[She stares Rose straight in the eyes for a moment, as if she's unsure of why this would be a startling revelation.]
Is that so strange? It is how I was created, after all; to feel the way I do, so that I might take care of the human hunters who come to me.
[Rose misunderstands entirely. The fact that the Doll wasn't made with a full spectrum of emotions doesn't mean that she's unfeeling and heartless. Quite the opposite, really - she cares quite deeply for the humans she meets.]
It is... Not unlike the humans of this place, in that way. An emotion that I cannot help but feel, although I know it to be real and true.
[A pause, and then with some uncertainty in her voice:]
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[She stares Rose straight in the eyes for a moment, as if she's unsure of why this would be a startling revelation.]
Is that so strange? It is how I was created, after all; to feel the way I do, so that I might take care of the human hunters who come to me.
[Rose misunderstands entirely. The fact that the Doll wasn't made with a full spectrum of emotions doesn't mean that she's unfeeling and heartless. Quite the opposite, really - she cares quite deeply for the humans she meets.]
It is... Not unlike the humans of this place, in that way. An emotion that I cannot help but feel, although I know it to be real and true.
[A pause, and then with some uncertainty in her voice:]
I am sorry, does this bother you to learn?