Subtlety is for satire. [He smiles.] And thank you. So was the stew, really, but I can see why most guys pass on it. I don't know that I could finish a bowl myself.
You are? Huh. [If he'd said doctor he'd have a hard time buying it, but healer is a bent that just fits right. Ties in with all this mysticism. And...appendages.] Does your practice cover chili damage?
Not everybody. There are humans, like you. The Vidyadhara, who resemble dragons... Halovians, Intellitrons, Pepeshi. A variety, though the ship that I lived on was mostly Foxians.
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You are? Huh. [If he'd said doctor he'd have a hard time buying it, but healer is a bent that just fits right. Ties in with all this mysticism. And...appendages.] Does your practice cover chili damage?
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[ with no shame whatsoever, because she DESERVES IT for the stress she gives him. ]
There is a purpose. For me, it makes me feel alive.
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What's this general of yours like?
[Going in for a second bite.]
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I've never known anyone as incredible as her.
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[A half second later he grasps what he's done.]
Sorry, sorry, I don't — Jesus. I don't have much frame of reference for a fellow like you. Forgive me if I fuck something up.
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You're fine. We are both foxians. I don't take any offense from someone who doesn't know.
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[He says, having come from an extremely of its time King novel. Launders him in the RP machine.]
Is everyone a foxian where you're from? Or is it a pretty broad mix?
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Not everybody. There are humans, like you. The Vidyadhara, who resemble dragons... Halovians, Intellitrons, Pepeshi. A variety, though the ship that I lived on was mostly Foxians.
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[Okay.]
Sounds wild. We must look bland as bread and butter in comparison.
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[ doesn't correct him ]
It's true. I can barely tell all of you apart. [ is he joking... probably ]