[ Yeah, he's starting to see that. Serious in the hot-tempered way. Oof. ]

Uhm... [ Absentmindedly, 9S lifts a hand, flexing his fingers; he hasn't run into many around who have doubted him off the bat. Or ever, really. ] I suppose synthetic skin would ideally feel like the real thing, right? So it might not feel like it to the touch, but it is under there.