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[dualbladewarrior]

Th-this is ridiculous... ! How can I be expected to work in this condition?! I--

[oops.

sneezing.

a lot.]

... I don't even have the energy to be angry at the coral, as cold as I am.

[sniffle]

Does anyone have any hot tea I could have... ?

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[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade waves back to him politely, and there's an empty chair for Hubert across from him.]

One of these days, we'll get a handle on these curses, I hope.

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[dualbladewarrior]

From what I understand that would require swapping one power source for another, and one that works at that.

[Hubert takes the empty chair, sitting down and pulling at his scarf a little.]

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[bootsweremadeforcasting]

Unfortunately so, and the scientists are far more liable to keep things as they are.

[He sips his tea, expression thinly veiled irritation.]

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[dualbladewarrior]

They do enjoy their odd, disturbing status quo...

[right there with you on that irritation man]

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[bootsweremadeforcasting]

If any of us were in that position, I'm sure we'd have far less qualms than we do now

[Hell, if he was allowed to do human experimentation with no consequences, he'd be all for it, ok.]

It's a fact of human nature that we crave power and rule.

[His words are somewhat dampened by his shivering.]

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[dualbladewarrior]

Is it?

[That earns a slight eyebrow quirk from Hubert]

I would have thought human nature to be more faceted than that. I'm not arguing that at the base that is a craving, of course.

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[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade chuckled.]

In my experience, it's few and far between that are truly content with their lot in life.

[Sneeze.]

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[dualbladewarrior]

Bless you.

I don't disagree, but I can't say that I've seen the majority go after just power and rule. Some simply attempt to elevate their current position to something more satisfying. A worker becoming a business owner, for example. Certainly it comes with some power, but not as lofty as you seem to make it sound.

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[bootsweremadeforcasting]

Then our worlds must be different.

[A small smile at that. In his- albeit pessimistic- experience, his view on humanity was somewhat tainted by some of the more unfortunate people he had met. Very few hadn't demanded something above their station in life.]

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[dualbladewarrior]

Or I haven't met the right people. Either scenario is entirely plausible.

[Hubert wasn't nearly as optimistic as his brother, but he wasn't exactly a pessimist either. If anything he fell closer to 'realist', but even he knew that his experiences were colored by a somewhat privileged upbringing in a place where there were very few who found reason to strive for beyond what they were capable of handling.]

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[bootsweremadeforcasting]

T'would be fortunate.

[They were from different worlds, but many of the worlds seemed similar, despite the odds of that happening.]

But it is fascinating, different worlds and all that.

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[dualbladewarrior]

It's one of the few perks to being in this place. I meet people I wouldn't have otherwise come across. As irritating as the curses can be, I'd like to think I'm a better person for the experience.