[After a moment's hesitation, he moves toward that tree trunk. Lowers himself down to perch on the edge of it, eyes still flicking around to take it all in.
If he can navigate the vast uncharted wilderness of eastern north america, he can probably handle the forest on a spaceship. It's not getting lost that he's worried about up here. He's not so sure what jump splatter is or how it would effect the wildlife population, but he doesn't really feel like asking.
He'll learn the details later, right now he just wants to breathe. He has the good manners to huff a courtesy laugh at unicorns, but it comes out so tired and unenthusiastic he's not even sure it counts.]
No. If we did, a lot more of us might have survived.
[He says quietly, solemnly, ducking forward to rest his head in his hands for just a second, before turning to give Marty another once-over.
A little less judgementally this time.]
There was an oxygen shortage where I'm from. They looked for any excuse to trim the population- any broken laws warranted execution. They'd throw you out an airlock.
[He's not sure why he's sharing this, not sure why it matters, but he feels like he owes the guy at least a few honest words after receiving a gift like this. Maybe it helps to put into perspective why this place is such a big deal for him.]
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If he can navigate the vast uncharted wilderness of eastern north america, he can probably handle the forest on a spaceship. It's not getting lost that he's worried about up here. He's not so sure what jump splatter is or how it would effect the wildlife population, but he doesn't really feel like asking.
He'll learn the details later, right now he just wants to breathe. He has the good manners to huff a courtesy laugh at unicorns, but it comes out so tired and unenthusiastic he's not even sure it counts.]
No. If we did, a lot more of us might have survived.
[He says quietly, solemnly, ducking forward to rest his head in his hands for just a second, before turning to give Marty another once-over.
A little less judgementally this time.]
There was an oxygen shortage where I'm from. They looked for any excuse to trim the population- any broken laws warranted execution. They'd throw you out an airlock.
[He's not sure why he's sharing this, not sure why it matters, but he feels like he owes the guy at least a few honest words after receiving a gift like this. Maybe it helps to put into perspective why this place is such a big deal for him.]