No matter what, any RK800 models that exist besides him won't be him, and it's important to remember that. It's something almost every other android must know automatically, but comes to Connor a little slower. He's used to being a prototype - the only one.
The finger to his chest makes him twitch, a tiny movement neither into nor away from Hank (does Hank know that's where his thirium pump is or was it a coincidence?), but he gets the point. He's learned very well since his activation - not all pain is physical.
But it reminds him of what he was, as a machine. That he didn't go through anything that should cause him pain, he just saw it in others - inflicted it on others. He has no right to that pain himself - but as he's also learning, a person can't stop feeling pain any more than they can stop gravity pushing them into the ground.
"I'm not so sure about family reunions," he mutters as he takes the axe, a little subdued as he takes his place in front of the target. His throw is one-handed, perfectly functional without a single motion wasted, and hits the target dead-centre.
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The finger to his chest makes him twitch, a tiny movement neither into nor away from Hank (does Hank know that's where his thirium pump is or was it a coincidence?), but he gets the point. He's learned very well since his activation - not all pain is physical.
But it reminds him of what he was, as a machine. That he didn't go through anything that should cause him pain, he just saw it in others - inflicted it on others. He has no right to that pain himself - but as he's also learning, a person can't stop feeling pain any more than they can stop gravity pushing them into the ground.
"I'm not so sure about family reunions," he mutters as he takes the axe, a little subdued as he takes his place in front of the target. His throw is one-handed, perfectly functional without a single motion wasted, and hits the target dead-centre.