[ That sound keeps getting louder, creaking closer with that telltale sparking sound, a canine howl halted in its mechanical throat.
Shuyi watches Miles as he responds in kind. They both know, she thinks, that the answer lies not with her but with him. What he wants from her is reassurance, a reason to believe that he made the right choice in assuming the good in her. She chooses against helping him in this endeavor, turning away to face the robot guard stumbling into the room.
She clasps her hands together, then draws them apart to reveal blue-white sparks percolating between her palms. This seems to confuse the drone, which stumbles about in disorientation, unable to tell forward from backward. ]
You should leave, Miles. I will wait until it leaves on its own.
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Shuyi watches Miles as he responds in kind. They both know, she thinks, that the answer lies not with her but with him. What he wants from her is reassurance, a reason to believe that he made the right choice in assuming the good in her. She chooses against helping him in this endeavor, turning away to face the robot guard stumbling into the room.
She clasps her hands together, then draws them apart to reveal blue-white sparks percolating between her palms. This seems to confuse the drone, which stumbles about in disorientation, unable to tell forward from backward. ]
You should leave, Miles. I will wait until it leaves on its own.