"Funny, hmm?" Stein murmured, smiling. "I suppose big robots need to be careful around the squishier of us, lest they do something they regret."

Stein watched what she was doing, trying not to think too much about that flash of underwear. He was a professional, and had examined girls many times before - perhaps not young girls that were quite as developed and beautiful as Mikaela, granted.

He curled his hand over her thigh at the lower place she indicated, pressing his fingers deep into the place. If there were some kind of residual physical damage one would think pressure would cause pain.

"Going nuts..." he murmured, then chuckled darkly. "Anything's possible, but I doubt it. I think what you're experiencing is a lot like phantom limb syndrome. Your body is so sure you should be feeling pain that it's manufacturing pain even though there's no damage left."