[Crane does not glare or offer complaints. His memories of working with a partner are unpleasant for all involved. He happily worked alone over the centuries, without oversight or supervision, with the freedom to research what his heart desired. No longer limited by boundaries. Nor other people. But Jesper throws an independent variable into the mix, throwing off his testing and measurements. He grasps his hands at his back and ponders the changing mood.
Arguments over their spoils. Outrage over the fattest share. One man throws a punch and dodges another; hurling himself against his companion. But what he sees is different from what exists in reality. He throws himself on the fire and is immediately engulfed by flames. But his senses cannot tell the difference. He cannot feel the flames. He cannot smell the ash. He cannot scream with severe burns or see the second man succumb to invisible terror. The third - who had hurled the pot - turns and flees across the desert. He bats an invisible force away from his head. Birds, perhaps?
It hardly matters. The man will find himself stranded without food and water and perish from starvation. If only he had chosen to accept it.]
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Arguments over their spoils. Outrage over the fattest share. One man throws a punch and dodges another; hurling himself against his companion. But what he sees is different from what exists in reality. He throws himself on the fire and is immediately engulfed by flames. But his senses cannot tell the difference. He cannot feel the flames. He cannot smell the ash. He cannot scream with severe burns or see the second man succumb to invisible terror. The third - who had hurled the pot - turns and flees across the desert. He bats an invisible force away from his head. Birds, perhaps?
It hardly matters. The man will find himself stranded without food and water and perish from starvation. If only he had chosen to accept it.]