The elf flicked her wrist at the nickname she was granted, his teasing remark met with reddening cheeks.
"Years..? That means you were here when everything was made public on the news! But... Locked people, AI that is perfectly capable to mimic human behavior and adapt to encounters with people from our reality, oh, then..!"
Hanno's every word, however insignificant he might've thought them to be, only served to increase the evergrowing pool of curiosity welling up inside Rael's chest, wishing with every bone in her virtual being that she could sit him down and make him answer each inquiry until her thirst for knowledge had been utterly satisfied.
Before she could continue the relentless string of questions, she was silenced by the small sound of a notification, a window covering most of her field of vision with a small statement within. Her hand reached out to the button to confirm her acceptance of his request without a single doubt.
"A-ah! Yes, of course, I didn't mean to delay us. Let's go!"
It would subside so long as it wasn't voiced outright, able to contain itself so long as she followed after him and discovered more of what this world had to offer. Then, she could begin searching for those truths with the help of others, even better if he would one day join her, too.
@Hanno Futaba
