[ His interest isn't feigned, partially because sure, he wants something. But partially because he hasn't met anyone else who seems to know a lot about machines. Pinocchio doesn't think of himself as a machine, but that'sβ¦more or less what he is, metal and gears and wires. That's an oversimplification, but not untrue. ]
Yes, of course.
[ He doesn't have any qualms about that. ]
It isn't broken or anything. There were improvements that I had at home. I'd like to rebuild them eventually, but I don't know how to do that.
[ He smiles. His smiles are always soft, because he has worn them so rarely before coming here. ]
I wouldn't ask you to help me for free. I don't know what I can trade or do for you, but it would be rude to ask a stranger I just met to do something for nothing.
[ Pinocchio's arm is obviously made of metal, sure, the whir of the gears unmistakable as it moves. It was made and designed by a master craftsman, though this is the bare-bones version. Other than that, though, there is always the steady ticking of mechanics, not from his arm, but from deeper inside him, a mechanical heartbeat. This close, it's likely audible. ]
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[ His interest isn't feigned, partially because sure, he wants something. But partially because he hasn't met anyone else who seems to know a lot about machines. Pinocchio doesn't think of himself as a machine, but that'sβ¦more or less what he is, metal and gears and wires. That's an oversimplification, but not untrue. ]
Yes, of course.
[ He doesn't have any qualms about that. ]
It isn't broken or anything. There were improvements that I had at home. I'd like to rebuild them eventually, but I don't know how to do that.
[ He smiles. His smiles are always soft, because he has worn them so rarely before coming here. ]
I wouldn't ask you to help me for free. I don't know what I can trade or do for you, but it would be rude to ask a stranger I just met to do something for nothing.
[ Pinocchio's arm is obviously made of metal, sure, the whir of the gears unmistakable as it moves. It was made and designed by a master craftsman, though this is the bare-bones version. Other than that, though, there is always the steady ticking of mechanics, not from his arm, but from deeper inside him, a mechanical heartbeat. This close, it's likely audible. ]