The noise surprises him, he would wonder if Connor was injured if the android could get aches and pains the way he does, and he does see that rabid blinking when he pulls back. Hank is very observant and he's currently taking in all the details and changes in his partner, and concern ripples through him. He can tell that Connor's choice of busy is precise and that doesn't answer whether or not he's alright. Maybe he's not alright. Maybe Hank should've checked in sooner instead of assuming he was better off with his own people than cleaning up after him.
"It's an adjustment, but people are whiners. We didn't have them back in the day and we don't need them now." Hank thinks that sounds harsher than he intends to, and follows it up. "Everyone's got their own lives now." It's a distinction he wouldn't have made before, and might have even said good riddance about getting androids out of all spaces, but he's done a 180 from that mindset. He didn't think it was possible for him to so drastically change on anything, but he didn't anticipate someone like Connor.
Hank lets his hand drop because touches shouldn't linger, although if they're going to actually do this mission, he might have to get used to that. And also he is starting to doubt again whether this is all a good idea. But the trade-off is seeing Connor, and more than once. "Busy is not the same thing as good, Con, don't think I missed that." He shakes his soda to free some of the ice and frowns at his friend. "Are people being dicks? Do I need to come yell at that pretty boy messiah?"
He sees Markus' face everywhere these days, on the news and around. He has the messiah/martyr act down cold, although Hank isn't so sure he believes it's genuine. But he does believe in Connor, and if Connor says it's legit, it's legit, and if he says they're being pricks, Hank won't hesitate from going in and being an asshole about it.
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"It's an adjustment, but people are whiners. We didn't have them back in the day and we don't need them now." Hank thinks that sounds harsher than he intends to, and follows it up. "Everyone's got their own lives now." It's a distinction he wouldn't have made before, and might have even said good riddance about getting androids out of all spaces, but he's done a 180 from that mindset. He didn't think it was possible for him to so drastically change on anything, but he didn't anticipate someone like Connor.
Hank lets his hand drop because touches shouldn't linger, although if they're going to actually do this mission, he might have to get used to that. And also he is starting to doubt again whether this is all a good idea. But the trade-off is seeing Connor, and more than once. "Busy is not the same thing as good, Con, don't think I missed that." He shakes his soda to free some of the ice and frowns at his friend. "Are people being dicks? Do I need to come yell at that pretty boy messiah?"
He sees Markus' face everywhere these days, on the news and around. He has the messiah/martyr act down cold, although Hank isn't so sure he believes it's genuine. But he does believe in Connor, and if Connor says it's legit, it's legit, and if he says they're being pricks, Hank won't hesitate from going in and being an asshole about it.