Another arm joins the sketch, and a leg follows. The being hangs perilously, and Wrench thinks briefly of how sad it must be to become fully actualized in just enough time to witness one's own death. He thinks if it comes to it, he'll add a tail before another leg. Give this little stick figure a fighting chance of making it out of the bounds of its own captivity. Then he thinks again, and realizes he can't stand to give it an appendage that might cause it to bear any resemblance to the tender-hearted man who sits knee-to-knee with him.
Deerington is full of folks who look unlike himself. Who have systematically and pointedly pitched Wrench's worldview into confusion. What it means to be a person is something he no longer feels he can answer with such certainty, but it's the least of what haunts him now. As he adds the letters carefully, still mouthing the alphabet to himself to help him remember, Wrench decides instead he'll add horns. Perhaps a set of wings.
How many other creatures can he help condemn to their demise, now that he's learned of their existence?
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Another arm joins the sketch, and a leg follows. The being hangs perilously, and Wrench thinks briefly of how sad it must be to become fully actualized in just enough time to witness one's own death. He thinks if it comes to it, he'll add a tail before another leg. Give this little stick figure a fighting chance of making it out of the bounds of its own captivity. Then he thinks again, and realizes he can't stand to give it an appendage that might cause it to bear any resemblance to the tender-hearted man who sits knee-to-knee with him.
Deerington is full of folks who look unlike himself. Who have systematically and pointedly pitched Wrench's worldview into confusion. What it means to be a person is something he no longer feels he can answer with such certainty, but it's the least of what haunts him now. As he adds the letters carefully, still mouthing the alphabet to himself to help him remember, Wrench decides instead he'll add horns. Perhaps a set of wings.
How many other creatures can he help condemn to their demise, now that he's learned of their existence?
-- --- -IR L-ID.