[ 'Just a bit startled'. Jayce is concerned what reaction actually startled would produce...
He gently shifts the android's body off of his lap and onto the cement patio he's crouched on, eyeing the frayed wires poking out of its neck. ]
I should be the one apologizing - I think. I was, uh, [ a dismissive wave of his hand and self-deprecating look as he pushes his hair out of his face ] - trying to power it up.
[ In case that wasn't immediately obvious. He frowns at the headless metal corpse, beginning the process of removing the cell phone battery he'd used to try to jumpstart the power source. Beside the phone, there's a toolbelt laying next to him. ]
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He gently shifts the android's body off of his lap and onto the cement patio he's crouched on, eyeing the frayed wires poking out of its neck. ]
I should be the one apologizing - I think. I was, uh, [ a dismissive wave of his hand and self-deprecating look as he pushes his hair out of his face ] - trying to power it up.
[ In case that wasn't immediately obvious. He frowns at the headless metal corpse, beginning the process of removing the cell phone battery he'd used to try to jumpstart the power source. Beside the phone, there's a toolbelt laying next to him. ]