[She watches in awe, thoroughly taken in by the idea of such a being she has no clue about. And who can blame her? She believes her dad is the rightfully-elected sovereign of a country named after him, for Pete's sake.
Alex, on the other hand... Neil watches the other out of the corner of his eye before finally shaking his head. He cannot shut down the android-bodyguard-who's-really-a-cyborg-instead because half of that ridiculous introduction is true. Alex Geer is a cyborg. One, because he said as much. Two, because Neil smartly ignored Alex in favor of his own expertise in human biology. Any medical doctor after several months of apathetic observation could figure it out--the older man runs on something partly inhuman.
Besides, things are coming along as expected. Neil means this venture to be a tour, and a tour sometimes requires playing pretend.
He clears his throat dramatically, interrupting the exchange.]
If you could just take us to the President now, that would be most appreciative. My manservant and I have a lot of track to cover before the next sunrise.
[The girl cants her head, eyes darting between the fascinating cyborg bodyguard and his charge. Finally, she goes to undo the locks and open the door.]
Okay, but you better let President Daddy know about your cybowhatsit bodything, or you're both in danger of getting kicked out.
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[She watches in awe, thoroughly taken in by the idea of such a being she has no clue about. And who can blame her? She believes her dad is the rightfully-elected sovereign of a country named after him, for Pete's sake.
Alex, on the other hand... Neil watches the other out of the corner of his eye before finally shaking his head. He cannot shut down the android-bodyguard-who's-really-a-cyborg-instead because half of that ridiculous introduction is true. Alex Geer is a cyborg. One, because he said as much. Two, because Neil smartly ignored Alex in favor of his own expertise in human biology. Any medical doctor after several months of apathetic observation could figure it out--the older man runs on something partly inhuman.
Besides, things are coming along as expected. Neil means this venture to be a tour, and a tour sometimes requires playing pretend.
He clears his throat dramatically, interrupting the exchange.]
If you could just take us to the President now, that would be most appreciative. My manservant and I have a lot of track to cover before the next sunrise.
[The girl cants her head, eyes darting between the fascinating cyborg bodyguard and his charge. Finally, she goes to undo the locks and open the door.]
Okay, but you better let President Daddy know about your cybowhatsit bodything, or you're both in danger of getting kicked out.