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[parricida]

Who: Elim Garak and YOU
Broadcast: Network wide at first; to the Red Fish ship afterwards
Action: In his room
When: December 28th

[A wholly pleasant smile appears on the network. While the face it's attached to is . . . reptilian, to say the least, at least the smile is friendly. Prominent ridges outline Garak's cheekbones and where a human's eyebrows would be; his black hair is neatly combed back from his face.]

I wonder . . . while the planet below is quite charming, I find myself rather disliking the temperature. And while I can amuse myself with embroidery, I find myself wanting nothing more than a good book. Do any of you have recommendations? I'm somewhat familiar with Terran literature; a friend of mine even says I have a favorite genre: realistic fiction, if that's any help.

My sincerest gratitude to any who might help.

[A beat. He cuts off the feed and adds to the members of the Red Fish:]

Coil. Might I ask you to stop by when you've a spare moment?

Comments

video;

[birdsbirdsbirds]

The plants, the animals... Sometimes the ground would just split open and swallow up whole buildings. It was a very strange time. [understatement of the century.]

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[parricida]

Was there any known cause? Or did it suddenly just happen?

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

[ah, he can't help smirking a little...]

Man reached too close to the stars, they say, intruded upon the Gods' realm. Humans became too greedy, too flawed, just like the failed Kings they'd once made an example of...

[he barely lets a spooky pause settle before he adds, flatly:]

Or so they teach us. I believe the truth is much more complicated.

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[parricida]

And far less mystic, I suspect. Such is the price of progress: the loss of religion and myths.

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

So it goes, yes... I've seen plenty of both sides, in my time.

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[parricida]

Oh? What have you seen of the mythic variety?

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

Ah... Collosal beasts, gods, magic, ghosts, none of which has been explained away by science, no matter how much they've tried. Ah, and then--

[he gets that excited grin on his face again.] Dragons! I've met so many. Dragons, angels, demons, all manner of things that don't even exist on my world. I met them elsewhere, in another one of these, what would you call them... collections? Another space like this one.

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[parricida]

I've heard of the merit of dragons from several people so far. Are they truly that appealing?

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

[he suddenly laughs!]

No! They're a bunch of assholes.

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[parricida]

My word, that's a rather harsh description!

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

[oh, Garak, if only you knew... he reels in his giggling until he can talk, very amused. he leans forward in his chair, tilting lazily to one side.]

Oh, every dragon I've ever met has been selfish, petty, egotistical, over-opinionated, tempermental... or crazy! Flat-out crazy. Ah...

[he takes a deep breath, smiling wide.]

Very good friends, some of them.

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[parricida]

Any here I ought to know about?

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[birdsbirdsbirds]

Oh, I'd hate to ruin their game.

[he never stops grinning.]

Good luck, friend.