[NPC] Dr. Singh
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- Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:19:45 +0000
Have you heard the fascinating news, Sciencers? Why, the prestigious and illustrious TECH Conference has asked Gaia's very own EI Labs to create a presentation for their famous TECH Talks program! Why, that's practically the scientific equivalent of making it in show business. I don't doubt that the paparazzi is just moments away from swarming in here to pry into the deepest details of our mundane daily lives and publicize it for the world to fawn over. Until the media wave hits, let's hold fast to our scientific passions and continue making the important advancements. To inspire all my favorite junior scientists to never give up, we worked all night to document this latest update to the Pocket Paws Evolving item. Sadly, while we were focused on feeding and playing with our cute pixel pets, the gripping saga of My Dearly Damned came to an end. I wish we could have been there to see it, but I'm also quite glad I wasn't there for...the incident... I'll not tarry further, Gaians. Observe for yourselves:
Woah, how did your digital child grow up so fast! They're already taking Advanced Algebra and earning college credits. You feel like it was only 4 weeks ago this Friday that you were changing diapers. Your digital paw is almost ready to go out into the real world but you have to keep them on track with their studies. You'll need to use a little discipline because you noticed they've been using their electronic devices during class and teachers are starting to send notes. UGHH parenting is hard!
- My Dearly Damned: "And then they say that flowers grew there. Maroon and dark red blossoms. And pink butterflies and small birds came to land on them." The child closed the homemade book emphatically. "The end."
Father's mouth gaped and Papa's face was pale. "That's a really sad ending, Filaree," Father said.
Fil sniffed indignantly. "It's sad on purpose! It makes you think about all the happy things in your life and appreciate them."
The parents shared a look. This wasn't the first time the child had shocked them; their offspring would naturally always fall between light and dark, saintly and impish, loving and a little bit wicked. But they had each always been a bit of both anyway, and were all quite content living there together. Aside from the kid's hobby of writing really tragic RPF. That was pretty weird.
As they tucked the child into bed with a goodnight kiss, Papa seemed distracted. Later, as they closed the door to their room, in their little dark house on the golden field, Serotina suddenly whirled and drew Roseus into a fierce embrace.
"It could have been true," Serotina murmured in the dark. "Fil's story. If I hadn't found you in time and helped you defeat the Wheel... If I hadn't..."
"...Impossible." Roseus whispered, holding his husband tighter. "I could never have left you with such an unhappy ending."
Ha! See, I'm no stuffed-shirt uptight scientist. You fell for it, didn't you! See, these are the kinds of lighthearted moments I'll miss when my team and I are unfortunately very, very famous. The true ambassador of science lives for the beauty of experimentation, not the dozens of roses or autograph signing sessions that come with success. Someday, Scienteers, you may find yourselves on the brink of becoming a scientific legend, and then you'll remember the grand finale of My Dearly Damned and feel totally embarrassed about this moment. Humility is very respectable among the science community. On that note, please don't forget to vote for your favorite Evolving Item in the Weekly EI Poll, and visit my friends at La Victoire to discover your own My Dearly Damned 2nd Gen. or [Animal] Pocket Paw!