Rose snorts, the closest she usually comes to a laugh. Sometimes she's been known to add a "Wow," but Dirk's dismissal of the old Freudian standby is within the tolerable range of Rose's expectations: a now-familiar caustic mix of egotism, audacity, and cynicism. "My apologies for sullying your Zeusian line of succession with paltry psychosexual dynamics."
(She wonders if Dirk notices that he's taken on the cadence of this place, responding in sequence as naturally as if the conversation were progressing in parallel. Probably, and even if he hadn't, he'd say that he had, so there's no point in asking. But she does respond out of temporal order because it allows her to express her thoughts in order of increasing relevance.)
"Let's not dismiss the idea of Strilonde Brand vibrators too quickly, Dirk. With your engineering skill and my ability to pass as a normal person for minutes at a time, we could corner the market. In fact we could probably claim the now-defunct sex-toy shop since its proprietor fell out of relevance." She'd want to change the name from "Thank Fuck!" though.
She nods at Dirk's rare thanks. "You're welcome, though I'd argue that it's our situation that's uncharacteristically-reassuring, rather than my presentation." That's probably not strictly true--inhabiting a mechanical body definitely had an impact on her ability to maintain interest in interpersonal matters. Maybe that's why she was brought here without it?
"But if you're 'asking' how we should interact with our new environment, with an eye toward our larger goal..." She sighs. She's talking herself into trying, isn't she. "I'd recommend being highly-visible, thoroughly-involved... entertaining. The market-share of Amani may be small, but if every shadow cast by our Ultimate Selves keeps their eye on the prize, our aggregate efforts may shore up the foundations of our home reality. Franchises keep the brand alive."
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(She wonders if Dirk notices that he's taken on the cadence of this place, responding in sequence as naturally as if the conversation were progressing in parallel. Probably, and even if he hadn't, he'd say that he had, so there's no point in asking. But she does respond out of temporal order because it allows her to express her thoughts in order of increasing relevance.)
"Let's not dismiss the idea of Strilonde Brand vibrators too quickly, Dirk. With your engineering skill and my ability to pass as a normal person for minutes at a time, we could corner the market. In fact we could probably claim the now-defunct sex-toy shop since its proprietor fell out of relevance." She'd want to change the name from "Thank Fuck!" though.
She nods at Dirk's rare thanks. "You're welcome, though I'd argue that it's our situation that's uncharacteristically-reassuring, rather than my presentation." That's probably not strictly true--inhabiting a mechanical body definitely had an impact on her ability to maintain interest in interpersonal matters. Maybe that's why she was brought here without it?
"But if you're 'asking' how we should interact with our new environment, with an eye toward our larger goal..." She sighs. She's talking herself into trying, isn't she. "I'd recommend being highly-visible, thoroughly-involved... entertaining. The market-share of Amani may be small, but if every shadow cast by our Ultimate Selves keeps their eye on the prize, our aggregate efforts may shore up the foundations of our home reality. Franchises keep the brand alive."