Meta thought of the night brought to you by my mun's trip to airport...

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Small, yapping dogs carted about in strollers: Yet another reason to push the restart button on humanity.

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Re: Meta

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Of course not. What did she do when you met?

Re: Meta

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We were at college.

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And married there?

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Shortly afterwards.

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When did you adopt Claire? How long into the marriage, I mean.

Re: Meta

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Nearly four years. We'd been... trying for a while before that.

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Had you? So she was more than an assignment, even from the start?

Re: Meta

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I... Yes. But I was... reluctant, too. I didn't think I'd be a good father. I suppose everyone feels like that, though, before it happens.

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Yes. I mean, I suppose they do, yes. I wouldn't know.

Re: Meta

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It's a huge responsibility.

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And one, I hear, you have done very well.

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I... Thank you.

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She's a very special girl.

Re: Meta

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Yes. She is.

What do you know about it?

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That she has my ability. That she is the first in 400 years I've heard tell of being like me.

Re: Meta

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Who told you anything about her?

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Bob mentioned her once they learned what she could do. He thought it might make me more compliant in some of their tests--that they could always use her if I wouldn't behave.

Re: Meta

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Never. I'll kill him.

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I said something of the sort.

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Mmm.

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They only took her because I was gone. I blame myself for that.

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They wanted her before that. Trust me.

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They wanted, yes. They always wanted her, but I'm afraid I provided the impetus to go after her with force.

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Really.

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They lost my blood, they lost me. I really thought they'd taken enough to last them, though.