When Murderbot comes out of its recharge cycle for the day, it'll hear a voice. Thankfully, it's a familiar voice. Sarge is sitting against the wall nearby, and appears to be... reading out loud. Not loudly, mostly to himself, but Murderbot can definitely, easily hear it.
"--the towers on his surcoat golden again instead of dust, he presented himself to Verlain of Skye. Supper in the great hall seemed a haphazard affair, with dogs wandering loose among children eating on the floor, lovers feeding each other in corners, musicians with harp and flute and lute snatching bites between songs, and long gaps of empty, sky-blue cloth between courtiers. 'Everyone left me to go to the wedding,' Verlain explained, patting the cloth beside him for Cyan to sit."
There's a kind of quiet cadence to it that suggests he's been at it for a little while, now.
Media time, post-naps, in the back of an otherwise-empty restaurant
"--the towers on his surcoat golden again instead of dust, he presented himself to Verlain of Skye. Supper in the great hall seemed a haphazard affair, with dogs wandering loose among children eating on the floor, lovers feeding each other in corners, musicians with harp and flute and lute snatching bites between songs, and long gaps of empty, sky-blue cloth between courtiers. 'Everyone left me to go to the wedding,' Verlain explained, patting the cloth beside him for Cyan to sit."
There's a kind of quiet cadence to it that suggests he's been at it for a little while, now.