{Cont!} || @taalko !
“Is that so?” He doesn’t bother to hide the hint of skepticism in his voice. “That’s very interesting. In that case, how long has it been since you last meditated deeply?”
Sleep, rest, meditation-- whatever Taako’s equivalent of recharge is, it’s more than clear that he needs some of it as soon as possible. Rung’s learned a lot about organic life and physiology since his arrival in Spirale, but he’s pretty sure he would have recognized the clear signs of exhaustion the elf is exhibiting even when he knew next to nothing about non-mechanicals; it’s almost painfully obvious how tired Taako is.
It’s also obvious that he’s in no mood to be convinced to go rest.
Rung grudgingly allows the conversation to move on to a different topic-- he’s very, very excited to be meeting Taako, after all, and doesn’t want to interfere with that-- but he resolves to gently encourage a few hours of recharge later on. ...hopefully when his new acquaintance is more amenable to the idea.
“I’m not actually a robot, and no, I don’t think so. I expect I dream about more or less the same things you do, if you dream at all.”
“I’m Rung,” he says, carefully shaking the offered hand. “It’s very nice to meet you, Taako. I certainly haven’t heard of you through TV. You’re an actor, then? Or a television personality?”
Perhaps he could have tried to be a little more subtle when he adds: “Why don’t we get off our feet and sit somewhere comfortable and you tell me all about it?”