[ She's not eager to take the artifact, satisfied instead to survey it from afar while it's still in his hand. Her head tilts slightly, eyes focused intently on the object. ]
You're sure it holds power? Electronic?
[ It's a strange concept to her still, but COST has expanded her vocabulary and understanding in several ways. ]
I understand William produced something from his statue with his blood. It seems some of these artifacts have strange tastes much like the natives.
The only thing I'm certain of is that it doesn't react to the BCE. And even that's up in the air.
[ Because there could be something he's missing. Some kind of command or otherwise. He's about 90% sure it isn't compatible though and doesn't want to waste time trying to brute force it in that manner. ]
Blood?
[ Ok, that he wasn't expecting. Arthur glances down at the innocuous seeming scarab, brows knitting together briefly. If it does react, well, the Regency has some fucked up taste. ]
Are we talking a small cut or something slightly more substantial?
[ Not that he thinks William would be willing to bleed a liter all over an artifact. But the man had participated in the arena, which takes some measure of crazy. ]
[ William has his curiosities, but there's something tentative about him: a reliable sense of preservation. Often it projects onto her, him being insistent on staying out of anything potentially dangerous. She knows it comes from a good place. The more she learns about combat herself, the more she's inclined to follow his mentality. ]
He's very careful. This situation he's in is... unusual for him.
[ Death being reduced to a situation is....obviously odd, and yet here they are. ]
[ There's a little bit of relief he feels at the reassurance and his shoulders drop some of their tension. Ok, so William wasn't totally off his rocker. ]
Yeah, he doesn't seem like he takes unnecessary risk. Even for curiosity's sake.
[ Because he was definitely curious and that was something Arthur could respect. He asked questions, lots of them, trying to get to the bottom of whatever it was. It's a commonality between them. Where Arthur had developed that sense from his work, mostly, maybe William has always been like that. ]
What, the whole coming back from the dead? That's unusual for most people.
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You're sure it holds power? Electronic?
[ It's a strange concept to her still, but COST has expanded her vocabulary and understanding in several ways. ]
I understand William produced something from his statue with his blood. It seems some of these artifacts have strange tastes much like the natives.
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[ Because there could be something he's missing. Some kind of command or otherwise. He's about 90% sure it isn't compatible though and doesn't want to waste time trying to brute force it in that manner. ]
Blood?
[ Ok, that he wasn't expecting. Arthur glances down at the innocuous seeming scarab, brows knitting together briefly. If it does react, well, the Regency has some fucked up taste. ]
Are we talking a small cut or something slightly more substantial?
[ Not that he thinks William would be willing to bleed a liter all over an artifact. But the man had participated in the arena, which takes some measure of crazy. ]
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[ William has his curiosities, but there's something tentative about him: a reliable sense of preservation. Often it projects onto her, him being insistent on staying out of anything potentially dangerous. She knows it comes from a good place. The more she learns about combat herself, the more she's inclined to follow his mentality. ]
He's very careful. This situation he's in is... unusual for him.
[ Death being reduced to a situation is....obviously odd, and yet here they are. ]
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Yeah, he doesn't seem like he takes unnecessary risk. Even for curiosity's sake.
[ Because he was definitely curious and that was something Arthur could respect. He asked questions, lots of them, trying to get to the bottom of whatever it was. It's a commonality between them. Where Arthur had developed that sense from his work, mostly, maybe William has always been like that. ]
What, the whole coming back from the dead? That's unusual for most people.