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01 | VOICE | that's the only one that was every truly mine

Before I arrived in this place, Danko told me that I had died for my freedom. Ironic. Now I'm here. Freedom again. Accepting servitude in one way for freedom in others. Follow the rules, behave. Do as they say.

Then you can do what you want. A gold star.

They're afraid of us. They don't understand. We have these abilities..

[A pause]

I don't want to be alone anymore. I don't want to be the only one with these kinds of powers. Someone else out there must have something they can do. I can't be the only one with my curse.

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Some more strange than others.

[Short bark of a laugh] Yeah, that's true.

Elves and dragons and pandas, oh my.

And you? What can you do?

I don't have any special abilities. My genetics weren't so fortunate as that. What powers do you have?

I understand how things work. Watches, more complex systems. It's not automatic, but. I don't need as much training. Watching it work is enough.

Just mechanical things? Or does it work for organic things as well?

I don't know. I think it might. Emotionally, neurons firing. I can sometimes understand how people are feeling. Why.

Because I like finding out how things work. There are a lot of powers here. You understand how things work, and then we have mind-readers.

What power do you have?

I don't have any.

No abilities at all?

Do you consider walking, chewing gum, and rubbing my belly all at the same time an ability?

You know what I mean.

I do, which is why I said I didn't, but you sure are pushy for someone who's afraid of persecution.

Perhaps I'm a little less afraid than I let on.

I figured that. [Chuckles] I just wonder what you plan to do when you compile all this information.

Maybe nothing at all.

Maybe a whole lot of something.

Maybe.

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