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    The alien birds didn’t seem to know what to make of him. They must have been important if they were buying intergalactic pets and providing them whole rooms to themselves, but if Logan had ever heard of a human before, he didn’t let it show. 

    Humans were horrible, from what the smugglers had said, because outside of Earth-- their deathworld, was what they had called it-- they were stronger than most species, and a heck of a lot more durable. The humans who got to space fell to their worst impulses, got addicted to killing, or so beaten down they were desensitized to it. 

    Patton would never be used to it. He wouldn’t try to be, not even if his life depended on it, not when he remembered how those first aliens had crumpled like paper mache under the force of a few blows. That was why he’d ended up with the fish people in a reverse aquarium, for being so boring. 

    That was why he stayed still and relaxed when the birds came to visit him, and let Roman touch his face and arms when he wanted to, even though Virgil tried to stop him. He didn’t want the birds to be afraid he would hurt them.

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    “Oral tradition proceeds the written word, dear nephew. Moreover, the written can be misinterpreted, misconstrued, and used for ill will. Wild witches preserve the ideas too dangerous to utter in the pages they write.”
    “Anything written can be taken, stolen, used against you. When you write, you manifest.” As the grip on his scalp strengthened, he had to stop his knees from collapsing into themselves out of pain. “Focus on your training and don’t speak of this again. Never pick up a pen, Hunter. That’s an order.”
    So, Hunter never did.

    Hunter was never taught how to read because Belos didn't want him learning anything he didn't teach him.
    This is how Hunter’s time in the Human Realm outs (and helps) him.

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    “Hiding something? What, no! I wouldn’t – I’d never – ”

    “You know what? ƒμ©* it.” With a huff, Zooble yanked at the tablet in Ragatha’s hands, hard. Pomni caught how the little seams fixing Ragatha’s arms to her shoulders flexed, threatening to give way. She had to let go before Zooble ripped her forearms clean off. Zooble swiped through the tablet almost angrily as they muttered, “I don’t even know what you’re so pressed about. It’s not like your derby rider was that pretentious about – ”

    Zooble cut themself off and went very, very silent.

    Pomni’s mouth went dry. Dryer than it’d been even after a stress of time without real water. She watched, scared for a reason she couldn’t place, as both of Zooble’s detachable eyes widened. She could have sworn that their hot pink face turned almost salmon for a quick second before returning to its original shade. They set down the tablet and turned.

    “Ragatha,” they said slowly, “why does the catalogue of NPCs include a mock-up of Jax?”


    or, the gang learns something new about Jax

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    The last episode goes a little differently, and Yellow doesn't shred the book. He and his reflection work together to decipher the book while Red and Duck somehow fumble at being a family. Words are said, and Yellow connects dots that don't click. How will Red and Duck help Yellow, if Yellow is the one trying to help them?

     

    ///Yellow finds a way to escape the house, but it comes with a cost.

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    Repeating the same period of time over and over can really have an effect on a person, or in this case, a skeleton.

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