huey-tar:
Golden eyes silently studied the girl for a few moments, already making assumptions and ideas. Like many of the schools, she appeared outwardly human. There was little to suggest what supernatural race or faction she came from, or anything else about her. Besides, perhaps, that she…
The smallest sliver of a smile appeared on his pale face. While a blank canvas was interesting, finding a creature he had not yet encountered in this environment was much more so. Androids, cyborgs, robots, any any other form of sufficiently advanced AI-technology was not new to him. Despite his scientific focus on biology and anatomy of living creatures, engineering and construction had always been fields he had both studied and enjoyed as well.
He rose to the challenge. Literally so, as he stood from the stone seat to more closely observe the android. For a few moments he stood in front of her, studying and quietly making assumptions and assessments. Then he moved around here, circling about Android 18 with quiet steps. He studied every inch of her, top to bottom. But there was nothing predatory to this study, nothing truly sinister to his observation. He was not now the mad scientist, looking for the point to slice with his scalpel. He was akin to an artist, appreciating and studying the tiny details and designs which helped explain the bigger picture.
After nearly three minutes of this study, Huey returned to his seat. “Sesharrim. Your design is very well-made, and would be indistinguishable from a normal human within the mundane community. And there are few in any worlds who have advanced their androids to such a level. However…there are more than one, and so such a thing became merely limiting. It did not provide a clear answer…” Huey explained, pausing briefly. “The answer lay in something that was not physical at all. Your voice, your language, your pronunciation. Sesharrim has a perfect grasp of the languages of this planet, and have possessed that insight for countless years. On this world, people have difficulty learning the languages of other countries. So it makes sense that learning the language of an entirely different world is exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible. Except for a planet which has had that knowledge for a great deal of time. Only they would be able to manufacture such a piece of technology, program it with such a perfect understanding of one of the world’s languages, and send it here..” he answered.
She let him circle her, interested in his analysis and watching carefully to see how he did it. It was nice to meet someone who was obviously intelligent, as from 18’s point of view it was not a regular occurrence, and it would be fun to see if he could prove himself. After the three minutes of watching each other were open, she listened eagerly, smiling wider at the correct answer.
“Then you are indeed very smart,” she nodded. “I am from Sesharrim, and they did send me here. You surely must be an alien creature too - no human is that keen of knowledge. I was told that they are barbarians and indeed most do not seem aware of an existence beyond their atmosphere. You do not act like them anyway. You are a true scientist if anything because you seem devoid of emotion and merely observe. Some may view it as cold, which is why I smile so often, but I do not find it cold at all. It is intelligent.”