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[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Stop it! I don't need my brother, or the DI or those idiots Anderson and Donovan, or any of those others whose attention for which you seem so desperate.

Alone is what I have. Alone protects me!

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[highfunctioning_sociopath]

World of Twelve....

[That was said like he was filing that into his Mind Palace.]

We have... humans....

[He's not really sure how to answer that question.

I'm sorry if she becomes annoying, lol

[terraformagica]

[ She doesn't mind, she can chatter enough for both of them. ]

Humans, hmm... what about Zaap portals, do you have those? And boufball! You must know that sport, right?

Sherlock is annoyed by most people, it's all good XD

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[And a thought crosses Sherlock's mind. Not one he's entirely comfortable with.]

You're... not from Earth, then.

[terraformagica]

[ she giggles ]

Hmm... I don't think so, not in the way you just said it there. But being a Sadida, I'm connected to everything that grows, so it might be a little the same?

[ no, Amalia... it's not even close ]

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[He raises an eyebrow.]

You're connected to everything that grows. Explain?

[terraformagica]

Everything that grows is alive, and I can hear them and talk to them.

[ She puts her hand down next to her and with a faint green grow, a cute little daisy pops right up right through the couch cushion.

And then it bows to Sherlock. ]

See? She's saying hello!

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[Sherlock is going to step away now. Cautiously.]

H-how is this possible?

[terraformagica]

[ Amalia carefully gathers the daisy into her hands, letting its thin-as-spider-silk roots curl around her wrist as though hanging on tight. ]

Because all Sadidas are connected to the Tree of Life. We have to watch over all of nature. Just like the Xelor are the guardians of time, and the Feca protect all animals.

Don't you have anything similar in your world?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Myths and legends. But nothing quite like that, no.....

[It's interesting, at least.]

[terraformagica]

[ She puts the daisy near the window so it can keep growing. ]

It's nice to learn new things. I've learned so much since I left home.

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

That's redundant: "Learning new things." You can't learn something you already know...

[Umm yes, Sherlock, thanks for the English lesson.]

[terraformagica]

Is it? [ she seems surprised ] But what if you're learning something that you forgot? Or if you thought you had learned something but were doing it the wrong way, so now you have to do it the right way?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

I never forget anything. Delete information, yes. Forget, no. And if you learned something incorrectly and now you're learning it properly, you're still learning something new.

[terraformagica]

I guess that's true. I never thought about it that way before.

Why don't you forget anything?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Everything gets stored in my Mind Palace. Except those things that don't matter. I delete them.

[terraformagica]

Maybe you deleted a story about people like me and that's why you were surprised!

Wait, what's a Mind Palace?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

[There's a bit of a cheeky smile.]

A Mind Palace is where I store and organize all my memories. I didn't delete you or your people... it's interesting.

[terraformagica]

That's a very interesting method.

[ she sees him smiling and is glad for it, he sure seems a lot happier than when he was ranting about his brother ]

I'll bet you help lots of people here...

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

You bet wrong.

[He's no good to anyone. He's 'dead,' after all.]

[terraformagica]

[ She shakes her head. ]

You've helped me figure out something new. Unless you're saying I don't count?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

I don't know if you count or not.

[She doesn't count in his personal universe yet.]

[terraformagica]

Next we need to work on your enthusiasm a little...

What do you like to do?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Optimism.

[He pauses... that's an interesting question, so he repeats it.]

What do I like to do? What do I like to do.... deductions. Figure things and people out. In the end, even my experiments are deductions.

[terraformagica]

A promise.

[ Amalia rests her chin in her hands as she watches him. ]

Are people hard to figure out?

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Depends on the person....

[He'll not be giving away any of his secrets.]