She was just thinking it would be rude to ditch them when Drake sat down beside her. She scooted a little bit away from him. Immediately he started talking, joining in on their conversation near the tail-end. 

**"While I've never gotten tattoos or piercings, I did replace my arms for the cybernetic replacements. I feel that they suit my line of interest better, plus they allow me to store my nano-queens somewhere close-by and easily accessible."** He grabbed his utensils and started to eat. Well, if you wanted to call it 'eating'. It looked more like he was just shoveling food into his face, quite literally. His tableside manners were horrendous and appalling to Esther. She was disgusted, feeling a little sick even.

**"Sometimes,"** he said inbetween chewing.

_"Eugh, he's even eating with his mouth full! Who the hell taught this kid his manners? Did anyone even try to? Okay, it's okay. Don't hurl.."_

**"I did it when I was twelve, and after that people began to look at me strangely. Sometimes random steangers would come up to me and offer their condolences or sympathies. Do you have any idea whynthat might be Esther, as I have found it to be a most perplexing mystery."**

Swallowing hard, she tried to force a pleasant smile. **"W-well, most people with prosthetics are people who get into accidents or are injured war veterans. Like, my father for example. He had to get prosthetic arms and legs after being injured in combat against the Cruxi. So, maybe those people thought you had gotten hurt and felt sorry for you. Not many people would normally and willingly give up their perfectly functioning body parts for prosthetics..."**