[Voice]

[weapabilities]

Well. It ah. Seems I'll have some time on my hands until I get some repairs finished. Fortunately I'm still mobile via my holomatter avatar so any students who I am tutoring should have no break in schedule and everything else is business as usual...

I do have a question however.

I'm just wondering, what is it that humans and other organics do for fun? Or at least to occupy your time?

Comments

[Audio]

[biwinning]

No.

My ancestor was friends with you though.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Right...

Your what?

[Audio]

[biwinning]

The helmsman.

The troll you told you would put into your shitty spaceship becauthe you thought FOR THOME REASON that would be a good idea.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Wait, you're related to him?

[ He just completely disregards the rest. ]

[Audio]

[biwinning]

My ancestor. My genetic twin.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Haha, but aren't organics supposed to be like those related to them? Isn't that how it works?

[Audio]

[biwinning]

What, you mean a brainwashed empire slave? Yeah, funny thing, I never got that far!

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Well no, I mean it's just that you're so...

Well. Never mind. Either way, you seem frustrated. Is there something I can help you with?

[ He thinks he remembers how to deal with this sort of thing. He's spoken to a few trolls before and he's starting to understand, just a little maybe. ]

[Audio]

[biwinning]

I'm tho what.

[He is frustrated, but... it's more a "generally frustrated at life" thing. There's really no stopping it.]

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Well I mean. It's just that Helmsman is so patient and gentle... and. Yeah. Guess I don't see the resemblance.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

And I'm sure if you knew him before he wath tortured into being thubmissive you'd see the resemblance fine.

It'th a genetic resemblance anyway, not a perthonality one.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

I think I'd still have liked him either way. Helmsman is my friend. I don't like what happened to him, but I like him regardless.

[ There's a brief silence. ]

Oh, well. I guess that makes more sense.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

Congrats, you like him. Don't compare uth by saying you like that he's all calm and gentle when that'th only becauthe he'th forced to be that way.

[I am sorry Drift, he is just being a hassle in general.]

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Mmmm. And who are you, anyways? Besides being related to him.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

Thollux Captor.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Ohh. You're that Sollux. Helmsman used to talk about you.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

... What did he thay?

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Oh, not much really. Usually it came up when we spoke about his... hm. Liberation, so to speak.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

Come on dude, tell me detailsth.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

He was upset you were trying to get him to shed his biowires. I had questioned him not wanting to shed his chains as well, but he-

Well. I'm sure you're more than aware. Sometimes one can find comfort in what they know, even if that is their own bonds.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

No. I don't understand. If you're given the opportunity to be free you take it.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

Sometimes people need time to heal before they can realize that.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

And I was helping with that. You can't expect him to heal on his own if he still had the LITERAL attachments to the ship still on him.

[Audio]

[weapabilities]

He wasn't ready. I think the first step is letting him feel accepted and comfortable before you start making drastic changes to his body. And it's his choice in the end.

[Audio]

[biwinning]

It wath his choice.

[Although Sollux was pushing for a lot more wires to be pulled.]

It'th not anymore. Now that he'th... fucking gone.