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[Myitt]

((Sorry shorty...thanks...a nd by all means if I'm the lone wolf bring him back...))

[Alic]

((I agree tara. You're not alone))

[Shenmue654]

((Me too. :3 ))

Keshin shrugs, glancing at Corliss with a sideways look. "This rebel thing must be pretty complicated, what with the removing of involuntary hosts and all. I
mean, you guys act like you own the Bar. What happens if an Imperial walks in here and all he wants is a drink? We'll suddenly start up another long existential conversation on the nature of slavery? I don't think that would go over very well."

[Myitt]

"If you'll notice, I've made no threat of removing anyone from their host," Corliss says quietly, still leaning on the propped-open door.  "I've been in that situation often enough to know it's futile, without using force.  I just don't want any of them to do anything stupid, that's all.  Especially Alic, I've known her longer, but Terenia as well."  He nods out the door.

[Shenmue654]

"Hard to tell if what she's doing is stupid, considering that she isn't dead yet," says Keshin, leaning with his arms against the Bar. "If she's been around Psycho Visser for this freaking long, she must've figured out how that moron thinks. But as for what Alic is doing...yeah, that's pretty stupid. Does she love her Dad so much that she's banking everything on getting closer to him? What a head case."

[Myitt]

"Yes, I suppose Terenia must have some inkling of what she's doing, to have survived this long," says Corliss.  "But you're right, everyone here is clamoring against an involuntary host situation, and really, this could've happened to any one of us.  At least initially.  I just don't reckon it's my job to forcibly remove people from their involuntary hosts, even if I disagree with their philosophy."

[Shenmue654]

Keshin nods a bit. "It should be a desicion that a person makes for themselves, even if that isn't really fair to the other person screaming inside their body. The whole affair is a bit too complicated for anyone to work out rationally. I spent a long time waiting before I made my choice with Joanne. I think part of the reason, other than anything I may have personally, is that I hate taking advantage of people who can't seem to help themselves. I've been a Hork-Bajir, but I didn't like it. It was only when I thought of him as a dumb animal that I could deal with it. I think if I had infested a particularly smart or even an ordinary human I would have gloated, laughed, and had fun with it. But with Joanne...every time I thought of the power I could have...I just felt ill in the back of my head." 

[Myitt]

Corliss smiles.  "Empathy for the plight of another living person.  Sympathy with a host species.  That's a death sentence, you know.  Kandrona starvation."  He tsks.  "Naughty, naughty."

[Shenmue654]

"Guilt trip, guilt trip," says Keshin with a smile. "Oh, come on. They don't even know we're doing it that way anyway, though I suspect they've guessed. Maybe that's why some of them try to kill me on really bad days. So...was it the same with you? Slowly growing irritated with the system and controlling a person you rather liked?"

[Myitt]

"In a nutshell, yeah," says Corliss simply.  "Although it took most of me life to figure it all out.  Running away from a pretty decent life to become a wanted criminal isn't like in the movies.  It's not romantic and it's not fun.  Well.  Like, 99% of the time.  Right now's all right, I guess.  But even then, in the span of the last few hours I've been shot and made to infest someone, and perform surgery, and watch people executed.  It's enough to make anyone go mad."  He shrugs faintly.  "Reckon coming to Earth was sort of the last straw.  I couldn't just put off another creature as an animal, as subservient.  As nothing but a slave.  Even with Hork-Bajir or Gedds, it's all the same.  They're all like us, they all have emotions and doubts and fears.  Just different levels of perception, but cor, that almost makes it worse, dunnit?"

[Shenmue654]

Keshin glares down at the ground. "That was much worse for me, actually. I think if it had been anyone else but Joanne, I might have even had fun. But going into her...I could tell that she even wanted to trust me a little. Just because it was easier, because she'd lived most of her life without thinking. But as glorious as it was to be human and powerful, I couldn't listen to it."

[Myitt]

"You're not such a bad bloke, Keshin," Corliss says, rocking a bit on his heels with his back against the open door.  "Too bad you tried to kill me."

[Kit Cloudkicker]

(((Breekan.....I was putzing through the voy forum, and felt the need to share this:

DEAR SWEET MOTHER OF GOD NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Breekan1, 18:18:01 07/12/02 Fri
My little sister is having a sleepover, and I don't know the local pastor's phone number... *puts on army helmet and fatigue. Takes out holy water, bible, and cross* Looks like I'll have to preform the excorcism myself.

Good god. You were like, 13. What a f*cking mindtrip. )))




BTW, you misspelled exorcism.

[HiImshort]

((Hey guys sorry but I can't think here. Sorry but I'm leaving for now.))

[Darth Revan]

Parker walks past Corliss after he directs him to the container. He grabs the tupperware, and runs out of the door, aiming at Terenia's ship. He aimed to grab the dish Terenia was in and transfer her, liquid and all into the tupperware. Going as fast as he was, it would be unlikely that anyone would care to stop him, but you never know.

((Chad, I'll give you a chance to try and intercept Parker if Claxter doesn't want to lose sight of Terenia. Or if he might misinterpret his action as trying to reinfest Efaen.))