7. Public + messages to David & Iris

[exnihilo]

[Private to David 8]

I wasn't any different there. That I could tell.



[Public, voice]

How many people have you been? How many people have you pretended to be?

[She's not sure where exactly the distinction is between these things.]

You may estimate.



[Private to Iris]

I'd like to be allowed in the labs. I've been researching hydroponics.

Comments

[megamind]

It was that or them being dead and gone. I mean, I built them worlds they couldn't possibly explore entirely in their lifetimes.

[exnihilo]

I'd rather be dead than have my mind trapped forever, and not even know it.

[This is not angry - or at least, it is not defiant. They're his mind, sort of, his preferences may be different. But for herself - if they ever gave her a choice -]

[megamind]

I was hoping I was merciful. Not making them ride piggy back to a life that wasn't theirs. They were semi-aware, inside me. It was... unpleasant for everyone.

[ ah well; they are very different people. ]