Zouichi hasn't really experienced fear since his early childhood, after which a combination of mental conditioning and matured brain chemistry have left him dulled to feelings of fear and pain. Since then, he's looked back on his early years with a sense of curious detachment; he can remember what it felt like to be afraid, but when he tries to summon up the feeling once more, remembering the things that had inspired the emotion in the first place, he finds he cannot
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"Maybe. They did get totally nerfed for the fourth movie. I don't think they even killed anyone with a name."
Howard resists the urge to say the mission that you do because what else are you going to do with yourself?, knowing it won't help the situation any. "Alright. Anyway, point taken, it's not for Stacy."
"I didn't see that one. I thought it was best to stop at three."
Oh, Zouichi knows. But does anyone really want a Synthetic Human with no compunctions about killing anyone who's in his way and no defined purpose running around. Survey says: no.
He scowls. "I honestly don't know what Anwei sees in it."
"Can you send that message to Pirates of the Caribbean?"
He laughs. "Are you kidding? This spaceship plucked Anwei out of thin air and told her that she's exactly as important as she always thought she should be. What's Anwei not gonna like about it?"
Zouichi laughs, and to his surprise, this one actually sounds halfway genuine. He doesn't feel quite like his old self -- not yet -- but whatever it was that was affecting him, it seems like it's actually loosening its hold on him.
"I think I'm actually feeling a little better," he says.
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Howard resists the urge to say the mission that you do because what else are you going to do with yourself?, knowing it won't help the situation any. "Alright. Anyway, point taken, it's not for Stacy."
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Oh, Zouichi knows. But does anyone really want a Synthetic Human with no compunctions about killing anyone who's in his way and no defined purpose running around. Survey says: no.
He scowls. "I honestly don't know what Anwei sees in it."
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He laughs. "Are you kidding? This spaceship plucked Anwei out of thin air and told her that she's exactly as important as she always thought she should be. What's Anwei not gonna like about it?"
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Zouichi shakes his head. "I don't know. I don't know what going to happen if she never finds Horanckk, either."
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Howard shrugs. "Have more of a reason to feel sorry for herself, obviously."
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"I think I'm actually feeling a little better," he says.
"...um. Thanks."
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