[ As he speaks, they frown, like someone trying very hard to understand material in a difficult class. It really is like that - it can sometimes be overwhelming trying to keep track of humans' preferences and the things they enjoy and don't enjoy. They didn't even realize this sort of drink was supposed to be special.
So they sit, contemplative, letting the mug warm their hands. They've felt this sort of warmth before, or at least something similar to it, during the few times this place has bestowed upon them the ability to feel temperature. If they had to put it some way, they guess "relaxing" is the best way to put it, after the freakiness of the sensation subsides. ]
It's strange... [ A mutter. One of their hands comes to rest at the side of their neck, like they're trying to feel for warmth. ] Being warm on the inside. I didn't know humans could even keep warm like this, from eating or drinking.
[ In all their time here, they had never deduced that maybe people eat warm food to make them feel warmer... for some reason, they guess they didn't think heat worked like that. Of course this is easier for them to grapple with from the utilitarian perspective. ]
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So they sit, contemplative, letting the mug warm their hands. They've felt this sort of warmth before, or at least something similar to it, during the few times this place has bestowed upon them the ability to feel temperature. If they had to put it some way, they guess "relaxing" is the best way to put it, after the freakiness of the sensation subsides. ]
It's strange... [ A mutter. One of their hands comes to rest at the side of their neck, like they're trying to feel for warmth. ] Being warm on the inside. I didn't know humans could even keep warm like this, from eating or drinking.
[ In all their time here, they had never deduced that maybe people eat warm food to make them feel warmer... for some reason, they guess they didn't think heat worked like that. Of course this is easier for them to grapple with from the utilitarian perspective. ]