Scanning.
Vitals signs normal. Blood pressure has raised to a level congruent with mild discomfort. No viral infection detected.
Conclusion: your last meal disagreed with you.
I will locate anti-inflammatory medication.
@umbralcrow ( The owl, blunt as ever, turns her back and sets about the work. Her mostly mechanical body is perfectly suited for it, leading to a blur of productivity across the desk. )
@umbralcrow ( Onryo makes a strange mechanical noise, before using her leg to shove Sasha’s chair away from the desk — abruptly ending any hopes of working. )
A mechanical mind is better suited for this. Allow me.
@umbralcrow Nothing.
( Her one human hand, seeking warmth beneath Sasha’s clothing. Not intimate… yet. But craving connection in one of the only ways she can do it. )
That’s what the inhibitors are for … ma’am.
[ Is that a sliver of contempt in her mechanical voice, or just one’s imagination? It’s indiscernible. And meaningless. Onryo physically cannot act on any feeling she might have. ]
[ Onryo nods — and promptly vanishes completely. Approximately six minutes later, a bottle of port and a smaller, proper glass are left by the Stoneheart. ]