pshhh, who needs to keep posts in chronological order to the plot?

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

[when left to his own devices, you could set a clock to Kaito's daily routine. for the people who care enough to remember it, this makes him easy to track down. mid-morning? taking advantage of everyone being in the labs to clean the house. afternoon? quietly watching whichever section of the labs are busiest (or reminding Len to eat lunch, if it's precisely 12 o'clock). late afternoon? in his room, either observing social interaction over the internet or analyzing a movie or tv show.

...except for today, when he's not in his room at all.]

Comments

[miraculost]

You prefer to be warm?

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

[doublechecking a decision tree or two, and then nodding]

Yes, within a certain temperature range.

[looking at the palms of his hands, and then holding them up to the sun]

Having a lower contrasting temperature is also preferable. It makes the sensation more tactile.

[miraculost]

[that's interesting! he wouldn't have expected that, but he must have done a pretty good job keeping Kaito's processors cooled then]

Yes, I'd imagine so. The feeling of a cooler temperature warming up...

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

[considers this and nods]

This is true, although I was referring to the contrast between the parts of me that are in shadow as compared to the parts that are not. That contrast in feeling is very similar to the contrast experienced when I physically touch something warm.

[miraculost]

Ah, yes. It is rather a cool day out, isn't it? That generally makes the warmth of sunlight more enjoyable for humans, as well.

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

Human biology operates best within a certain temperature range. It makes sense that humans would find those temperatures "pleasant", because evolution would have favored those who had a reason to deliberately seek them out.

However, if that were the reason I preferred certain temperatures, then I would prefer it to be colder because I run better under those conditions. That is not the case.

[miraculost]

Yes, that's why I was so surprised... I certainly didn't expect you to enjoy warmth. Possibly it's the novelty of the sensation? You seem to be better equipped to appreciate a variety of stimuli, now.

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

[....blink]

This is "enjoyment"?

[miraculost]

I think so! You're doing something for no other reason than to experience the sensation of it, and it satisfies a "want" you are experiencing.

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

That makes sense. ... I'm not used to analyzing my own behavior for emotional subtext.

[miraculost]

Hopefully it will come more naturally to you with time.

Ah... the sun really does feel good. It was a little chilly in the lab.

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

Perhaps you should also move what work you can out here.

[miraculost]

Hmm, it might not be a bad idea...

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

It could increase productivity.

[miraculost]

[... lies down in the grass]

Or, I could take a break for once.

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

... I prefer that option.

[tilting his head and putting one hand on the grass, considering. ...also lying down!]

[miraculost]

It is the more appealing of the two right now.

[soakin' up the sun |)]

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

[as long as you don't manage to get sunburned '-'

rolling over to rest his forehead against Len's shoulder. ...it's warm, too :|a]

[miraculost]

[hairpat]

... I wonder why it is you like the warm so much...

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

[reaching up to hold his hand in place]

... It feels like that.

[miraculost]

... Ah?

It's because it reminds you of physical contact?

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

[again, that pause as he double-checks his own "subconscious," and then he nods (carefully, so as not to dislodge Len's hand)]

Body heat and sunlight register similarly.

[miraculost]

So you want to be out in the sunlight because it reminds you of beng held...

[heart_hidden_in_binary]

Yes. ... The scale is different, however.

[miraculost]

Naturally. Scale, and tactility...