[He understands exactly what she means by that, having come from a world where crystals served similar functions.]
Can they be turned into monitoring devices where you come from? Where I come from... they can be used to change a person's demeanor; and given how they expect us to earn our keep here, I wonder.
[The thought is... repulsive enough for him to want to immediately ditch the crystal, but he can't exactly do that, can he? He's stuck with it.
The people running this show really planned this out quite thoroughly. Damn them.]
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[He understands exactly what she means by that, having come from a world where crystals served similar functions.]
Can they be turned into monitoring devices where you come from? Where I come from... they can be used to change a person's demeanor; and given how they expect us to earn our keep here, I wonder.
[The thought is... repulsive enough for him to want to immediately ditch the crystal, but he can't exactly do that, can he? He's stuck with it.
The people running this show really planned this out quite thoroughly. Damn them.]