Mm... [he nods, acknowledging Tonic's very valid point, and casually rolls into elaborating on it to support his own point.]
Very true. And it's still because of abundance. These people are rich in the most valuable resource of all... which is freedom.
[the two beautiful, pale specters continue their way down the street, and Tek motions to some tanned, rosy-cheeked stranger at random.]
You can have all the titles and wealth in the world, but if you're still trapped, what does it matter? Up here, even the lowliest citizen has more power than you if they're free to move, make decisions about their lives, and forget that you exist.
[the tale still fits his own story, even if it's mostly a fabricated one. the tragedy of a boy born into objective privilege, but still trapped in the confines forced upon him at birth.]
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Very true. And it's still because of abundance. These people are rich in the most valuable resource of all... which is freedom.
[the two beautiful, pale specters continue their way down the street, and Tek motions to some tanned, rosy-cheeked stranger at random.]
You can have all the titles and wealth in the world, but if you're still trapped, what does it matter? Up here, even the lowliest citizen has more power than you if they're free to move, make decisions about their lives, and forget that you exist.
[the tale still fits his own story, even if it's mostly a fabricated one. the tragedy of a boy born into objective privilege, but still trapped in the confines forced upon him at birth.]