[She looks up at him sharply, pulling her arms from behind her suspenders to let them hang at her sides. There's a pause before she says anything else, if only to be sure that nobody is around in their immediate vicinity that could be eavesdropping.]
Even in a world where time doesn't flow as it should and people can't die. Arbiters cannot be human.
[Her eyes search his face for a moment, as if trying to find some evidence that he's just doing an insanely good job somehow of pulling the wool over her eyes, but she can't see it. He's telling the truth, and it's...
She leans back, taking a breath. Arbiters can be taught about humanity. They can go through the motions. (Even so far as emotions, in Decim's case) But...
All at once she reaches back up, grabbing Ginti's shoulder by the sleeve so she can yank him down to eye level with her.]
And you're no longer human now due to forces you can't explain. How long do you think that's going to last?
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[She looks up at him sharply, pulling her arms from behind her suspenders to let them hang at her sides. There's a pause before she says anything else, if only to be sure that nobody is around in their immediate vicinity that could be eavesdropping.]
Even in a world where time doesn't flow as it should and people can't die. Arbiters cannot be human.
[Her eyes search his face for a moment, as if trying to find some evidence that he's just doing an insanely good job somehow of pulling the wool over her eyes, but she can't see it. He's telling the truth, and it's...
She leans back, taking a breath. Arbiters can be taught about humanity. They can go through the motions. (Even so far as emotions, in Decim's case) But...
All at once she reaches back up, grabbing Ginti's shoulder by the sleeve so she can yank him down to eye level with her.]
And you're no longer human now due to forces you can't explain. How long do you think that's going to last?