Hermes gazes at the tiny kobold. He can't actually bleed, but Hermes does get the meaning behind Tok's words. The AI has been though a lot and bought a lot on himself by trying to be a good person and defending himself from others that would hurt him, but here he is, being told that he should try to be a good person and defend himself. Hermes can't help but feel afraid of the consequences if he tries to meddle again.

He'll just abruptly change the subject. There is no slick, smooth way to do it.

"S- so, what's it like in the real world? Do you work for someone?"