[ All at once V thinks he gets a decent enough snapshot of Palamedes' familiarity with tech. At the very least the guy knows what an android is. It draws out a chuckle from him all the same on a breath out, but there's definitely something tight mixed up in that humor. Something he's not altogether comfortable with. ]

It's uh... a long story. But no, 'm not an android.

[ He's also not the same person he was a year ago in a very existential way, but that's something he needs a little time to work up to. Needs to figure out the words for it because he's only ever talked about it once and that was mid-emotional breakdown. Maybe he'll share the deets at some point, but for now... ]

Where 'm from, this is called cyberware. [ He lifts up his right hand to provide the show and tell portion of his explanation ] Tech augmentation to the human body. This one's called a gorilla arm. Does what ya think it'd do. Rip doors off hinges, all that fun stuff.

[ Underplaying the irreversible damage it could do to a squishy being is purposeful. He doesn't want to spook his new buddy here. ]

This is the most obvious stuff I got, 'cept for the port 'n slots I got in my skull.

[ Which is his cue to turn his head to the side so that they're visible embedded into his skin. He allows observation for a few seconds before he turns his head back, fingers automatically reaching up to make sure the chip he's got in one of those slots is secured in properly. Neither of them want that coming loose. At least that's what he tells himself. ]

Got quite a bit o' cyberware goin' on inside, too. It's... it's normal in the city I live in, if ya got the eddies.