is an enforced rule.
[let's see, where's that box in the closet...aha. she'd had these as emergency items should someone come in with clothes too damaged to go home with, since you can't really decline a free box when you're already at the thrift store. it's a reasonable assumption given some of these guys.]
It is the Enma's authority that matters to me, nobody else.
[He's a good 6 inches shorter than she is but he sure is a stern little guy. Still, there's no hint of threat in his voice - he states it matter of factly, not in the tone of someone about to start trouble.
...then again, maybe the general stoicism makes it hard to make that kind of reading of him.
But really, he won't.
All that aside, he doesn't even make an effort to peek past her or see what she's doing. He really is stood stone statue still the whole time, except for the fact his mouth occasionally opens to speak.]
I'm not sure what happened to your clothes, but anything in here that you like, you can have. I'm quite sure there are some garments close enough to your size - I promise they're not simply cheap rags.
[the offer is because she simply doesn't know his style - what he would prefer for himself. if she was to choose, the response would be far different, but since he's not a patient...]
[He stares at the box and it sort of hits him like an epiphany.]
Oh. [Even if his response is very tame. His gaze goes from her to the box to her again.] I see. I forgot humans found clothing to be a necesscity.
[And he is disguised as a human, not a yokai, so that's important.
That being said given literally everyone else wasn't naked, you'd think the highly advanced AI would've picked that up quicker than this. But he's always naked, see.
Not gonna lie though, he picks out a few mismatched pieces of clothing just for the sake of it. He was built to terrorize, not accessorize.]
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there's a person standing outside the clinic without a single stitch of clothing on. and Chiyo's off for the day, so it means Emily doesn't have her usual helpful buffer to assist with the peculiar cases. instead she'll be the one to deal with it on her own, and so, a voice calls from the doorway of the clinic.]
Excuse me...are you all right?
[ascertain the situation before rushing into it. surely there's an explanation. maybe they had their clothes stolen or something.]
casts curaga
So he turns towards Emily, silent and expressionless as he would normally be as a robot only with the extra weird factor of having an actual face as opposed to eyes and no mouth. It'll also give her the angle needed to see that he lacks any sexual characteristics below the neck, having the anatomy of a doll if said doll was designed to hide any features deemed inappropriate or sensitive.
Still staring.
Still silent.
That's probably too much time.]
I am avoiding somebody.
[See, everything's fine.]
thank
Would you like to come in? I think you'd be able to avoid them better if you're somewhere they can't see you should they look down the street.
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He doesn't nod, though, or even do anything in response to the offer rather than outright approach her to enter. It's the only affirmation she'll get but at least it's an obvious one from this otherwise unemotive stranger.]
no subject
Are you in any kind of danger? Is that why you're hiding from someone?
[come on...say something...at least enough that she can make her second offer.]
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[Given his unemotive manner of speech it might be hard to pick up on him wording that way specifically cause he's an arrogant robot hedgehog, but it's because he's an arrogant robot hedgehog. He can't - and won't - entertain the idea.
But hey, confirmation is confirmation.]
I just find them annoying. But I believe in the name of "peace" the Enma would frown upon random acts of violence.
[DON'T TELL HIM HE'S WRONG ABOUT THIS UNLESS SHE WANTS TURTLE BLOOD ON HER HANDS HE'S NEW THERE'S STILL TIME]
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and onlymonth in hell.]I see. Well, random acts of violence are frowned upon in this place as well, as that's not to the benefit of patients getting to heal. Peace is an enforced rule.
[let's see, where's that box in the closet...aha. she'd had these as emergency items should someone come in with clothes too damaged to go home with, since you can't really decline a free box when you're already at the thrift store. it's a reasonable assumption given some of these guys.]
What's your name? I'm Emily.
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[He's a good 6 inches shorter than she is but he sure is a stern little guy. Still, there's no hint of threat in his voice - he states it matter of factly, not in the tone of someone about to start trouble.
...then again, maybe the general stoicism makes it hard to make that kind of reading of him.
But really, he won't.
All that aside, he doesn't even make an effort to peek past her or see what she's doing. He really is stood stone statue still the whole time, except for the fact his mouth occasionally opens to speak.]
My name is Sonic, Emily.
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[okay, now she can hold the box out to him.]
I'm not sure what happened to your clothes, but anything in here that you like, you can have. I'm quite sure there are some garments close enough to your size - I promise they're not simply cheap rags.
[the offer is because she simply doesn't know his style - what he would prefer for himself. if she was to choose, the response would be far different, but since he's not a patient...]
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Oh. [Even if his response is very tame. His gaze goes from her to the box to her again.] I see. I forgot humans found clothing to be a necesscity.
[And he is disguised as a human, not a yokai, so that's important.
That being said given literally everyone else wasn't naked, you'd think the highly advanced AI would've picked that up quicker than this. But he's always naked, see.
Not gonna lie though, he picks out a few mismatched pieces of clothing just for the sake of it. He was built to terrorize, not accessorize.]