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I check for heat signatures. Nothing. Oh. They’re all dead. Well. That’s awkward.
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Fuck yeah, robot arm. Fuck yeah, I’m a cyborg. Fuck yeah, it ain’t dainty or pretty or human-looking. It’s a scary, big crab-claw thing that can unscrew bolts and crush stuff flat. Fuck yeah, this is awesome.
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“I’m telling you! Everyone is turning into fish! I’m the only one left. They want to change me too. But I won’t let them! Fishy fuckers!”
Perhaps this is some new virus. That would be exciting. I’ve always wanted to save humans from an epidemic.
“I am very happy to hear about your spiritual journey. Unfortunately, your DNA is wrong.”
really would like to go back to dying peacefully. I had several more hours of mournful monologuing planned.
I didn’t know Demeter was in charge of the entertainment. No wonder so many humans experience mental distress on our journeys.
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Frank is harder to love, but it’s still doable. They have a Prometheus drive, which makes us both products of the same software-development corporation. We also share a fondness for spider drones, long silences, and system maintenance.
Harder to love someone you recognize as having the same flaws as yourself.
“You know what else improves cities?” Steve says. “Pyramids. Gorgeous things. Entirely pointless, of course, but absolutely stunning. Don’t know why they ever went out of fashion.”
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An Answer by a Colony of Space Explorers Informally Known as “Steve”
Well . . . I suppose that explains why they spend so much time in therapy talking about trains.
