[ He looks... puzzled. Unafraid and unfamiliar. John has met a fairly limited range of humans: most of his knowledge has bled over from Arthur's experiences in Massachusetts, 1934. He understands that there are men, who wear suits, and women, who wear dresses. They have names like John and Arthur, or like Anna and Amanda. Beyond that, he has only the most abstract comprehension of what a person should be.
But that is not surprising. After all, the denizens of the Dreamlands were utterly alien to a man from Earth. A strange name and appearance is to be expected, if this person has come from another world altogether. ]
Well. It's good to meet you, SecUnit. [ Maybe he's laying it on a little thick. But you have to make a good first impression: Arthur has told him so. ] Yes, I— I've actually worked alongside a private investigator.
[ Technically true! But said in the universal tone of an unqualified person trying to talk up their credentials. ]
cw: brief gender confusion
[ He looks... puzzled. Unafraid and unfamiliar. John has met a fairly limited range of humans: most of his knowledge has bled over from Arthur's experiences in Massachusetts, 1934. He understands that there are men, who wear suits, and women, who wear dresses. They have names like John and Arthur, or like Anna and Amanda. Beyond that, he has only the most abstract comprehension of what a person should be.
But that is not surprising. After all, the denizens of the Dreamlands were utterly alien to a man from Earth. A strange name and appearance is to be expected, if this person has come from another world altogether. ]
Well. It's good to meet you, SecUnit. [ Maybe he's laying it on a little thick. But you have to make a good first impression: Arthur has told him so. ] Yes, I— I've actually worked alongside a private investigator.
[ Technically true! But said in the universal tone of an unqualified person trying to talk up their credentials. ]