[The next few texts come in a flurry. True to form, he's been riled.]
FROM: anders@cdc.org TO: 11.november@cdc.org
thats th epoint
FROM: anders@cdc.org TO: 11.november@cdc.org
dont you see
FROM: anders@cdc.org TO: 11.november@cdc.org
he couldnt be bothere deven if he watned to be
FROM: anders@cdc.org TO: 11.november@cdc.org
no one deserves having tha t taken away from them
[Is November the same? He hadn't gotten that impression. July is a blank slate, as close to Tranquil as anyone can be without actually being Tranquil. November seems to have capacities beyond that.]
I know he can't be bothered, it makes him a very good partner.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org TO: anders@cdc.org
When it comes down to it, we're cut from the same cloth, he and I. His abilities and makeup differ only slightly as a Doll– they're passive mediums.
[He's not a blank slate. Moreover, he's learned to manipulate, rather than be Doll-like and allow the world to pass by him. That's not a mark against July, though; he clearly remembers the boy tugging on his sleeve so he wouldn't get himself blown up.]
A Doll, just as I'm labeled a Contractor. Dolls are observers, Contractors are weapons.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
We're obedient for different reasons, though they overlap in the aspect of self-preservation. Dolls less so, as they tend not to have much want. July's not completely empty, don't let that fool you.
[The next question doesn't really take him by surprise, but there is a twinge of interest in where this conversation has gone. Is Anders sympathizing?]
[He knows how a Tranquil would answer that question, and he doesn't want to delve too deeply into similarities and differences. All he knows is that it's a horrible fate, and he's afraid of it.]
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FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
it would bother anyone with half a shred of decency
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
hes too young to have had that done to him
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TO: anders@cdc.org
Too bad neither July nor I are bothered; you'll get used to it. Or you won't.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
None of us had a choice.
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FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
thats th epoint
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
dont you see
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
he couldnt be bothere deven if he watned to be
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
no one deserves having tha t taken away from them
[Is November the same? He hadn't gotten that impression. July is a blank slate, as close to Tranquil as anyone can be without actually being Tranquil. November seems to have capacities beyond that.]
no subject
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
I know he can't be bothered, it makes him a very good partner.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
When it comes down to it, we're cut from the same cloth, he and I. His abilities and makeup differ only slightly as a Doll– they're passive mediums.
[He's not a blank slate. Moreover, he's learned to manipulate, rather than be Doll-like and allow the world to pass by him. That's not a mark against July, though; he clearly remembers the boy tugging on his sleeve so he wouldn't get himself blown up.]
no subject
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
a doll
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
we hav epeople like that where im from
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
theyre tools. obedient because theyre stripped of the ability to be anything else
[a slight delay]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
is that what youre saying he is? you are?
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FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
A Doll, just as I'm labeled a Contractor. Dolls are observers, Contractors are weapons.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
We're obedient for different reasons, though they overlap in the aspect of self-preservation. Dolls less so, as they tend not to have much want. July's not completely empty, don't let that fool you.
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is that supposed to be reassuring? hes not completely empty, only mostly
[Another delay. But, now that the connection's been made, he needs to know:]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
how long have you been like that?
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No, I was merely being informative.
[The next question doesn't really take him by surprise, but there is a twinge of interest in where this conversation has gone. Is Anders sympathizing?]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
About five or so years. I can't speak for July.
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FROM: anders@cdc.org
i see
FROM: anders@cdc.org
im sorry
FROM: anders@cdc.org
thats all i needed to know
no subject
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Why sorry? You didn't do anything wrong.
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FROM: anders@cdc.org
i know i didnt. but i am anyway
FROM: anders@cdc.org
ill tell july you said hello