Cameron nodded as Wessex went through her list of pros and cons. Drinking, drugs, sex: none of them were things Cam had enjoyed at home, so they didn't mind cutting off those possibilities. And, whatever they might think about the "pleasure from biting someone," they didn't intend to try it out anytime soon. (And yeah, maybe they would have been flustered by the mention of sex, but Wessex's brisk tone made it feel more like a discussion with a doctor than something illicit.)
"No pain, no temperature, no headaches, no breathing ... Those sound like some strong advantages to me." Cam tried a smile, though it was a little awkward. "And I've always been a bit of a night owl anyway."
Honestly, Wessex's words encouraged Cam, made them feel like Ascending might actually be a good idea. Even if it was drastic -- the benefits seemed drastic too. They'd spent too much of their life with a headache, or some kind of body ache, or too sweaty, or too cold, or ... and so on. To leave it all behind, to finally have a body that obeyed them rather than imprisoned them ... It sounded good.
And so did the idea of the Ascended as a family. Cam nodded at that too, adding, "There aren't very many Ascended, right?"
"No pain, no temperature, no headaches, no breathing ... Those sound like some strong advantages to me." Cam tried a smile, though it was a little awkward. "And I've always been a bit of a night owl anyway."
Honestly, Wessex's words encouraged Cam, made them feel like Ascending might actually be a good idea. Even if it was drastic -- the benefits seemed drastic too. They'd spent too much of their life with a headache, or some kind of body ache, or too sweaty, or too cold, or ... and so on. To leave it all behind, to finally have a body that obeyed them rather than imprisoned them ... It sounded good.
And so did the idea of the Ascended as a family. Cam nodded at that too, adding, "There aren't very many Ascended, right?"
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
