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[failureisntachoice]

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[use_everything]

I will leave the second half for Gregor to answer himself. [Because it wont be from him that the Emperor is smitten with the trappings of a common life.]

For me... I suppose it is that it is a craft, all the same. A duty to perform, all the same. These things, both pride and offense of it, they come from different places.

[failureisntachoice]

You get all that from making and serving coffee?

[use_everything]

[At that, his expression closes down to some degree.]

It is something to do. There are more suitable things, but I am disinclined to engage in a martial career in a world I care little for and a war I care even less about.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She nods in full agreement. ]

Yeah, I don't blame you. I don't have a whole lot of fondness for being drafted to a whole new universe and expected to play toy soldier.

[use_everything]

I can't imagine any who would. Those with the kind of sense of duty are oft already sworn elsewhere.

[failureisntachoice]

Yet there are plenty of people running to help. I didn't even consider working with RISE because of their government affiliation.

[use_everything]

The war coming here and the means seems to have caused its own sentiments. There is fear and reaction in the face of such immediacy. As well as this government's retaliation measures.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She waves that off. ]

People felt that way before the war was brought to their doorstep. I was here months before and I saw plenty of imPorts jumping to the government's aid.

[use_everything]

Huh.

Do you have a guess as to why?

[failureisntachoice]

Besides a blind desire to help and be useful? Not really.

[use_everything]

Something, if they were wise, the government would go out of its way to foster. Dangerous in a powerful population and fickle.

[failureisntachoice]

Yeah, I don't think the 21st century is known for its wisdom.

[use_everything]

I can't recall a century on any planet that is. Seems to be a deficit of humanity in general.

[failureisntachoice]

Part of why I'm surprised your generation hasn't attempted to make any new life.

[use_everything]

There are plenty of rumors, some of them with enough groundwork to call them confirmed. In simpler times, I'd try not to think too much about it.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She shrugs. ] I meant more on the technological-front rather than organic.

[use_everything]

They go together, for us. Though I will say, you've not sold me on the concept of AI being tantamount of human folly at all.

[failureisntachoice]

Depends on who you ask, but we never get much free-reign to test that theory out.

[use_everything]

Busy with survival in general, yes.

[failureisntachoice]

Something like that. [ Most of her food finished, she pushes her plate towards the middle. ]

You can have the rest if you want.

[use_everything]

[He starts to wave it off and then stops, considering.]

We'll get a box for it. No sense in the waste.

[failureisntachoice]

Someone in the house will eat it.

[ There were enough people there for it. She waves down their server to make sure they get one brought with the check. ]

Are you heading back?

[use_everything]

Would you care to come with me?

[failureisntachoice]

Depends. Is the offer to move in still open?

[use_everything]

[He was signalling the check to himself when the question caught him, stilling him a moment.]

The offer remains. You are most welcome to stay.