[ Hei isn't going to get into the normal and abnormal debate. ]
[ The war changed his mindset, and he's well aware of it. The Syndicate took it apart and put it back together with brutal regimens and training, but they left out key pieces and added new upgrades. He literally doesn't think the way a normal person does anymore. Civilians may feel they can turn him back into a sweet reformed pussycat. But it's never going to happen. He's too different; too patchwork in some place, too sharp-tuned in others. You can't reverse that programming, because it's not programming. It's not software; it's hardware. ]
[ He stares at Pavel, a trickle of absurdism crawling up his spine, ] 'You' works just as well as 'Hei'. [ A pause. ] And I enjoy stargazing just fine.
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[ The war changed his mindset, and he's well aware of it. The Syndicate took it apart and put it back together with brutal regimens and training, but they left out key pieces and added new upgrades. He literally doesn't think the way a normal person does anymore. Civilians may feel they can turn him back into a sweet reformed pussycat. But it's never going to happen. He's too different; too patchwork in some place, too sharp-tuned in others. You can't reverse that programming, because it's not programming. It's not software; it's hardware. ]
[ He stares at Pavel, a trickle of absurdism crawling up his spine, ] 'You' works just as well as 'Hei'. [ A pause. ] And I enjoy stargazing just fine.