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[alias_savant]

[there's a few taps of a pen. Neal is bored. And when Neal is bored, he asks interesting questions.]


Just out of curiosity, has anyone around here ever played "Word Assassins"?

[a beat]

And ... for the record, it's a game and I'm not actually proposing any real deaths.

[There will be an OOC post up momentarily for official sign ups, but feel free to chat with Neal in the meantime. Official sign-ups are HERE.]

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[alias_savant]

Some days, I think that's the point.

[romana2]

That's unfortunate... such a lovely place to come at such a price.

[alias_savant]

Most things like that usually do.

[romana2]

[Romana sighs, sadly.]

"If it's too good to be true, it probably is." Is there any redeeming quality to being here, then?

[alias_savant]

Get to meet people you probably wouldn't have met otherwise?

[romana2]

That can be rather rewarding, I do admit... or can make things worse than ever. Depends on who the people are and how we interact.

[alias_savant]

It's true. But life's experiences are what we make of them.

[romana2]

I can't argue with that.

[Though a part of her wishes she could.]

[alias_savant]

I find it's hard to argue with life in general.

Sorry for the slow replies - been a bit ill

[romana2]

Oh arguing with life is easy. It is winning such arguments that is difficult.

and i'm even slower, so no worries. <3

[alias_savant]

[chuckles]

That is very true.

:)

[romana2]

Good to know some humans are rather intelligent.

[alias_savant]

I think we try to be. It's just a matter of making sure we know how to think.

[romana2]

And that's not something that other species think can be taught.

[alias_savant]

Do you have a lot of experience with other species?

[romana2]

A fair bit. I did a lot of traveling when I was younger. And as president of a planet, it helps greatly to know about the species which we associate ourselves.

[alias_savant]

[a beat]

You're the president of an entire planet?

[romana2]

Well, not just the planet, of course. Gallifrey and all her dominions...

[alias_savant]

So you're the president of a space empire. That's rather impressive.

[romana2]

Is it?

[Romana wouldn't know this is just the way things have been for awhile.]

I suppose it could be. They were grooming me for this role from the time I entered the Academy, so I just take it as something that was meant to happen.

[alias_savant]

Considering as far as my species is concerned, we're the only intelligent life in the universe -- yes, I find that very impressive.

[romana2]

[Romana's not impressed.]

Then your species lacks intelligence itself. What's the point of all that space if you're the only ones intelligent enough to appreciate it?

[alias_savant]

I never said I was a skeptic. I just haven't given it much though.

[there's a pause where if they were face to face, there would be a shrug]

It's simply the prevailing theory.

[romana2]

And your time here hasn't proven otherwise to you?

[alias_savant]

It's certainly expanded my horizons, but that doesn't mean that my world is the same as yours. From what I understand, the castle doesn't pull us all from the same place.