[ He accepts the mock-pity with dry amusement. That particular trap of modern self-perception hasn't ever had much of a hold on him. Grandma Alice probably warded him against it in the crib, knowing her.
He makes an almost frustrated noise when the rats are brought up. ]
And we had to leave the scene so fast, I didn't get a chance for even a quick field dissection. [ He... genuinely sounds like he regrets that. An entirely new (to him) species and he didn't even get to see what kind of circulatory system it had? Kind of a let down, but worth it for the lives saved. ]
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He makes an almost frustrated noise when the rats are brought up. ]
And we had to leave the scene so fast, I didn't get a chance for even a quick field dissection. [ He... genuinely sounds like he regrets that. An entirely new (to him) species and he didn't even get to see what kind of circulatory system it had? Kind of a let down, but worth it for the lives saved. ]