"I don't have much of an epic backstory." Sensing that this was, perhaps, a road to increasingly-unwarranted expectations, Sam sat back against the settee, hands loosely clasped on her lap. "The single most impressive thing I did during the riot was avoid being successfully stabbed."
It might've been a moment spent misspeaking---unintentionally, in this instance---but the adept seized on the opening Hiro's little bunny-bot offered, unfeigned delight all over her face.
"That is so cool. You weren't kidding when you said tiny robots were your speciality, man! May I?" She paused long enough to be stopped only if the answer was an emphatic 'no,' before poking the little bot back and then picking it up to examine. "Semi-illegal, eh?"
THERE IT WAS
"I... don't really disapprove. It's too cool to. The smiley face is a nice touch, too." She chanced a glance over and snorted, amused. "But I'm going to cut myself off after 'congratulations' cause your ego's inflating. Right before my eyes."
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It might've been a moment spent misspeaking---unintentionally, in this instance---but the adept seized on the opening Hiro's little bunny-bot offered, unfeigned delight all over her face.
"That is so cool. You weren't kidding when you said tiny robots were your speciality, man! May I?" She paused long enough to be stopped only if the answer was an emphatic 'no,' before poking the little bot back and then picking it up to examine. "Semi-illegal, eh?"
THERE IT WAS"I... don't really disapprove. It's too cool to. The smiley face is a nice touch, too." She chanced a glance over and snorted, amused. "But I'm going to cut myself off after 'congratulations' cause your ego's inflating. Right before my eyes."