[what answers him is a different sort of ping - somewhere between construct and not, but something that could have spoken to machinery capable of hearing it. a pure sound like the ring of tapped glass or a tuning fork, like the shine off a blade, but with a small lift - undeniably the equivalent of yes? filtered through this communication style. he is no machine, she cannot and will not issue commands. only recognize what is being offered.
yet even in the mechanical, machine isn't quite apt, though inorganic certainly is.]
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yet even in the mechanical, machine isn't quite apt, though inorganic certainly is.]