"Well...my stepmother won't pay for a dress-a-and I-I don't have the money to get one-m-most of my earnings from work go directly into her account....a-and even if I did have the money-I-I have other, better things to use it on-a-and it'd have to hide all my metal parts and-and what if the partygoers realized I was a cyborg? I-If they realized their prince had brought a cyborg to the ball-i-it'd cause a national uproar...a-and I don't want to do that to Kai....not with everything else that's going on....."
She nodded
"Of course I do....especially with Queen Levana coming-"
The doctor's whole body tensed up at hearing that
???: "When."
"...T-Tomorrow-"
???: "You need to leave. Quickly. You can't be here when she arrives-"
"What-what does this have to do with me!?"
He started shooing her out the door
???: "We have your blood samples, we can do without you for now. Just stay away from the palace until she's gone, understand?"
"N-No, I don't!!"
???: "Miss Linh, listen to me very carefully. I'm not-quite sure how to explain this...you don't remember anything before your operation, correct? Did your adoptive parents ever tell you anything about your childhood? Your background?"
"...N-No..."
???: "Then you truly don't know anything about where you're from other than the things on your ID chip-"
"What's your point!?"
???: "...Miss Linh...I have deduced from your blood samples, that you are, in fact, Lunar."
"What....h-how........I don't even have magic!!!"
???: "Yes, well...not all Lunars are born with the gift. They're called shells..."
"I'm not Lunar. I'm cyborg."
???: "Lunars can be cyborgs as easily as humans. It's rare of course, but being Lunar and cyborg are not mutually exclusive. It isn't altogether surprising that you were brought here. Since the instatement of the non-gifted infanticide under Queen Channary, many Lunar parents have attempted to rescue their shell children by bringing them to Earth. Of course, most of them die and are executed for the attempt, but still...I believe this was the case with you."
The little orange light flickered in the corner of her vision
"You're lying."
???: "I am not lying, Miss Linh."
She wanted to argue, but-she didn't know which part he had said to trigger the lie detector....