[There are lengthy pauses and silences as he works on his task; ordinarily Lahabrea would be snappish at best with interruptions to something he's focused on but it is allowed. An allowance he didn't grant to others, but if there could be exceptions made, surely they could only be granted to a fellow Ascian.
This, at least, made him feel somewhat less inadequate. If it was a job Emet-Selch could do himself, would he necessarily turn to others and idle about, bored, waiting for it to be completed?
Possibly, but unlikely by Lahabrea's estimation.
He can still manage something of value.]
It is some small comfort to know that timelessness isn't unique to our kind, at the least. I have heard of at least two other species that count their lives in the eon, not the year. And yet most of these short lived ones are indeed, human. Is it a flaw of that specific design, across all realities?
[Humanity was ubiquitous, and their grievous flaws alongside them.]
But it gives a glimmer of hope too, in turn. Once matters are settled with our star, we too may have the opportunity to turn outward, and find others like ourselves and build bridges across the cosmos. Rare though we immortal races may be.. we are not alone.
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[There are lengthy pauses and silences as he works on his task; ordinarily Lahabrea would be snappish at best with interruptions to something he's focused on but it is allowed. An allowance he didn't grant to others, but if there could be exceptions made, surely they could only be granted to a fellow Ascian.
This, at least, made him feel somewhat less inadequate. If it was a job Emet-Selch could do himself, would he necessarily turn to others and idle about, bored, waiting for it to be completed?
Possibly, but unlikely by Lahabrea's estimation.
He can still manage something of value.]
It is some small comfort to know that timelessness isn't unique to our kind, at the least. I have heard of at least two other species that count their lives in the eon, not the year. And yet most of these short lived ones are indeed, human. Is it a flaw of that specific design, across all realities?
[Humanity was ubiquitous, and their grievous flaws alongside them.]
But it gives a glimmer of hope too, in turn. Once matters are settled with our star, we too may have the opportunity to turn outward, and find others like ourselves and build bridges across the cosmos. Rare though we immortal races may be.. we are not alone.