08-24-2016, 02:34 PM
Beto nodded minimally at his request. "Without prejudice. That is fine."
It did not bother him to close the door on the possibility charging her later. If he was right- and he knew he was- he would not regret it. And if he was wrong...well, it would happen again, he was sure. And then no god on earth would stop him. Not her or the man in front of him. He was not without his own abilities, not to mention resources and allies.
That reminded him of Brandon's speech. Atharim. They bore thinking about. What they did was illegal, of course. And now they were on his radar.
Two new things to focus on. A frisson of excitement shot through him, gone in a moment, leaving him with a sense of purpose. New things to focus on.
And one of them was extending an olive branch of sorts. Exactly what he had been hoping for. Beto smiled kindly and stood up. "I would like that very much, as I am sure Ms. Makawee would. The laws that govern this nation are going to have to be modified. To protect these enhanced people."
He did not add 'protect from them'. That was strongly implied. Enhanced people were still people.
And he had seen the seemingly infinite variety of chaos and cruelty humans could inflict on one another. Emotional attachments led to all kinds of reactions- rage, jealousy, fear, sorrow. He was glad that he held no such attachments. Those emotions, while possible- well some of them were anyway- were muted. He'd long ago come to believe that it was attachments that brought out the worst in people. But they also brought out the best in others. You could not have the one without the other.
Well, you could, he amended to himself. But it takes work. Commitment.
In any case, he wanted to understand what they did. What the extent of their abilities were. And most of all, where did it come from?
"I am not from here, so you will have to lead the way."
[[feel free to mod to the coffee shop or whatever. I'm in chat later this eve if you need quick answers or whatever.]]
Edited by Beto, Aug 24 2016, 03:13 PM.
It did not bother him to close the door on the possibility charging her later. If he was right- and he knew he was- he would not regret it. And if he was wrong...well, it would happen again, he was sure. And then no god on earth would stop him. Not her or the man in front of him. He was not without his own abilities, not to mention resources and allies.
That reminded him of Brandon's speech. Atharim. They bore thinking about. What they did was illegal, of course. And now they were on his radar.
Two new things to focus on. A frisson of excitement shot through him, gone in a moment, leaving him with a sense of purpose. New things to focus on.
And one of them was extending an olive branch of sorts. Exactly what he had been hoping for. Beto smiled kindly and stood up. "I would like that very much, as I am sure Ms. Makawee would. The laws that govern this nation are going to have to be modified. To protect these enhanced people."
He did not add 'protect from them'. That was strongly implied. Enhanced people were still people.
And he had seen the seemingly infinite variety of chaos and cruelty humans could inflict on one another. Emotional attachments led to all kinds of reactions- rage, jealousy, fear, sorrow. He was glad that he held no such attachments. Those emotions, while possible- well some of them were anyway- were muted. He'd long ago come to believe that it was attachments that brought out the worst in people. But they also brought out the best in others. You could not have the one without the other.
Well, you could, he amended to himself. But it takes work. Commitment.
In any case, he wanted to understand what they did. What the extent of their abilities were. And most of all, where did it come from?
"I am not from here, so you will have to lead the way."
[[feel free to mod to the coffee shop or whatever. I'm in chat later this eve if you need quick answers or whatever.]]
Edited by Beto, Aug 24 2016, 03:13 PM.