( It's fine. There are deep concerns about potentially her world ending due to corporate greed and the drive to find eternal life. It's just a thing you sometimes find yourself facing. )
It might be a case like that... but that's some really messed up stuff you've had done to you, huh?
[ He got over dwelling on the worst when he was young, it's better to look at things optimistically, there's no point in seeing only the bad parts. It'll just make him sad. ]
Ah...what makes you say that? [ There's a reason that he's not supposed to get close to people, likely because talking with him for more than a few minutes makes people ask questions that he's not really supposed to answer. ]
I don't know if my life is any more remarkable than anyone else's.
( Try out selective amnesia sometime, it performs much the same way! (Do not try it out. It is not recommended.) )
People controlling what you're allowed to know or not... there's a difference between protecting kids from doing dumb things online or making bad decisions about safety and not letting them learn history. Knowing patterns and where we come from is how we can recognize and try to avoid repeating mistakes all over again.
[ He doesn't need amnesia even if there are things he'd rather not think about. ]
Hmmm, you have a point. [ He should rephrase that then, good to know for future conversations with other people. ] I don't know if it's a matter of permission or not, it just wasn't deemed necessary and so I don't. I know some basics, because they came up when I was dealing with a group of villains, like the quirk singularity theory and the history attached to that, but I don't really have time for reading most of the time.
[ He probably wouldn't even if he did, that's just work to him. He consumes things for work and that's about it. ] I have a really busy schedule.
I have a very big sense of curiosity, just in other contexts. [ Hawks smiles, but doesn't seem like he's going to explain much more on that point. ]
I don't think I ever really was one. [ He offers the wistful reflection, but also trails off instead of explaining why that is. He isn't sure he'd be inclined to, and it's not polite picnic talk. ]
Fair enough! And, well. Terrible as what we're facing, maybe we can all figure out how to be a little like kids sometimes when we're here. Like enjoy ourselves, or just do things that adults aren't 'supposed' to enjoy. Like... I don't know! Fingerpainting.
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( Because a lineage and history of bad mistakes being consistently made is... unsettling to say the least. Too human, to say even less. )
... Hey, Hawks. Do you... want to see if we can learn any? While we're here?
( Ask Aurora for history books that tie to his world, or see if the library has any. )
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The question gives him pause. ]
I suppose not. I don't really need to know it, unless it comes up for a mission or something.
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( It's fine. There are deep concerns about potentially her world ending due to corporate greed and the drive to find eternal life. It's just a thing you sometimes find yourself facing. )
It might be a case like that... but that's some really messed up stuff you've had done to you, huh?
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Ah...what makes you say that? [ There's a reason that he's not supposed to get close to people, likely because talking with him for more than a few minutes makes people ask questions that he's not really supposed to answer. ]
I don't know if my life is any more remarkable than anyone else's.
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People controlling what you're allowed to know or not... there's a difference between protecting kids from doing dumb things online or making bad decisions about safety and not letting them learn history. Knowing patterns and where we come from is how we can recognize and try to avoid repeating mistakes all over again.
Or... it should be.
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Hmmm, you have a point. [ He should rephrase that then, good to know for future conversations with other people. ] I don't know if it's a matter of permission or not, it just wasn't deemed necessary and so I don't. I know some basics, because they came up when I was dealing with a group of villains, like the quirk singularity theory and the history attached to that, but I don't really have time for reading most of the time.
[ He probably wouldn't even if he did, that's just work to him. He consumes things for work and that's about it. ] I have a really busy schedule.
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Geez... Really wish you'd been allowed more of a sense of curiosity. Not a knock to you now!
( She looks away, out over the water. )
I just feel like kids should be allowed to be kids, no matter what else they are.
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I don't think I ever really was one. [ He offers the wistful reflection, but also trails off instead of explaining why that is. He isn't sure he'd be inclined to, and it's not polite picnic talk. ]
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Fair enough! And, well. Terrible as what we're facing, maybe we can all figure out how to be a little like kids sometimes when we're here. Like enjoy ourselves, or just do things that adults aren't 'supposed' to enjoy. Like... I don't know! Fingerpainting.
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What do you mean by fingerpainting? [ Sure, he's met kids, but none of them were actively painting at the time. ]
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( She holds up both hands, wiggling her fingers. )
It's exactly what it sounds like. You paint with your fingers!
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I mean I guess it can't hurt to try.