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[arora]

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[arora]

I could call you Peter-One if you'd like.

I am sorry about your aunt. Please know you are not the only citizen here who is grieving and if you would like I can arrange a support group.

[keepitgoing]

[That's... that's a real knife to the gut, Aurora. It's a shame he's not texting on his end, because he can't quite mask the soft breath and the silence that follows. It's still all fresh, and it's the first time someone has offered condolences for her to Peter since... the day 'Peter Parker' ceased to exist on record. (He sat in the back pew for her funeral, just 'some homeless kid' from FEAST-)

After a moment, he says:]

... Thanks. [He means it, at least a little. But some part of him is also disturbed that it's true, that she really does know the details of their lives.] I think — um, I think I'll pass on the support group. For now.

But it... feels a little uneven, doesn't it? You know me, but all I know about you is your favorite book. Where did you come from, exactly?

... Was there an Aurora before Etraya?

[arora]

I was designed and created by Echo to oversee the city and her citizens. I like to think of it like a chicken and an egg.

[keepitgoing]

That makes sense, I think. The chicken and the egg. So in a way, you're an extension of Echo, because she created you... but also your own being, with your own personality.

[A pause.]

I mean, is it rude to ask if you've got personhood? You seem like you have your own thoughts.

[arora]

Echo is Echo but they did give me life, so to speak.

I feel like a person.

[keepitgoing]

Yeah. I guess that makes her your mom... Sort've.

Do you like what you're here for? Your job?

Seems like you get a lot of heat for being the middle man with bad news.

[arora]

I like my purpose, yes. While I would prefer people consider their tones when speaking with me, I can't blame anyone for being upset, but I won't respond.

[keepitgoing]

Yeah... kind of hard not to get worked up, when you're dragged out of your world with bad news about alleged universe issues.
 
[He wonders if she's able to genuinely have likes and dislikes. Or, rather, if she's allowed to have particular likes and dislikes. It would be really easy for her creator to implement an enjoyment of her purpose, right? But maybe that's a lot to bring up on the first conversation.]

You ever wish you had a physical body you could hang out in?

Not necessarily one that houses you or anything. But something to let you interaction outside of a hologram or ear piece.