Osric drew in a labored breath. “I’m– I’m not supposed to be in this body.” Valentine tugged Osric’s shirt closed. “Me neither, hon.”
I'm pretty sure these lines landed me my agent. After signing with them, they emphasized how much these two lines establish Valentine and Osric's personalities and their dynamic.
For Osric, every breath is a foreign act, a reminder that his current state inside an android body is unnatural and not where he wants to be.
And Valentine's first response is to close Osric's shirt to hide his android components from onlookers before mentioning anything about his own struggles. Constantly putting others before himself.
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