I suppose saying 'it happened on a bad day' was a bit flippant and reductive. But it goes deeper. Before the attack happened, I was in the middle of one existential crisis, after I'd discovered that I'd been part of one man's experiment to create a race of perfect human beings. I'd known my upbringing had been unorthodox at best, but realizing the nightmare medical procedures I'd woken up in the middle of as a child, only to be hastily put back under, were realities. Add to this, I had learned this from my keeper, who at best regarded me as a flawed prototype. If I'd been pulled away at a moment when my wits were far less raw, on perhaps an ordinary day, perhaps I could have eased into this world's forebearer more readily.
[A pause.] You may share some similarities to Sodder, but you are not her. You are you, and I've committed myself to looking out for your well-being.
[CW: Cult, involuntary medical experimentation referenced]
I suppose saying 'it happened on a bad day' was a bit flippant and reductive. But it goes deeper. Before the attack happened, I was in the middle of one existential crisis, after I'd discovered that I'd been part of one man's experiment to create a race of perfect human beings. I'd known my upbringing had been unorthodox at best, but realizing the nightmare medical procedures I'd woken up in the middle of as a child, only to be hastily put back under, were realities. Add to this, I had learned this from my keeper, who at best regarded me as a flawed prototype. If I'd been pulled away at a moment when my wits were far less raw, on perhaps an ordinary day, perhaps I could have eased into this world's forebearer more readily.
[A pause.] You may share some similarities to Sodder, but you are not her. You are you, and I've committed myself to looking out for your well-being.