[He's not sure exactly what that means -- without her humanity, like it's something that was taken away? -- but it doesn't sound entirely different from being treated or untreated. Would he be any different now if he'd shown up untreated? More apologetic? Less open?
Maybe it would depend on who woke him up. He'd like to think he'd be the same, though.]
Good.
[And he doesn't mean good that she wouldn't choose to.]
Don't be ashamed of who you are. People -- what you call people -- they're capable of just as much as you or I. Maybe in different ways, but they are. Your friend upstairs is proof of that.
Of course, my people... we can't hide what we are that easily. The most we can do is act the way they want us to.
[The corner of his mouth ticks upward -- it's pretty clear what he thinks of that.]
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Maybe it would depend on who woke him up. He'd like to think he'd be the same, though.]
Good.
[And he doesn't mean good that she wouldn't choose to.]
Don't be ashamed of who you are. People -- what you call people -- they're capable of just as much as you or I. Maybe in different ways, but they are. Your friend upstairs is proof of that.
Of course, my people... we can't hide what we are that easily. The most we can do is act the way they want us to.
[The corner of his mouth ticks upward -- it's pretty clear what he thinks of that.]