That stopped him in his tracks and then had him reversing a couple of steps. He didn't have to understand the technology to get the gist of what he meant by responsiveness. After all, some people were demonstrating all of that blatantly, obscured only by a couple of the dolls standing idle between them and the rest.
"That's..." Several words tried themselves on for size before he settled on, "unnatural." Whether he was referring to the dolls or to people who'd want to engage them was difficult to say, possibly both.
"I'm afraid I don't understand why anyone would. I heard what you said, but..." He shook his head. "I suppose I'd rather be uncomfortable with another person than comfortable with something that...that seems alive but isn't." Back to flesh golem territory. He visibly shuddered.
"Where I come from, a similar effect can be attained through dark magics. I'm afraid I'm a poor subject for a sales pitch, although you can be assured it's not you." He was surprisingly pleasant, something he appreciated in the midst of so much disruption to what he considered normal.
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"That's..." Several words tried themselves on for size before he settled on, "unnatural." Whether he was referring to the dolls or to people who'd want to engage them was difficult to say, possibly both.
"I'm afraid I don't understand why anyone would. I heard what you said, but..." He shook his head. "I suppose I'd rather be uncomfortable with another person than comfortable with something that...that seems alive but isn't." Back to flesh golem territory. He visibly shuddered.
"Where I come from, a similar effect can be attained through dark magics. I'm afraid I'm a poor subject for a sales pitch, although you can be assured it's not you." He was surprisingly pleasant, something he appreciated in the midst of so much disruption to what he considered normal.