[The lag this time is for an entirely different reason—sheer surprise. He'd only encountered the other briefly, but its scan signature had been as incomprehensible as any user. Not quite the same, but not coded, surely. If it's not a user, what is it?
He hesitates for a moment. It shouldn't matter. (Should it?) It's not the same as he is. If it were, it wouldn't make those kinds of claims.]
no subject
He hesitates for a moment. It shouldn't matter. (Should it?) It's not the same as he is. If it were, it wouldn't make those kinds of claims.]
Not worse.