[Old faces, indeed. It's unsettling to think that she is herself arguably older now than Dumont was when she thought him so ancient and wise. Maybe older than this version, even. At least that gives her a good change of subject.]
How was Encom, last you remember?
[Another version or another time, either way she still cares about the system she once called home.]
[She'd never want to hurt Dumont. If he's anything like the one she remembers, for her to attempt a hug and then flinch away for unexplainable reasons would pain him worse than outright hostility from most programs. Yori doesn't want to see that or cause it.]
[Even so, she relaxes enough to scoot a a little closer.]
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How was Encom, last you remember?
[Another version or another time, either way she still cares about the system she once called home.]
[She'd never want to hurt Dumont. If he's anything like the one she remembers, for her to attempt a hug and then flinch away for unexplainable reasons would pain him worse than outright hostility from most programs. Yori doesn't want to see that or cause it.]
[Even so, she relaxes enough to scoot a a little closer.]