[She spends a long, eerie moment just staring at him, trying to find any hint of deception or hidden malice in his expression. Chekov wouldn't be blamed if he found it creepy.]
[Pai isn't going to be able to find so much as a trace of deception or malice. Chekov has a number of talents; subterfuge is not among them.
And yeah, the staring is creepy (at least Hei usually has the good graces to keep his creepier tendencies hidden). Chekov lowers his burger to stare back.]
[She isn't a little girl, not really. There are sharp edges to her that she doesn't hide very well (or maybe Chekov is too eager to assume that she is a less subtle and more even-tempered extension of Hei). Regardless, she doesn't radiate the cold anger that accompanies Hei in his more dangerous moods. That's something.
And she's forward. That's appreciated, and it's a fair accusation.]
I have been told so before. I never know if I should be insulted or flattered.
Why do you have to be either? [As far as Pai's concerned, the facts are the facts. They may lean towards the subjective rather than the objective, but still, nothing to get emotional about.]
Eh... rough approximations of what there is at home. I'm not an engineer, so there is nothing complicated. [Says the kid who is considered a genius on a ship full of geniuses. He's just annoyed because he still can't build a replicator.]
Hand phasers, simple tracking devices... but mostly I've been trying to alter items I have from home to make them work with what technology is available. None of the krellide power cells are compatible with the City's resources, and nothing in the City interacts with the duotronic computer technology that is standard in my time.
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And yeah, the staring is creepy (at least Hei usually has the good graces to keep his creepier tendencies hidden). Chekov lowers his burger to stare back.]
What is it?
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Nothing. You're just weird. [Or naive -- she doesn't know enough about his world or his life to be sure which.]
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And she's forward. That's appreciated, and it's a fair accusation.]
I have been told so before. I never know if I should be insulted or flattered.
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Well. For normal people.]
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What do you do in the city?
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Well. Not total innocence. There's a hint of warning in her eyes. Do you really want the answer to that?]
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Yes. [Pavel is treading lightly, leaving room for Pai to deflect or flat-out refuse to answer.] Are there things that you like to do, other than eat?
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I don't know. [Spend time with my brother is the only answer she can think of, but that's not quite what Chekov means, she thinks.]
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Do you read?
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[Not that he's going to push. Nope. Pushing Hei's possibly-homicidal sister is not a thing he wants to do.]
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I like sleeping.
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[It's not much of an answer, but it works.]
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What kinds of machines do you build?
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Eh... rough approximations of what there is at home. I'm not an engineer, so there is nothing complicated. [Says the kid who is considered a genius on a ship full of geniuses. He's just annoyed because he still can't build a replicator.]
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Guns and computers. I make the guns and computers from my home work here.
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