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[It's possible Horst is the happiest person in Adstring right now. He's outside, lounging on the grass, in the sun.]

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[gravitysflash.livejournal.com]

Ah. [Sulio gives a slightly awkward chuckle.] Actually, I'm fresh meat. I've only landed a couple of days ago.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Must be quite a change for you...

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[gravitysflash.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figure it's a change for everyone. [He drops to a crouch on the grass, bouncing the Haro up and down.]

How long has it been for you? Months?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Months, yes. Almost a year. Or maybe not quite that long...it's hard to tell after a while.

Tell me about your little friend [nodding at the Haro]

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[gravitysflash.livejournal.com]

It would. No clocks, no dates, no deadlines. [It's hard to tell whether he means that as a good or bad thing.]

The Haro? Just a basic utility robot. This is an old model, too, mostly good for acting cute. [He grins slightly as he holds up the Haro, which flaps its 'wings' enthusiastically.] Go ahead, make conversation.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[Horst laughs; it does its 'job' well, if all it is here for is to be endearing]

I wish the machines back home were this good. Where are you from?

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[gravitysflash.livejournal.com]

That's a big question to ask around here, isn't it? [Sulio raises an eyebrow, but settles down more comfortably to talk.]

New Sweetwater space colony, Side 3, Universal Century 270. Though that doesn't mean much without context. What about you - Earth?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Earth, yes. Germany and England specifically, if those mean anything to you?

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[gravitysflash.livejournal.com]

Old names. [He shrugs.] But not forgotten. We have a Neue Deutschland colony. People stay attached to Earth, even though we left it long ago.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[This, more than anything, surprises him.] Why did you leave?

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[gravitysflash.livejournal.com]

[Sulio gets a dreamy smile.] Out there, in space, that's where humanity's destiny lies. The Earth is our cradle, but no cradle is forever.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Must be quite a change for you...