Taking care of yourself

[jianai]

I'm really not - I cannot meet, talk to Evaa like this. Sorry.

[Post-mission, Ren seems weird. Their speech pattern is rambling and slurred, and the horned person sways rather than standing still. In other words, sedated or high on painkillers.]

Still all, all things considered, it wasn't too terrible, right?

Wwe saved almost everyone. Only Unity Group could responsed so quick. Ah. Sorry. Can you help with this?

[Also, Ren's TSF fortified suit (male version) is partially removed, for ease of application of some kind of healing balm they hold in hand... before trying to hand it over to you, that is.]

Here, here. If it's alright. I have bad reach.

[Ren tries to point at their back.]

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[prismphantom]

[Those painkillers are definitely working overtime, since you just handed the balm to Elma.]

Miste-e-er... Miz-uwaaah!

[So caught up in trying to be polite while addressing Ren on account of their... Ren-ness, Elma nearly drops the balm with his manipulator arm fumbles with it for a little bit before getting a good grip.]

... Right! Where do you need it?

[jianai]

I'm not mister, I'm Ren.

Here, here!

[Between the shoulderblades, is it?]

Did Selena ask for this type, kind of thing too?

[prismphantom]

Right, right!

[The tiny little manipulator arm can't really cover much surface area immediately, but Elma still tries to rub it in as best he can.]

Nothing quite like this, no. But whenever she's come down with a cold or been injured and in need of first aid I'm usually the first to tend to it. Is this helping any?

[jianai]

Y-yes, yes! This is a lot, thanks. Helping a lot.

[Ren stretches and tries to relax. While still maintaining a standing position of course, we don't want an Elma-pancake.]

You are always helping so much. Say Elma, you think it's programming or freewill?

[prismphantom]

You know... I've actually thought about that some times whenever I'm really bored and nobody in Team Jelba needed me to do anything. And I've read through a whole bunch of philosophical articles online about free will too.

Of course, I'm only an AI and that complicates things. But Selena told me once that if making a subot was just programming, there'd be more of us made.

[jianai]

Technically I am an AI too. Jus... biological.

But what differeence does that make? I wonder.

[prismphantom]

It's most certainly a nuanced and complicated issue! So... maybe we could continue it some time when your thoughts are more coherent?

[A beat.]

Not that I wouldn't enjoy the discussion, of course!

[jianai]

No, no, it's alll-right.

My everything. It feels funny. Better than art... other option, I guess.