4th coil;; anonymous, text

[hatesvampires]

[The post is public and easy to read for everyone, but if you're a paranoid type hoping to crack the anonymity he's made it as ridiculously hard as possible to hack for the most part, except for several completely exposed paths you can find with just a bit of searching and know-how that will help you crack the anonymity on this post with ease...but if you manage to hack your way through everything, it unfortunately leads to an unregistered device with no ID. Better luck next time you nosy sons a' bitches.

And yes, it's a dutifully crafted lure designed just to fuck with you people in the first place.]

So I was just wondering...what's the stay/go ratio around here like?

If you're interested, just tell me whether or not you'd rather stay here once the war ends, or go back home a.s.a.p.

Reasons optional, but preferred. [The more depressing the better, he could use a laugh.]

Comments

[hatesvampires]

Oh, I'm really not that hard to replace - nothing like a Queen, that's for sure! I work a deskjob handing out orders to field agents back home.

Any old sap could do it for me, I figure. Maybe even the Imperator herself, who knows.

[medusalith]

But it is still a job that needs doing, or it all will fall apart. Most underestimate how interconnected they are to everyone else.

[hatesvampires]

Well, I don't know about that!

[Except he totally does.]

I mean, it's the kind of thing people are trained to do, you know...I'm sure there're other people out there fully qualified to do it.

[medusalith]

But none would have your intuition or knowledge that comes from working in the position for so long. It is simply a manner of perspective.

[hatesvampires]

Why, how nice of you to say!

And to someone you hardly know, and all. I bet your kingdom's just a hell of a place.

[medusalith]

Inhuman society is dependent on the unique traits of each individual in order to succeed and flourish, it's simply a matter of applying the same thought elsewhere.

[ Humanity doesn't seem to do that much, if she's even talking to a human - it's impossible to tell over text. ]

[hatesvampires]

[Even though he isn't, it's near impossible to tell in person too. Plus he'd sooner tell someone he is, anyway.]

You're not human?

[medusalith]

No, but thousands of years ago we shared a common ancestor.

[hatesvampires]

Really now? And who might that be?

You'll have to excuse the ignorance, the only non-humans we have back home are, uh...well, I wouldn't want to offend or anything, but they're all huddled in the slums mostly. Beneath whatever city they live in.

[medusalith]

Some prehistoric genus homo, most likely.

The conditions of what non-human species on the Earth I am from depends on which one you're inquiring after. The simple matter of it is that humanity does not accept any of them as a whole - something that seems to be consistent throughout universes.

[hatesvampires]

Well, it's mostly a work in progress...

I mean, one of my best agents just so happens to be one of said non-humans! It'll take a while for most people. I just don't discriminate.

[He just hates everything.]

[medusalith]

An optimistic outlook. It is a shame that most people do not share it, nor do I ever think it will fully come to pass.

[ Medusa just doesn't have a good opinion of humanity. ]

[hatesvampires]

This whole thing just seems to be worrying about new stuff...

Which I really don't get, I mean, newer things lead to advancements and such, right? Technologically speaking and such. I don't see why the same couldn't be said for introducing non-humans to a mostly human populated civilization. Nothing wrong with a fresh perspective.

[medusalith]

There will always be a fear of the unknown, no matter how much good can come of it. As well as our desire not to share with humans that which they want from us - it sours the taste of diplomatic relationships in their mouths.