[IC] [SELF-INDULGENT MUSEBOXING]

[senior_citizen]

because Sabra AUs are fun and games until someone loses an eye

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[scienceping]

Affirmative.

[senior_citizen]

Well that's not hard.

[ lightly ]

[scienceping]

... While I do not recall a great majority of my time within Sabra La Tau, I do remember the ... hardships we endured.

[senior_citizen]

[ small nod ]

What survivors have to do?

[scienceping]

No matter the severity or the morality involved.

[senior_citizen]

[ he gets very, very quiet at that. ]

[scienceping]

Such was the nature of Sabra La Tau.

[senior_citizen]

You still have a choice. Even if they're all terrible.

[scienceping]

Indeed.

But that world no longer exists.

[senior_citizen]

Is that supposed to be comforting?

[scienceping]

I beg your pardon?

[senior_citizen]

Saying it's gone. Like it doesn't still influence anything.

[scienceping]

Our experiences influence our behavior. I was not implying that such experiences could be forgotten.

[senior_citizen]

You forgot.

[ now there's bitterness in his tone ]

[scienceping]

I have not. Not everything.

[senior_citizen]

What's left then?

[scienceping]

The relationships developed with my teammates and other teams. Several games that did not end well. Decisions we were required to make.

... Enough is remembered.

[senior_citizen]

Seems awful vague to me.

[scienceping]

I cannot account for how you interpret my explanation of it.

[senior_citizen]

[ shrugs a bit ]

Tattoos? Scars?

[scienceping]

I declined from acquiring tattoos, though I do have scars resulting from various games and ... incidents.

[senior_citizen]

[ he softens a bit at that ]

Some of the worst stuff happens outside of games.

[scienceping]

Agreed.

[senior_citizen]

[ ... he rolls up his sleeve a bit. weird to see Steve with all these tattoos, huh? but he's basically got a sleeve starting from the elbow up. ]

We did a lot of tattooing in Canis.

[scienceping]

[coming closer to look, but still letting Steve have some personal space]