"I know a good deal on the subject. Near as I can tell it has to do with their propulsion being gravity based." Black holes and high gravity time dilation was beyond Tom.
"Isolation was only part of it. I think constantly lying and suppressing what I know was worse than the loneliness." Mantis was right though. Isolation wasn't healthy. The institution he was in left just as many scars as anything else.
"That is the impact of the species." Tom tells him between sips. This was something he was very acquainted with. "When they are up everyone around them is high and hopeful. The other side is just as far into the darkness. Anger though..." Tom pauses trailing off for a second. ".. when they are angry they can start wars with their minds and emotions. It is a hold over from their own wars centuries ago."
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Date: 2020-12-15 02:38 am (UTC)"Isolation was only part of it. I think constantly lying and suppressing what I know was worse than the loneliness." Mantis was right though. Isolation wasn't healthy. The institution he was in left just as many scars as anything else.
"That is the impact of the species." Tom tells him between sips. This was something he was very acquainted with. "When they are up everyone around them is high and hopeful. The other side is just as far into the darkness. Anger though..." Tom pauses trailing off for a second. ".. when they are angry they can start wars with their minds and emotions. It is a hold over from their own wars centuries ago."