Hank's arm slings round his shoulders, jamming Connor in against his side a little, while he's dragged a very drunk and resistant Hank in this position before, he's not used to just walking like this. Hank doesn't need the support this time - it's just an affectionate, very human gesture. Should he wrap his arm around him? Is Hank expecting that?
He's still got a few processes dedicated to this as the rest focus on the question.
"I like being a detective." Simple. But that's what he was programmed to do. What does he like about it? "I like solving problems - the clues might be vague or difficult to make sense of, but they're there and they fit together somehow, even if nobody can work it out."
It occurs to him that he only really likes that satisfying feeling because that was programmed into him too.
"I like learning about people," he offers, a little more tentatively. "I'd like to be able to learn about them when they're alive, too."
... He wraps an arm around Hank's back. Not holding him up or really holding him, just. There. And it's fine. The world doesn't immediately end.
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He's still got a few processes dedicated to this as the rest focus on the question.
"I like being a detective." Simple. But that's what he was programmed to do. What does he like about it? "I like solving problems - the clues might be vague or difficult to make sense of, but they're there and they fit together somehow, even if nobody can work it out."
It occurs to him that he only really likes that satisfying feeling because that was programmed into him too.
"I like learning about people," he offers, a little more tentatively. "I'd like to be able to learn about them when they're alive, too."
... He wraps an arm around Hank's back. Not holding him up or really holding him, just. There. And it's fine. The world doesn't immediately end.