—Yeah! Like alternate realities or different planets that look the same and, [ he’s gesturing a lot with his hands, or at least trying to make them help talk some actual sense. ] I think it’s real. Like, you, [ another gesture, ] I’ve seen tanks and armored machines, but . . . Nothing like you. And for Mister Connor, he’s an android too, but, he looks more like me.

[ the word hadn’t been “excited”, but he was getting pretty worked up in chattering. ]

And it’s all normal for others. [ rather abruptly: ] Can you taste?