[ oh hey there. jingheng leaves the door barely ajar, glancing towards his roommate and then towards the mechanical arm that is laying very still on the flat pillow. but he just quietly sits down next to it, picking up and looking it over. he speaks: ]
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Have you already been kicked out of a room?
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[He does look at the mechanical arm, but he's not very sure what to make of it.]
My key opened this door.
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[ glancing at the ribbon briefly, then to his eyes.
mmmmmm. ]
What is your name?
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Mm. Is there a word you prefer to be called?
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It's a good name. Do you like it?
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I do.
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You can call me Lin.
[ he then glances to the arm in his lap and lifts it up unceremoniously. ]
This is Zhanlu.
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Is Zhanlu your friend?
[Your robo-arm buddy?]
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[ hm ]
I've known him for a long time.
[ he's not around to hear and be all gross and sweet so. yeah. out of earshot now. ]
Unfortunately, he's asleep it seems.
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Does he need to sleep a lot?
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[ as he taps around a bit on the surface, as though searching for something, the arm suddenly speaks: ]
Reptiles are naturally good at playing the piano because they really know their scales.
[ he snorts ]
... That's something.
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[And tell jokes, but the speaking part is so surprising!]
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Must be a holdover, [ turning his hand over. ] He's what we call an AI... an artificial intelligence.
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Some drive cars, others assist with controlling mechs, and others do very basic tasks. Zhanlu does all of this.
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Smartest in the entire galaxy.
[ a beat ]
He does do just one more thing in this state.
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[He can't help being curious and interested. There's so much he's never gotten to see.]