A wise clarification. He was probably very close to politely requesting that she not engage in violent behavior over his self-awareness.
A tell- an unconscious behavioral clue indicating one's true feelings or intentions. Most commonly referenced in human recreational activities, particularly relevant to card games. A crease forms along the line of his forehead.
"My brother has a tell?" Strange to consider. Not inherently impossible. Lore had proven himself more than capable of falsehood, after all, whether through simple omission or otherwise. Such a human characteristic could easily have been within his programming. Data nods once. "Recognizing deceit in routine human behaviors is often a source of difficulty for me. It is possible that that same difficulty would apply to Lore's behaviors as well. May I ask what it was?"
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Date: 2015-06-06 06:30 am (UTC)A tell- an unconscious behavioral clue indicating one's true feelings or intentions. Most commonly referenced in human recreational activities, particularly relevant to card games. A crease forms along the line of his forehead.
"My brother has a tell?" Strange to consider. Not inherently impossible. Lore had proven himself more than capable of falsehood, after all, whether through simple omission or otherwise. Such a human characteristic could easily have been within his programming. Data nods once. "Recognizing deceit in routine human behaviors is often a source of difficulty for me. It is possible that that same difficulty would apply to Lore's behaviors as well. May I ask what it was?"