[ What Sirius wants is something Sebastian can't help but be interested in. It's somewhere in between professional interest and his very nature, but it's a piece of the conversation that's set aside for now. The other two parts pair much better together, and they may just lead back to that topic regardless. ]
No apologies needed, I would say. Energy aside, it does feel a tad obvious... It seems there are rules in place that prevent me from hiding my being so fully. [ He shrugs again, even though it's actually something he's more than a little annoyed about. ] And besides, the assumption would be mutual.
[ That wry smile is cooler now, but the humor doesn't leave it. The other question is an interesting one to be posed at all, but his answer comes smoothly. Even if it feels sudden, it doesn't seem to be the first time someone has asked for his viewpoint. ]
I find humanity extremely interesting.
[ The short answer first, though saying "humanity" instead of "humans" is very intentional. ]
I have a unique position, certainly. I am only ever a guest to their world, but my kind are always watching. I have watched them build great empires, only for them to forget them. They make great works, only to burn them. Watch long enough, and you are struck by the impermanence of their toiling. Their lives are so very short and fragile that there's hardly a point to them at all. A single human life is no more significant than they would find an ant's to be.
[ There's a purposeful pause that's time given to let his words sink in, but the "but" is clear in his tone. ]
...And yet, human desire knows no bounds. Like a candle burning at both ends, humanity will strive for what is impossible, what they cannot have, because their own mortality is the ever-present end. Their lives are so short that they must go ever forward and never look back, since they do not have the time to do so. It is a habit that brings them misery and glory in equal measures. Their struggle is endless, but it makes their world ever-changing. The world they are born into will have changed completely by the time they naturally die. Is there not something quite admirable about that? It is an ambition I do not possess, so I cannot help but to be fascinated by it.
[ He cants his head lightly and as he finishes, he's now watching Sirius's reaction a bit more intently to see how he's taking all of Sebastian's thoughts as a whole. ]
Watching them struggle is nothing short of exquisite.
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No apologies needed, I would say. Energy aside, it does feel a tad obvious... It seems there are rules in place that prevent me from hiding my being so fully. [ He shrugs again, even though it's actually something he's more than a little annoyed about. ] And besides, the assumption would be mutual.
[ That wry smile is cooler now, but the humor doesn't leave it. The other question is an interesting one to be posed at all, but his answer comes smoothly. Even if it feels sudden, it doesn't seem to be the first time someone has asked for his viewpoint. ]
I find humanity extremely interesting.
[ The short answer first, though saying "humanity" instead of "humans" is very intentional. ]
I have a unique position, certainly. I am only ever a guest to their world, but my kind are always watching. I have watched them build great empires, only for them to forget them. They make great works, only to burn them. Watch long enough, and you are struck by the impermanence of their toiling. Their lives are so very short and fragile that there's hardly a point to them at all. A single human life is no more significant than they would find an ant's to be.
[ There's a purposeful pause that's time given to let his words sink in, but the "but" is clear in his tone. ]
...And yet, human desire knows no bounds. Like a candle burning at both ends, humanity will strive for what is impossible, what they cannot have, because their own mortality is the ever-present end. Their lives are so short that they must go ever forward and never look back, since they do not have the time to do so. It is a habit that brings them misery and glory in equal measures. Their struggle is endless, but it makes their world ever-changing. The world they are born into will have changed completely by the time they naturally die. Is there not something quite admirable about that? It is an ambition I do not possess, so I cannot help but to be fascinated by it.
[ He cants his head lightly and as he finishes, he's now watching Sirius's reaction a bit more intently to see how he's taking all of Sebastian's thoughts as a whole. ]
Watching them struggle is nothing short of exquisite.