[ It's clear he's distracted as he inches forward, straining to hear if the footsteps sound like they're getting further away. It seems like they are, but he's not the best judge of non-visual cues like that. ]
Don't tell me you're one of those types who're gonna go comparin' humanity to insects or whatever? Besides, a world has to exist for you to live on it in the first place. Even a cockroach ain't surviving in a vacuum.
[ It's a dismissive answer without much thought behind it, though it does betray a little about his philosophy, and what he thinks about the Meridian vs. Zenith arguments. At least, it does if you turn your head and squint a little while mulling his words over. ]
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Don't tell me you're one of those types who're gonna go comparin' humanity to insects or whatever? Besides, a world has to exist for you to live on it in the first place. Even a cockroach ain't surviving in a vacuum.
[ It's a dismissive answer without much thought behind it, though it does betray a little about his philosophy, and what he thinks about the Meridian vs. Zenith arguments. At least, it does if you turn your head and squint a little while mulling his words over. ]