[Ah, this is fairly remarkable in itself. That last shred of human autonomy, that final bout of steeled up will, salvaged for such an occasion as this. Humans had fascinating ways of guarding themselves, the Operator could almost appreciate it. At least, he could for the entertainment purposes.
Still, insubordination wasn't something the Operator could ever get used to. He had taught plenty of proxies this very same lesson.]
["What will be, will be." Que sera, sera. That earns a particularly unhinged-sounding laugh. But that's all. The constant attempts to refuse die out in a few moments. The girl's eyes flick up to look at the Operator. Then she looks back down at the ground.]
[And there it is, a true moment to savor for any predator of the Operator's caliber. That moment of surrender, that moment of fighting. No use resisting, she learned, as they all eventually did. It was a lesson the abomination enjoyed teaching often.
His bone white fingers, growing to inhuman lengths, ran over the top of her hair as if praising a favored pet. Soothing, cool static followed in the wake of his touch.
The closest he would come to kindness in the ones he broke and controlled.]
[She twitches once, a full-body shudder more akin to a seizure than anything else. She staggers a few steps forward and shakes her head to clear out any lingering cobwebs. For a moment, she thinks to run. Run... run where?]
[She has to find someone. Find them and bring them here. She doesn't want to, but it told her to. And she won't- can't- defy what it says. It'll just hunt her down again. Like that night in the woods.]
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Still, insubordination wasn't something the Operator could ever get used to. He had taught plenty of proxies this very same lesson.]
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[Apologetic.]
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His bone white fingers, growing to inhuman lengths, ran over the top of her hair as if praising a favored pet. Soothing, cool static followed in the wake of his touch.
The closest he would come to kindness in the ones he broke and controlled.]
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[She has to find someone. Find them and bring them here. She doesn't want to, but it told her to. And she won't- can't- defy what it says. It'll just hunt her down again. Like that night in the woods.]
...find more.