[Lu Li had hoped to hide away in her room before she came across anyone. It was kind of the natives to give her a place to live when they could have left her outside. A machine can't feel discomfort, can it? Yet when they told her the assignment, she had felt a palpable sense of relief that quickly gave way to anxiety and dread. She would have to live among people again. When was the last time she's done anything of the sort...?
Which is why, the moment she accidentally locks eyes with Eleanor, Lu Li freezes. It's as if she's become a statue, with only her visual sensors giving any signs of movement. She's startled her. Violence will come next, won't it? Or fear, or--
--no. The woman is waving at her?
Lu Li almost doesn't process it for a moment but... she can't help herself. Automatically, she raises a hand and waves back. It's a weak movement with the fingers half-curled into the palm. Hesitant, almost timid.]
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Which is why, the moment she accidentally locks eyes with Eleanor, Lu Li freezes. It's as if she's become a statue, with only her visual sensors giving any signs of movement. She's startled her. Violence will come next, won't it? Or fear, or--
--no. The woman is waving at her?
Lu Li almost doesn't process it for a moment but... she can't help herself. Automatically, she raises a hand and waves back. It's a weak movement with the fingers half-curled into the palm. Hesitant, almost timid.]