Knowing that Howl went “Fuck finishing this PhD, I’m ditching this universe to go chase girls, consort with demons, and live my wizard ladykiller dreams, while owning my own home at age 27” makes him much more understandable as a character
Maybe he’ll still finish. Maybe he was just procrastinating.
“The androids can be fitted with sexual organs. This both increases their humanoid appearance and allows them to experience intimate relations with humanoid acquaintances.”
Lal, prior to choosing her gender and look, from the Star Trek Fact Files.
