Farspeech stones

[forwearemany]

(It's an abrupt decision to voice the question that has been plaguing their thoughts over the stones.)

How is synthetic life treated in your universe of origin?

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[wanderingdoctorfaust]

And now, the difficult part. Anything outside of a simple 'yes' would be a direct breach of doctor/patient confidentiality, and could put several important people in jeopardy should the general public find out. But he cannot find it in himself to give Legion, robot or not, a one-word answer and then leave it at that. So he's going to have to get creative:

"The short answer is 'Yes'. She stuck around to help tend to the wounded alongside me and our field medics, and was officially recognised for her efforts in the battle once we had regrouped. The media outlets practically trampled over themselves to get the story out, but the Human Gear refused to make any statements."

Again, there's a bit more to it than that, but Faust is genuinely not at liberty to speak of the finer details. He wasn't even present for about half of these final parts, anyway.

"In light of all that had happened, the king himself chose to personally acknowledge the significance of the Human Gear's assistance, and in a political move best described as 'ballsy', he put forward the proposition that perhaps Human Gears are not the monsters everyone believes them to be. He's been under significantly less scrutiny than many expected since making that statement, and there are even rumours going around that he's going to be putting forward laws outright forbidding on-sight execution of Human Gears in the wild!"

He hasn't truly lied once in this entire conversation, but the sheer volume of information he's censored leaves the good doctor feeling guilt in the pit of his stomach. Would it really be worth risking the safety of so many just to tell Legion who this Human Gear really is, and just how well she's being treated? He can at least give them a name...surely...?

[forwearemany]

Legion would not be offended to know this: they themselves are being careful not to name any fellow synths, even those who are no longer present on Enso.

Perhaps it's for the best that Faust cannot see the way their headflaps lift hopefully at this news. It is difficult to convey the same hope in their voice.

"Acknowledged. We are pleased to know that peaceful relations are possible outside this location."