True... But it's hard to imagine that the Rotans themselves would have been responsible. [He's not sure there are even enough of them left for something of this scale, let alone enough left who actually hate the newcomers.]
Could be some kind of sick joke by the gods. Wouldn't put it past them.
I'm 37. Hardly a grandparent! Not even a...parent.
[Royce, he could not give a damn about your age.]
But no, I come from...a different world than you. What exists in one place is most likely not to exist in others! For example, fooooooooor example...you don't vote for what color the sky is in your world, do you...?
Yeah, yeah. I already got the "everyone's from their own special little planet!" speech already. [He closes the laptop, and holds it under one of his arms.]
...But voting for your own sky colour? Seriously? Isn't there like, somethin' y'know... better to waste voting for?
Right. Let me be honest with ya, Royce. I can tell you ain't a salesman where you came from 'cause yer pitch is shit, even fer somethin' yer givin' away fer free.
[He turns his back to Royce and places a trembling hand over his mouth, grips his own face for lack of anything else to grip.]
Th-thank you. For the information.
[Breathe. Breathe, breathe, breathe. He still has questions to ask, but he can't do it like this. He breathes, and turns to face Royce again. No amount of breathing can hide how pale he is.]
... What are you? You eat souls, but... what are you?
Yes, that's correct! And Damcyan is near the ocean, but that's not the only way sand is created. The harsh desert winds grind down stones and mountains over time, and the lack of plant-life contributes to erosion. It's amazing to think about how both humans and animals have learned to survive in such an unforgiving climate.
[She watches as Royce enters a reply, wondering if it must be difficult to tap the keys with his claws. He doesn't appear to have too much trouble with that.]
Royce... [She smiles.] This is a wonderful device you've created! It's very kind of you to share such a boon with the masses.
[Because, really, it's what the Lunarians did with her ancestors long ago. Who's to say that's not how it works here, too?]
No. Not at all. You can...be whatever you want to be. Your choice.
[She could be an alien from a planet where they have three heads for all he cares. He has nothing to do with her choices, and his personal judgement has no part in what he thinks about the profession of others.]
Well, then, well, now, let's...let's head there right away. I would like a drink myself... [He pauses, before offering his elbow for her to take. That is what gentlemen do, right?]
[She laughs - out of sheer giddiness more than anything. If her Mama could see her now. If Montparnasse could... well, it is perhaps well that he cannot see her now. She takes his arm gingerly]
Where is good to drink here? Cheap and strong, I like it. I don't care about the taste.
Well, you seem like you've gotten a...ah, handle on it. Your transformations. I was right, though you do...you would need water on a regular basis. Your species, it is similar to an...acquaintance of mine.
[He rubs a clawed hand through his hair, his brand new bright neon gills frilling a little.] I'm pretty sure I'm a variation of 'Merpeople' since I've totally not seen anyone else who looks like a kaiju. Damn, it's weird to think of myself as a subspecies. [he laughs, pressing his palm into the side of his face, the elbow resting on the hand thats crossed over his chest.]
--Oh, I live with two teenagers. It was sort of a temporary thing, but I think I accidentally adopted them?
[He looks placid on the outside. Barely a wave of emotion mars his surface. And yet, there are things that lurk in its depths, dark things, things that do not exist to cause harm, but could, at any moment, show their teeth...]
[He doesn't move, just stands there, repeating his little smoke trick. The smoke billows in the air, the smell of tobacco quite pungent.]
When did I...when did I change? [He seems to muse that to himself.] Several months ago. Four...maybe five? I've been here for quite a while...
[Long enough for him to completely lose his mind, apparently. Several months, though. Can she really believe that this creature standing before her used to be a man? Yes, she realizes after a moment, and that's enough to send chills through her. Immediately, she quashes the idea, trying not to bare her teeth when his head flickers like it's... well, not really a solid thing at all.
Nynaeve decides that she's finished with this conversation. Light, she doesn't think she can watch his features do that again.]
Any other advice, Mr. Bracket? [Her words are brittle and clipped, but the way her knuckles are white with strain betray her true emotion.]
Met her, once or twice. Once when she arrived, then...well, we were all involved in an attack. The city of Rota, it...captured us. Placed us in a pit. She was there.
Other than that, she...posts on the network, time to time.
[She gives him a sympathetic smile -- while it was a good thing in her case, she knew it wasn't the same for everyone.]
My species as a whole weren't very nice, to say the least; our society was a very aggressive and segregated one that preyed on the weak. They were also world conquerors, destroying and taking over other planets throughout the galaxy. Now that it's all gone, the few of us that are left are working to start anew and make it a much better place this time.
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[He furrows his eyebrows, giving a slight shake of the head.]
I believe so. Don't know, really, perhaps things were different before I arrived, but...definitely different now. For what reason, I wonder?
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Last I was here, I woke up in the hospital. Herr Doktor told me they pulled me from the water.
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH JADE
[Luckily, he is not from the 1980s...in Earth terms, anyways.]
I do! I certainly do. Many...computers where I come from. Perhaps it's a different format of computer, this laptop? In my world, we have terminals.
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So you've still got like, the internet? Do we get the internet here?
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH GINKO
That is...that is the question, yes. And why, why would it happen, hm...
