When family disappoints...

[kill_all_vagans]

General Hetepheres... she actually killed her own...

[Flit's seen some ugly shit ever since the incident at Nora.  But filicide is in a league all of its own and Flit can't even begin to imagine a situation where his mother -bless her heart- would have to kill him.  Or he in turn have to fight and possibly even kill a child or grandchild.]

Those... are the kind of hard choices you have to make if you want to save people, aren't they?

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[kill_all_vagans]

[Looks like Leos isn't the only one offering these to people in need of them any more.]

Thanks. I... probably need this.

[He takes up the pudding, helping himself to some of it before looking back over at the Gebian.]

Can you talk? I mean, communicate like the General can with us?

[abugslife]

[The Gebian pokes at a tiny touch screen repeatedly, and then hands it over to Flit.]

no but I can do this

[kill_all_vagans]

[He looks over at it and... smiles.]

I'm sorry you had to go through the trouble of learning our languages. I hope it wasn't difficult...

[abugslife]

I am actually using a translator chip right now
after one of us learned your language, the rest only had to do this
it's very convenient

[kill_all_vagans]

I can certainly imagine... and whoever took the time to learn it still probably had to work very hard too.

[For a moment, Flit actually is forgetting he's talking to an alien... what a wonderful thing communication like this can be...]

[abugslife]

I'm glad that wasn't me
my work is important, but that means its already hard enough
still not as hard as your job though
or general's