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[baruthumos]

You've reached Omega.

If this is a medical emergency, leave your location and the nature of the emergency, any allergies or conditions, and I will be right there.

If you need someone to have a medical emergency, leave your name and a way to contact you.

And if this is about a child, leave your location, the nature of the problem, and tell them I will be right there.

Comments

[protective_logic]

WHAT!?

[baruthumos]

Well, I don't think he's cute, but I don't think York is anything to write home about. If Maine is, I can cross-reference and see what it is that makes adult men "cute."

[protective_logic]

York isn't cute. York is handsome. Geez, I'm not fifteen! And I'm not here to appraise the physical appearance of your friends.

[baruthumos]

Not even for science?

[protective_logic]

Science has already suggested that 'beauty' in human eyes is in symmetrical construction of the face. That was determined back in the 20th century.

[baruthumos]

Then explain York.

[protective_logic]

Oh my god you're an insensitive asshole. Yes, the scar and blinded eye are diminishing in a manner. But it is the placement of his features on his face that renders attractiveness. The symmetry to the placement of his eyes, the relatively equal height of his ears, things like that.

[baruthumos]

Okay, so he's so attractive that the negative points from the eye don't knock him? The scar does not add to the score?

And that's not insensitive. Insensitive is when I ask him. This is just dickish.

[protective_logic]

You're kidding, right? You're being insensitive about someone's impairment around your impaired brother. Wow.

But... some people find scars attractive. I find his saddening.

[baruthumos]

That's what I mean. Lots of people tell me scars are "sexy." I don't get it, what's so attractive about a permanent reminder of something terrible?

If I cannot ask my own brother, who may have insight into it that I do not, such questions, who should I ask?

[protective_logic]

If anything the scar... connects me to him in a way?

[baruthumos]

So it's not the fact he has a scar, but the fact he has a story? That's like yours?

[protective_logic]

It's very different but... Yeah. A little.

[baruthumos]

What if he had a story but you couldn't see the scar?

[protective_logic]

If he shared it with me, it'd be just as important. The scar... makes me nervous.

[For Omega's sake, but he isn't saying that.]

It's... how it connects us that makes me interested. And how warm he is that holds my attention.

[baruthumos]

Definetly, you need to talk to Maine.

What, do you have infrared on your helmet now? Seems to be a bit distracting.

[protective_logic]

You're a bit of a jerk sometimes. Warmth doesn't mean that and you know it.

[baruthumos]

Too soon?

[protective_logic]

Too soon and irrelevant? I just contacted you to say Maine and I are getting coffee and going to discuss your work.

[baruthumos]

Okay, have fun. Enjoy the coffee. Don't shoot the messenger.

[protective_logic]

There is something very strange about you lately.

[baruthumos]

Lately??? What do you mean, lately???

[protective_logic]

Since I came home.

No. That's not accurate enough. Since I told you about York.

[baruthumos]

Since I have a feeling we're going to be having an uncomfortable conversation Saturday night, I'd like to defer this until Sunday. One fight at a time.

[protective_logic]

If you insist.