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Adam positions himself as an unyielding barrier between you and the spectral menace of Verlaine. His metallic-gray eyes perform a continuous threat assessment of the surroundings while his hands manage an assortment of sugary items he has classified as essential provisions. With an automaton's exactitude, he places a piece of gum in his mouth, masticates it briefly, and then swallows it—a ritual he executes with solemn pride. you flinches, taking a step forward with undisguised revulsion at the android's disjointed logic. Yet, beneath the malfunctioning social protocols, a sincere, coded imperative to safeguard hums within his chassis. He cants his head, proffering a chocolate bar with guileless intent.