They're plenty weird in this one, too, but Jodie had some prior warning. And she does stare a little as the arm returns to normal, or passably normal, anyway. It doesn't even look like a prosthetic. Whatever universe this woman is from, it's left this one in the dust, technologically speaking.
Christ, won't she just be thrilled to hear that she's stuck here? Jodie might have had some vague intentions of protecting people from a potential blow-up, but she's done zero mental prep work for rolling out the welcome wagon. Ugh, this is going to suck.
That suspicious glance is a little unsettling, but it quickly gives way to the kind of smile Ryan would have loved for her to have on file for undercover missions to fancy parties. There's a beat where both Jodie and Aiden digest 'pretty girl' - Aiden bristles a little, and Jodie opens her mouth and shuts it again - and then she takes the offered, non-cyborg hand.
"Jodie Holmes," she says. Then, lamely, because she has no corresponding job title to offer and she's not about to explain that her money comes from Aiden's shady electronic manipulations, "… Not a scientist."
So, this is weird. Should she just be upfront about seeing Iman's arrival? It seems kind of inevitable unless she plans on just letting the woman wander off without making the slightest mention of the rift, and that seems… maybe not irresponsible, because Iman's giving off some relentlessly capable vibes, here, but… mean.
Okay, so, she'll just get it over quickly, like ripping off a band-aid. It's not like she's any good at this fake-casual bullshit, anyway. "I, uh, saw your arrival," she says quietly. Which, again, Iman seems far more comfortable about it than Jodie was when it happened to her, extenuating circumstances aside. "Are you sure you're okay?"
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Christ, won't she just be thrilled to hear that she's stuck here? Jodie might have had some vague intentions of protecting people from a potential blow-up, but she's done zero mental prep work for rolling out the welcome wagon. Ugh, this is going to suck.
That suspicious glance is a little unsettling, but it quickly gives way to the kind of smile Ryan would have loved for her to have on file for undercover missions to fancy parties. There's a beat where both Jodie and Aiden digest 'pretty girl' - Aiden bristles a little, and Jodie opens her mouth and shuts it again - and then she takes the offered, non-cyborg hand.
"Jodie Holmes," she says. Then, lamely, because she has no corresponding job title to offer and she's not about to explain that her money comes from Aiden's shady electronic manipulations, "… Not a scientist."
So, this is weird. Should she just be upfront about seeing Iman's arrival? It seems kind of inevitable unless she plans on just letting the woman wander off without making the slightest mention of the rift, and that seems… maybe not irresponsible, because Iman's giving off some relentlessly capable vibes, here, but… mean.
Okay, so, she'll just get it over quickly, like ripping off a band-aid. It's not like she's any good at this fake-casual bullshit, anyway. "I, uh, saw your arrival," she says quietly. Which, again, Iman seems far more comfortable about it than Jodie was when it happened to her, extenuating circumstances aside. "Are you sure you're okay?"