[His fingers tap restlessly against his chin as he thinks.]
Perhaps it has something to do with what occurred with Rota? The timing is...convenient...
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Could be some kind of sick joke by the gods. Wouldn't put it past them.
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH LARS
I'm 37. Hardly a grandparent! Not even a...parent.
[Royce, he could not give a damn about your age.]
But no, I come from...a different world than you. What exists in one place is most likely not to exist in others! For example, fooooooooor example...you don't vote for what color the sky is in your world, do you...?
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...But voting for your own sky colour? Seriously? Isn't there like, somethin' y'know... better to waste voting for?
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH RYUUKO
Ah, yes, I'm...Royce. Royce Bracket. Just call me...Royce. Or Bracket. Whatever you prefer.
And you are...?
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It's Ryuuko, by the way.
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH TIM
[Not very hard at all to understand and use, especially for people familiar with technology.]
Well...most places. Some connection areas are...spotty, not really all there, but it should connect around the island.
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Might be hard to get used to the downgrade. Not to say I'm not grateful or anything! I'm just...used to, uh. Much better computers.
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH MARCO
[Poor, poor Marco. This is a place that will change you, inside and out. Whether its truly punishment is anyone's guess.]
Around. Could be less! Could be...more. But two months, that goes by, and...humanity, your humanity is...
Gone.
[He stares at the other man with those piercing glowing white eyes of his, their green color having faded a long time ago.]
It's gone.
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[He turns his back to Royce and places a trembling hand over his mouth, grips his own face for lack of anything else to grip.]
Th-thank you. For the information.
[Breathe. Breathe, breathe, breathe. He still has questions to ask, but he can't do it like this. He breathes, and turns to face Royce again. No amount of breathing can hide how pale he is.]
... What are you? You eat souls, but... what are you?
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH ROSA
Sand...like on a beach? How can that be? Wouldn't there need to be a sea to, ah, grind the sand down? Create it?
[DESERTS ARE SO CONFUSING]
Well, now you've...seen it. [He reaches over to type a reply, his fingernails clacking on the keys.]
the name is royce. royce bracket.
[He turns back to Rosa.] Yes, you've...got it! You've got it down.
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[She watches as Royce enters a reply, wondering if it must be difficult to tap the keys with his claws. He doesn't appear to have too much trouble with that.]
Royce... [She smiles.] This is a wonderful device you've created! It's very kind of you to share such a boon with the masses.
[Because, really, it's what the Lunarians did with her ancestors long ago. Who's to say that's not how it works here, too?]
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JUNE ARRIVAL - THREAD WITH EPONINE
No. Not at all. You can...be whatever you want to be. Your choice.
[She could be an alien from a planet where they have three heads for all he cares. He has nothing to do with her choices, and his personal judgement has no part in what he thinks about the profession of others.]
Well, then, well, now, let's...let's head there right away. I would like a drink myself... [He pauses, before offering his elbow for her to take. That is what gentlemen do, right?]
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Where is good to drink here? Cheap and strong, I like it. I don't care about the taste.
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JUNE IINTRO - THREAD WITH NEWT
Well, you seem like you've gotten a...ah, handle on it. Your transformations. I was right, though you do...you would need water on a regular basis. Your species, it is similar to an...acquaintance of mine.
[The last part, though, catches his interest.]
Kids?
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--Oh, I live with two teenagers. It was sort of a temporary thing, but I think I accidentally adopted them?
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JUNE INTRO - THREAD WITH NYNAEVE
[Royce Bracket is like the sea.]
[He looks placid on the outside. Barely a wave of emotion mars his surface. And yet, there are things that lurk in its depths, dark things, things that do not exist to cause harm, but could, at any moment, show their teeth...]
[He doesn't move, just stands there, repeating his little smoke trick. The smoke billows in the air, the smell of tobacco quite pungent.]
When did I...when did I change? [He seems to muse that to himself.] Several months ago. Four...maybe five? I've been here for quite a while...
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Nynaeve decides that she's finished with this conversation. Light, she doesn't think she can watch his features do that again.]
Any other advice, Mr. Bracket? [Her words are brittle and clipped, but the way her knuckles are white with strain betray her true emotion.]
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JUNE INTRO - THREAD WITH WILHELM
[He shrugs in response to that question.]
Met her, once or twice. Once when she arrived, then...well, we were all involved in an attack. The city of Rota, it...captured us. Placed us in a pit. She was there.
Other than that, she...posts on the network, time to time.
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Like that pit I woke up in?
[He thinks for a moment (it's hard) and then grunts. It's a slightly more amused-sounding grunt than his usual grunts. Maybe.]
Someone got lucky if they captured Nisha. Or really, really unlucky.
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Oh.
["Destruction of your home planet". Those words hit hard, somehow.]
Couldn't participate in that, then. My world, my city...[There's a long pause.] Already gone. Ah, but, but why was it a good thing? In your case.
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[She gives him a sympathetic smile -- while it was a good thing in her case, she knew it wasn't the same for everyone.]
My species as a whole weren't very nice, to say the least; our society was a very aggressive and segregated one that preyed on the weak. They were also world conquerors, destroying and taking over other planets throughout the galaxy. Now that it's all gone, the few of us that are left are working to start anew and make it a much better place this time.
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