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[moreweaponsthanyou]

Regardless of whether or our resident friendly aliens in the government are responsible for the blackouts or if it's Thundercorp instead, I have to say I'm really disappointed in the aliens.

You know what he answered when I asked him what's the meaning of life during that little meet and greet they held a week or so back?

Heart and soul!

Like, what kind of answer is that? I expected something actually interesting!

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[Voice]

[espigeonage]

[Julien sings jauntily, producing the vocal part tinny and flattened and part of the melody, too. Bird voices are strange.]

Heart and soul, I fell in love with you. Heart and soul, the way a fool would do! Maaaadly, because you held me tight!

[Voice]

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Sappy person number three~

Nice voice though!

[espigeonage]

I'm sappy, it's true. In early spring people boil off some of me to make syrup.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

I bet that syrup is the sweetest thing in the world.

[espigeonage]

Obnoxiously so! Here's the part where I make a dirty joke about how I taste, or how desirable this syrup is, or stickiness. Or I would if I could choose! Now I'm in a fog of indecision and it's all your fault.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

I'm sure I've got a coin around and you can toss for it. There you go, your problem solved!

[espigeonage]

I suppose I have to forgive you, then.

Your alien friend say anything else interesting?

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Nah. He did ask me what I thought the answer was and I gave him the default answer.

[espigeonage]

You must know where your towel is.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Sure I do, but I don't have to tell anything.

[espigeonage]

...yeah it's been ages since I read any of that so like I don't remember if there's something I'm supposed to say there. Hah!

[He pauses.]

I talked to him too. Our visitor. Y'know a lot of the time I can tell if someone's lying?

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Oh yeah?

What'd you two talk about and was he telling the truth?

[espigeonage]

Bunch of things! I had a lot of questions. He said that first alien came after they picked up on that display in April last year.

Where he lied was when I asked about whatever they use to change things. People. The way a bunch of the cops were part animal.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Huh. Interesting. How exactly did you ask him about things changing people?

[espigeonage]

[It hasn't quite gotten there yet, but!]

I kind of worked up to it. Started with questions about the aliens, and first contact and so on...

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Sounds logical. Good work?

[espigeonage]

Haha, thanks, I'll take it.

Anyway, it's worth keeping in mind that friendly as they are there's secrets here.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Everyone has secrets. It's just a matter of degrees.

[espigeonage]

True! But outright lies are worth a second thought.