Chapter 144

Luckily enough I had a good answer to respond to elders question. While true I did want the translation nodule for… somewhat selfish reasons—having the ability to talk to the native habitants when and if I cut and run—the answer I came up with was true enough.

“I came across a mushroom species that I want to talk to. It’s not one of me but it does have some peculiarities that make me want to communicate with it.”

Silence again. Fuuuuuuck.

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Elder kept doing this; going silent when I really need answers. Especially right fucking now.

If I do end up getting the secret formula to the krabby… wait I’m not plankton and this isn’t SpongeBob. Oh god I’m losing it!

He he, nah not really. Well maybe but that’s not the point. If I get the translation nodule from elder I’m free to communicate to whoever and whenever I can without going through elder.

But the silence was deafening.

Therapists and psychiatrists had the same fucking M.O. and it pisses me off. They stay silent until you just can’t handle it anymore and then wham! You tell them your whole damn life story before you even know and that just ain’t fucking fair.

Not that I was ever arrested but from what I hear cop’s had the same habit of going silent to make a suspect confess.

It’s hell.

And in this particular case? If I do end up speaking elder’ll only get angry. And angering something that’s threatened you with bodily harm? Who notified everyone and their fucking momma about you? Who will also gut you at the slightest provocation?

Yeah not the wisest thing to do.

But before I could spiral even more about it elder speaks up.