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CHIRPER

⏵ CHIRPER ⏴Welcome to our bi-monthly CHIRPER post!

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AURORA

NAME ▷	Aurora
AGE ▷	2
CURRENT MOOD ▷	🙂
IF I WERE A DOG, I'D BE A ▷	Shetland Sheepdog, as I am a fast learner and a natural protector.

Hello. My name is Aurora. My duty is to oversee your comfort and the daily workings of Etraya, as well as provide information for upcoming missions.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I'm not sure they'll forget the attempt on Aurora.

[Then they’re not worth your time, Hank wants to say. But he knows Connor cares. Because he’s a good person.

Things could have been so much different between Hank and Connor back home, even. And what then? What if Hank hadn’t come round?

From his perspective here, he’d think he wasn’t worth Connor’s time and effort, too. Sure. But he’d want Connor to keep trying.]

You know that wasn’t your choice. And other people know now too.

And they might not understand the gravity of that, but you can help them.

It’s a confusing thing for a lot of people, I’m sure. Some other worlds and times don’t have androids, you know? So they don’t get the whole programming thing.

[Connor thinks a lot about that. How if it weren't Hank to steer him, how things could have devolved quickly.]

Is that why you wrote my CHIRPER?

I want people to know there’s more to you than the Aurora-Solmara-whatever thing.

There’s a whole lot more. They just gotta give you a chance.

[And specifically, Hank wants Connor to make friends. But he knows Connor had friends, and... he’d rather not circle back round to that particular grief.

If they’re meant to, they’ll come back around too.]

I still don't know that much about myself.

Outside of what constitutes being an android.

I get that. And I’m not trying to be hard on you.

Just wish people could see you the way I do.

[Even though it makes sense that they don’t, with their contexts being so different.

But still: Connor is a good person, and people will come to see that. They’ll come to see that Connor is trying to find himself, too — he’s someone to help, not be cruel to.]

You know that they can't, right?

You have a perspective unique of anyone else's.

[Technicalities. Always technicalities.]

[Connor’s right, and Hank knows he’s right, but goddamn if that doesn’t make him a little defensive.

Or a lot, really.]

That’s not true, Connor.

Unique perspective, yeah, sure. But that doesn’t mean......??

Liking you isn’t hard, Con. You make it sound like it is but it’s not. It’s the easiest thing in the fucking world, in fact.

[Once someone gets over those first hurdles. Which Hank understands. Really.]

Hank, I shot three people and almost shot you.

[This is 100% not an argument to have in public, but here he is.]

Told you that wasn’t your fault a MILLION times, Connor

[No period there because Hank is lowkey YELL typing.]

And anyone reading over our fucking conversations has seen it a million times too. Not your fault.

[Hank almost wants to ask what he could say or do to convince Connor of that, of the truth, but he knows — from personal experience, even — that it isn’t that easy.

And that’s part of Connor’s journey. Hank just needs to... support him. Be here for him as he finds his path, hopefully one toward forgiveness — and forgiving himself.]

Wouldn’t have changed shit if you had shot me.

[As long as Connor stayed on Etraya, of course. That’s what matters to Hank.]

Other than me being pissed, because that shit hurts and I CARE about you.

But I know it wouldn’t have been your choice. Better than anyone, apparently.

I could have deviated earlier, before the programming started.

You didn’t know what it would take. That’s not your fault either.

It doesn’t make it easier to digest.

I know, Connor. But you’re punishing yourself for things that were out of your control.

[Which Hank gets, but it also especially frustrates him because... yeah, he does the same. So he gets that mentality; he just doesn’t like it.

And Hank feels like a broken record every time they talk about this. Does it even help at all — this insistence of his? Or is he just making things worse?]

Robert said you guys were doing better.

[It's odd hearing that phrasing from Hank. Things out of his control. How long has Hank blamed himself for Cole's death and he had just about as much control of the car.]

I'm not sure.

[Oh, god, was Robert fucking with him? Hank hopes not.

Lie to him about whatever! Just not Connor.]

Did something happen?

I can't tell if he's being sarcastic or not.

Got yourself a bunch of smartasses, huh Connor?

[Hank doesn’t know Robert well, so he has no idea if he’s being genuine. But...]

If he were still pissed at you, I dunno if he’d go out of his way to talk to me.

[Although Robert did start out mocking Connor. But that just seems to be his default thing, like how Hank’s default is also some variation of asshole.]

I seem to attract them.

Like flies to honey, Connor.

You’re too good.

Maybe.

How about lasagna for dinner?

Just proving my point there, Con.

Lasagna sounds good. Whatever you’re up for trying out.

I haven't made anything with layers since your birthday. I wanted to try it again.

[That extra early birthday because Connor thought he would be gone by the time the real birthday came around.]

[That birthday, yeah. With the trash bag wrapping.

This endearing as fuck guy, huh?]

You confident in your layering, Connor?

[Hank’s poking fun. Wouldn’t be the end of the world if a lasagna ended up weird.]

I haven't tried it with pasta, but I assume the concept is similar.

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