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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 10, 2017 21:44:30 GMT -5
"I... I am Luke!" He answered. He crouched down to greet the thing. "You're a Luke? That's a cool species name. I'mma Stitcher Crack." the little one responded enthusiastically, holding out their small hands to Luke. "Krakkurik" the adult corrected. The little one shrugged and gave Luke a large and toothy grin. Their face looked like worms had crawled under the skin and left twisted trails. "I was reborn today!" one of the others exclaimed. "I was too! And me!" the others chimed in as they gathered around the friendly stranger. They carried the same type of disfigurement as the first. "Oh? Born.. again? Did you.. unbirth?" He tilted his head |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Feb 10, 2017 21:54:13 GMT -5
"You're a Luke? That's a cool species name. I'mma Stitcher Crack." the little one responded enthusiastically, holding out their small hands to Luke. "Krakkurik" the adult corrected. The little one shrugged and gave Luke a large and toothy grin. Their face looked like worms had crawled under the skin and left twisted trails. "I was reborn today!" one of the others exclaimed. "I was too! And me!" the others chimed in as they gathered around the friendly stranger. They carried the same type of disfigurement as the first. "Oh? Born.. again? Did you.. unbirth?" He tilted his head "Reborn." corrected the little Stitchers. "They gained their Stitcher symbiotes today. It erased their memories, but they're better, stronger people now." the adult explained. |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 10, 2017 21:55:40 GMT -5
"Oh? Born.. again? Did you.. unbirth?" He tilted his head "Reborn." corrected the little Stitchers. "They gained their Stitcher symbiotes today. It erased their memories, but they're better, stronger people now." the adult explained. "Oh... that's very sad. Even I... get to keep.. some memories.. sad." |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Feb 10, 2017 22:01:50 GMT -5
"Reborn." corrected the little Stitchers. "They gained their Stitcher symbiotes today. It erased their memories, but they're better, stronger people now." the adult explained. "Oh... that's very sad. Even I... get to keep.. some memories.. sad." "It happens with Secondaries. Primaries develop at a slower pace and retain more. What do you mean, you get to keep some memories?" |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 10, 2017 22:05:23 GMT -5
"Oh... that's very sad. Even I... get to keep.. some memories.. sad." "It happens with Secondaries. Primaries develop at a slower pace and retain more. What do you mean, you get to keep some memories?" "Still.. sad. Memories make the.. you. Right? I got this body. It had memories. I only got some.. help.. remember... who it was." |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Feb 10, 2017 22:14:23 GMT -5
"It happens with Secondaries. Primaries develop at a slower pace and retain more. What do you mean, you get to keep some memories?" "Still.. sad. Memories make the.. you. Right? I got this body. It had memories. I only got some.. help.. remember... who it was." "Ah." the adult said as they studied him. The little ones tried to get Luke to pick them up, reaching their arms out to him. "You're a parasite? Stitchers are symbiotic, the host is still who they were after the infection. Just without memories, in the case of Secondaries. I am a Primary, and I have many memories of before I became a Stitcher. I'm still the same person." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 10, 2017 22:32:49 GMT -5
"Still.. sad. Memories make the.. you. Right? I got this body. It had memories. I only got some.. help.. remember... who it was." "Ah." the adult said as they studied him. The little ones tried to get Luke to pick them up, reaching their arms out to him. "You're a parasite? Stitchers are symbiotic, the host is still who they were after the infection. Just without memories, in the case of Secondaries. I am a Primary, and I have many memories of before I became a Stitcher. I'm still the same person." "..y.. yes. But it is my body. H.. how do you know they are same if.. They do not know... who was? And I.. have memories.. but am not.. What was. Sounds like you. What is.. sy..syn.. symbio..tic?" |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Feb 10, 2017 22:44:26 GMT -5
"Ah." the adult said as they studied him. The little ones tried to get Luke to pick them up, reaching their arms out to him. "You're a parasite? Stitchers are symbiotic, the host is still who they were after the infection. Just without memories, in the case of Secondaries. I am a Primary, and I have many memories of before I became a Stitcher. I'm still the same person." "..y.. yes. But it is my body. H.. how do you know they are same if.. They do not know... who was? And I.. have memories.. but am not.. What was. Sounds like you. What is.. sy..syn.. symbio..tic?" "Symbiotic means we benefit our the original host. Our minds meld together to become what they are, which is why it is important for Stitchers to not infect animals." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 10, 2017 22:48:17 GMT -5
"..y.. yes. But it is my body. H.. how do you know they are same if.. They do not know... who was? And I.. have memories.. but am not.. What was. Sounds like you. What is.. sy..syn.. symbio..tic?" "Symbiotic means we benefit our the original host. Our minds meld together to become what they are, which is why it is important for Stitchers to not infect animals." "Benefit.. mind.. or just body? Those are.. animals. Unless they are.. plants?" |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Feb 10, 2017 23:03:16 GMT -5
"Symbiotic means we benefit our the original host. Our minds meld together to become what they are, which is why it is important for Stitchers to not infect animals." "Benefit.. mind.. or just body? Those are.. animals. Unless they are.. plants?" "Both! Being a Primary means I can talk to other Primaries and Secondaries with my mind. And my body becomes very difficult to kill. By animals I mean species that can't see beyond the simple existence of consumption and reproduction." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 10, 2017 23:08:26 GMT -5
"Benefit.. mind.. or just body? Those are.. animals. Unless they are.. plants?" "Both! Being a Primary means I can talk to other Primaries and Secondaries with my mind. And my body becomes very difficult to kill. By animals I mean species that can't see beyond the simple existence of consumption and reproduction." Luke frowns. "But that's not very many animals... or.. not animals.. even trees... talk....I read.." |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Feb 10, 2017 23:13:22 GMT -5
"Both! Being a Primary means I can talk to other Primaries and Secondaries with my mind. And my body becomes very difficult to kill. By animals I mean species that can't see beyond the simple existence of consumption and reproduction." Luke frowns. "But that's not very many animals... or.. not animals.. even trees... talk....I read.." "No, it's not. But a Stitcher without a proper mind will do the same as the host desires, and spread their offspring without care for who wants to form a relationship with a Stitcher and who doesn't." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 11, 2017 11:34:02 GMT -5
Luke frowns. "But that's not very many animals... or.. not animals.. even trees... talk....I read.." "No, it's not. But a Stitcher without a proper mind will do the same as the host desires, and spread their offspring without care for who wants to form a relationship with a Stitcher and who doesn't." "Oh. You... ask.. permission..? They know..?" |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Feb 11, 2017 12:31:49 GMT -5
"No, it's not. But a Stitcher without a proper mind will do the same as the host desires, and spread their offspring without care for who wants to form a relationship with a Stitcher and who doesn't." "Oh. You... ask.. permission..? They know..?" "This is the usual practice, yes. There are exceptions when a Stitcher is attacked. But those are rare! We wouldn't be able to live with other intelligent lifeforms very well if we didn't respect their wishes." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Feb 11, 2017 14:16:01 GMT -5
"Oh. You... ask.. permission..? They know..?" "This is the usual practice, yes. There are exceptions when a Stitcher is attacked. But those are rare! We wouldn't be able to live with other intelligent lifeforms very well if we didn't respect their wishes." "Oh." He looks down at the secondary. "You choose to.. lose... self?" |
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