[ the robot doesn't have a face, but it does seem to perk up a little with that expression. wild.
but he listens, and...there's a little ping of sympathy from that because he kind of gets it. not necessarily in the same way, but in the sense that kids are assholes and if you aren't exactly "right" or "cool" or anything it's easy to get left behind and left with nothing.
when you're building something with your own hands and using your own brain, you don't have to worry about being misunderstood. the communication is clear and you're able to do exactly what you've envisioned. you don't have to wonder about why the things that you once were aren't good enough anymore or why certain things happened to you and only you or why no matter what you said to people things didn't get better. you can focus on something more remarkable.
so anyway he's thinking all of this which is why he's still staring at him for a minute before his gaze drops. ]
It was easier when everything was already in your hands instead of having to figure out how things outside would work with or against you. Like...a reflection of what you wanted without having to fight to get it. [ or maybe he's just...misinterpreting a little. either way. ] There's something kind of cool about accomplishing things you weren't sure you'd be able to anyway and knowing that other people couldn't.
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but he listens, and...there's a little ping of sympathy from that because he kind of gets it. not necessarily in the same way, but in the sense that kids are assholes and if you aren't exactly "right" or "cool" or anything it's easy to get left behind and left with nothing.
when you're building something with your own hands and using your own brain, you don't have to worry about being misunderstood. the communication is clear and you're able to do exactly what you've envisioned. you don't have to wonder about why the things that you once were aren't good enough anymore or why certain things happened to you and only you or why no matter what you said to people things didn't get better. you can focus on something more remarkable.
so anyway he's thinking all of this which is why he's still staring at him for a minute before his gaze drops. ]
It was easier when everything was already in your hands instead of having to figure out how things outside would work with or against you. Like...a reflection of what you wanted without having to fight to get it. [ or maybe he's just...misinterpreting a little. either way. ] There's something kind of cool about accomplishing things you weren't sure you'd be able to anyway and knowing that other people couldn't.