[ Despite the reason Palamedes is hooking them up with wire, V can't help but breathe out his amusement at the way the man phrases things. It's kinda weird and V's only too happy to take enjoyment from that. He's here for anybody whose vibe is so unashamedly their own.
That half smile presses into something more serious as the results of whatever analysis Pal can do with that wire is shared. Considering up until this moment he had no idea if he was a step away from flatlining, the news is positive. The next breath out is filled with relief as he twists the wire from out of his hand and releases. ]
Maybe at some point explainin' how that [ he gestures at the wire ] works is somethin' ya could do for me, 'cause I'm curious as hell.
It's better than I was expectin', though. 'ppreciate that ya did that for me.
[ Which is just one more thing on a list of things that Palamedes has helped him with, he owes big time no matter what the other man insists. It makes asking the next thing harder, but it's got to be done. ]
I... we only just met, and so far I've not been helpful at all. You don't gotta say yeah, but right now you prob'ly got the best understandin' o' what I'm workin' with.
[ Which is to say... ]
Last place I was, this got pulled outta my head 'thout my consent.
[ He taps the relic tucked away into one of those chipslots. A nice way to say he was mugged for his hardware. ]
It should've killed me, havin' it removed like it was. 'cept my brain is a mess, like ya just saw, so it switched off any chance I had of bein'... decent. Best we figured is it disconnected the parts my brain needs to be empathetic.
[ He'll just let that sink in for a moment before: ]
I hurt a lot o' people I care about, and people I didn't even know. So... guess what 'm tryin' to ask is if ya see me actin' like a piece of shit, smack my ass to the ground and check my chipslot. If the chip ain't there, lock me the fuck up 'til it's found or leave me there if it's gone for good, 'cause I can't be trusted 'thout it. Only way to keep people safe.
cw: wire hand stuff but last one, mention of previous mugging
That half smile presses into something more serious as the results of whatever analysis Pal can do with that wire is shared. Considering up until this moment he had no idea if he was a step away from flatlining, the news is positive. The next breath out is filled with relief as he twists the wire from out of his hand and releases. ]
Maybe at some point explainin' how that [ he gestures at the wire ] works is somethin' ya could do for me, 'cause I'm curious as hell.
It's better than I was expectin', though. 'ppreciate that ya did that for me.
[ Which is just one more thing on a list of things that Palamedes has helped him with, he owes big time no matter what the other man insists. It makes asking the next thing harder, but it's got to be done. ]
I... we only just met, and so far I've not been helpful at all. You don't gotta say yeah, but right now you prob'ly got the best understandin' o' what I'm workin' with.
[ Which is to say... ]
Last place I was, this got pulled outta my head 'thout my consent.
[ He taps the relic tucked away into one of those chipslots. A nice way to say he was mugged for his hardware. ]
It should've killed me, havin' it removed like it was. 'cept my brain is a mess, like ya just saw, so it switched off any chance I had of bein'... decent. Best we figured is it disconnected the parts my brain needs to be empathetic.
[ He'll just let that sink in for a moment before: ]
I hurt a lot o' people I care about, and people I didn't even know. So... guess what 'm tryin' to ask is if ya see me actin' like a piece of shit, smack my ass to the ground and check my chipslot. If the chip ain't there, lock me the fuck up 'til it's found or leave me there if it's gone for good, 'cause I can't be trusted 'thout it. Only way to keep people safe.