video;

[writtendestiny]

[She rests her chin on her hand while she addresses the screen. Poison is sitting in the shared living space of the rooms she shares with Peter, and there is a small black cat stretched across the back of the couch.]

I have a question, and... it's a difficult one, so no one has to feel like they need to reply.

[Sigh.]

I'm curious... about how many of us have died before. And how many times.

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[nothinglikefather]

Shite.

Yeah. Three times is... is a lot.

We'll take better care of you here.

[writtendestiny]

It would probably be easier to not worry about it happening again if people didn't keep prying into things that they should be leaving alone.

[nothinglikefather]

You've met human beings right? Leaving things along isn't our strong point.

Neither is learning from our mistakes.

[writtendestiny]

You're not making a very good case for human beings.

[nothinglikefather]

Yes I know.

But redeeming feature of our species: some of us are very handsome.

[writtendestiny]

Why is that a redeeming feature?

[nothinglikefather]

It gives you something to look at while the world goes to hell. Makes me feel better anyway.

[writtendestiny]

I can think of a few other things that would work better for me.

[nothinglikefather]

Each to their own, I suppose.

[writtendestiny]

Do you find you use that kind of thing as a defence mechanism against uncomfortable topics quite often, or is this a special case?

[nothinglikefather]

I tend to use a fist in the face, so consider it a special case if you like.

[writtendestiny]

I'm not sure if you're actually threatening me or if you're just deflecting again.

[nothinglikefather]

[ Well she asked and he told her the truth. But boy is he deflecting.]

I'm not threatening you.

[writtendestiny]

Good. You didn't seem like the type, anyway.

[nothinglikefather]

Thanks. I think.

We've all dealt with too much shite to go round swinging punches unless we have to.

[writtendestiny]

I don't think that everyone here feels the same way you do.

[nothinglikefather]

I mean specifically at each other.

Everything else is fair game.

[writtendestiny]

That's what I meant, too.

There are some people here who are only out for themselves, even in this kind of place.

[nothinglikefather]

That's just human nature. There's always someone who has their own interests at heart. Most of the time we're all a little selfish, but some people take it to t the extreme.

[writtendestiny]

I don't really think much of human nature on the whole, but we're not unique in being selfish.

[nothinglikefather]

Really? Are the other species humanoid aliens?

[writtendestiny]

The ones I've met have been.