[his first reaction is the acknowledging sound that is a wordless stand-in for "good question." it's going to take him a moment to think that one over.
he needs to decide whether to stick to his cover story or speak more broadly, lie or tell the truth, offend his new companion or try to pick something as neutral as possible. he also needs to decide what the actual answer even is. with him being something that exists so far outside of the realm of normal human needs, it's not something that he has really considered. to even run it seriously through his mind, he needs to change the typical definition of the term before he applies it to himself.
it all results in him sounding just a touch more serious or detached than he has been in their conversations so far when he finally answers.]
Once. Though, it was only for a short period of time, when I was much younger.
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he needs to decide whether to stick to his cover story or speak more broadly, lie or tell the truth, offend his new companion or try to pick something as neutral as possible. he also needs to decide what the actual answer even is. with him being something that exists so far outside of the realm of normal human needs, it's not something that he has really considered. to even run it seriously through his mind, he needs to change the typical definition of the term before he applies it to himself.
it all results in him sounding just a touch more serious or detached than he has been in their conversations so far when he finally answers.]
Once. Though, it was only for a short period of time, when I was much younger.