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[ The video flickers on to Leto sitting on his bed, kicking his legs briefly. He grins when the video starts recording, pushing himself onto his feet. He tilts his head, that odd bird-like movement he often exhibits. ]

I have heard some interesting things of late, so I thought I'd put the question to you all. When you fall in love, can you only love one person? Can you fall in love with multiple people? Is love something you find yourself stopping after just one?

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You sound like you've been around for a while. Or at least you know a lot about this topic. Is romantic studies a thing?

There are stars that are younger than me.

[ He chuckles lightly at the idea of romantic studies. ] In a way! I hold every experience of romance in me. Every ancestor's life and memories are mine to peruse. I have felt love the way they are. In all its terrible and magnificent glory.

[NO SORRY HOLD THE PHONE]

Wait wait wait! Are you an ancient being too? [LET HIM FANBOY YOU]

In a manner of speaking. Why?

[INWARD SQUEALING]

Oh- nothing! I'm just- you're not the only person I've met who's seen so many civilizations come and go, and I just really- I think it's awesome! To have a front seat to history like that. It's incredible.

[ Leto isn't sure what to say here. No one has ever said that before. And rightly so, because having that much history, that much human in one has relegated him far away from humanity. He barely has the social skills to pass as one.

And there is the curse of the pre-born . . . ]

I suppose it is, from an outside point of view.

Is it something bad, for you? [Which is......baffling honestly, but not something he should dismiss.]

[ His lips twitch. ]

Bad is too limited a word. I would say that it is not necessarily healthy to have your entire history living in your head.

Oh...I'm very sorry, I didn't think. I'd just assumed- well, I'd thought it would just be like having a library at your fingertips.

I would say it's more akin to being in a building and everyone is shouting at you.

That sounds very disorienting. [yeah no shit kiddo]

[ Thank you Sorey. ]

It was, especially when I was younger. I was born remembering my past.

Sorry, I'm- I'm trying to understand. You were born remembering your past? Or um, humanity's past? You could understand that even as a newborn?

I could. We're known as pre-born. People who remember everything from the womb. No one taught me anything. I knew it all before I could even walk.

That's incredible. -er, but it does also sound very confusing. Do you mind talking about it? I'd love to hear more but I don't want to pry.

[ Hm. Leto isn't sure what to say. Nobody talks about the pre-born, unless it is to hurl insults. ]

What would you like to know?

Well, how this sort of thing happens. Is everyone born with their history? Do you have any need for storytellers or libraries or archives if everybody remembers everything?

[ He pauses before speaking, in a smooth even voice. ]

No. The Pre-Born are usually the result of a large intake of Spice. There are . . . only two of us.

You know the other Pre-Born? Are you two close?

Of course. The other was my twin sister.

Oh! So it was one event, two children. Not that it's been attempted twice. I guess it's a pretty dangerous substance, this Spice stuff?

It is. Spice is a drug. It is useful for space travel and prescience, but it always comes with a price. My mother was on a spice-drug diet . . . for the pregnancy.

[ He hesitates. ] We were not the first pre-born attempted. There were others, though they died quickly. The other was my aunt who managed to survive.

[ On principle, the pre-born were abominations. Very few let them live past their infancy. ]

Oh. Oh. [right, okay, getting a clearer picture on this now.] That sounds terrible. Not that I'm saying you or your twin are terrible, but. That whole process.

It is not lightly done and there are rules for it for a reason. It's too dangerous to have that many lives in one person. Possession is always a possibility.

[ "Do you hear them? The voices in your head."

Yes, Leto hears them. He can reduce them to quiet murmurings, but he hears them. ]

That doesn't sound right though. If it's so dangerous, shouldn't it only be done on willing adults who know what they're getting into? Performing experiments on babies- that's not right.

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