I swear to you, on my life, I have no clue what the hell is happening right now.
[ This is a painful admission for him, sour as it exits his mouth. He doesn't expect her to understand the significance, instead answering her previous question under his breath, casting a glance toward the opposite end of the hall as if their captor will reveal themselves now. ]
Artificial Intelligence, you can do a lot with it. Fake photos, for example. Take a picture of you and tweak your expression, or where you are, or who you're with. But I'm serious, I think... I think we check every room, we lock the doors, maybe...look for a phone book, or cameras, weird smells...
[ A hopelessly wide net, but there's so many unknown variables he hardly knows where to start. ]
If I arm myself, something small and blunt, and I stay in front of you, will you stab me? [ Nearly businesslike, now. They have to investigate, and if someone is waiting downstairs with a knife he'd like to at least pretend he stands a chance. ]
no subject
[ This is a painful admission for him, sour as it exits his mouth. He doesn't expect her to understand the significance, instead answering her previous question under his breath, casting a glance toward the opposite end of the hall as if their captor will reveal themselves now. ]
Artificial Intelligence, you can do a lot with it. Fake photos, for example. Take a picture of you and tweak your expression, or where you are, or who you're with. But I'm serious, I think... I think we check every room, we lock the doors, maybe...look for a phone book, or cameras, weird smells...
[ A hopelessly wide net, but there's so many unknown variables he hardly knows where to start. ]
If I arm myself, something small and blunt, and I stay in front of you, will you stab me? [ Nearly businesslike, now. They have to investigate, and if someone is waiting downstairs with a knife he'd like to at least pretend he stands a chance. ]