[That reply catches Lambda by surprise, and it's apparent from the way her eyes go wide that she has been taken aback by it. As strict as Akiha seems, she's certainly nothing like the scientists that call her "it" more than "she." She feels a little bad for ever making the comparison, even to herself.]
[Of course, that speech can't undo the fact that she has been treated like a particularly interesting culture in a petri dish for quite literally as long as she can remember. She isn't at all sure what to say to something like that. Eventually, she ventures,] Do you really think that fits me?
[All things considered, she doesn't feel very strong, and she doesn't have much understanding of what she is being made into.]
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[Of course, that speech can't undo the fact that she has been treated like a particularly interesting culture in a petri dish for quite literally as long as she can remember. She isn't at all sure what to say to something like that. Eventually, she ventures,] Do you really think that fits me?
[All things considered, she doesn't feel very strong, and she doesn't have much understanding of what she is being made into.]