[Teasing or not, Hal gives him a straight answer, and Zenyatta sets aside whatever good-natured nudge to which he might have been subjected once more and answers earnestly in turn with a nod of his head.]

Ah, yes. In comparison with a wolf or a snake, a rabbit is hardly a threat- although even the gentlest of souls can give way to steel, when pushed.

[It makes him wonder about his own future: about what, if anything, the moons will make of his metal body. Predation is hardly in his nature, but...]

I have optic units placed here- [a quick gesture to his eye slits, which he turns seamlessly into something more dancerly]- that operate in much the same way as human eyes. I have heard that humans with similar cybernetic implants claim the similarity is really quite uncanny, but for a few differences.

[Most humans don't have a HUD.]

I would ask if you would consider them yourself, but your glasses rather suit you!