When you can type, or talk privately... Do you know what this cave man is talking about, regarding the "outsiders"? (Okay. He'll respond next time he pulls out his laptop) ( I know. ) Yes. Very well... Too well. Elaborate, please? You know how I was a... numbered experiment? Yeah... (assuming that was part of what was in the data Elo let Carter look at) (Yes it was.) * Carter is waiting for Elo to go on, rather than speculating. (Yes, he really sends this as an IRC action) Either those were 'clones' of me, others of my 'species' made by that corporation, or they were one of the parent races of my person. Whichever they are, I get... agitated around them. Why? (Does Carter know about that portal allergy?) (Nope.) I don't know. It's just there's something unnatural about them... Like me... What about them agitates you so? You don't emenate any extremely odd energies... ... I don't want to talk about it. Really... I'm sorry. I will not pry for now. But I cannot promise that it won't become necessary later; this world seems not as cut off from our pasts as we would like. It never is... You're going to have to be careful about shifting in front of Trast, you know. Unless you level with him right now. * Elonith nods. "Yes. I was just going to get to that." Well, he took that well. Surprisingly.