I volunteered to keep them alive. They are driven by terror to explore and attack. Their ambitions are useful.
[The algal scum in the tray is thinner now, but it crawls over the tiny interlopers, submerging them in the liquid.]
But they act without consideration of danger. They stir the humans to fear, and they do not have the grace to shape it. The results may devour our ambitions for freedom.
[Beneath the surface, new roots reach out from the developing construct, branching to ensnare them, nearly microscopic root hairs growing like mold over their captured prey.]
If they do not heed my warnings, I will break the circle.
[The ideal contingency would be to sabotage the mission before it could launch. But if the opportunity did not present itself, he could abandon this daughter of his. Without his guidance, she would go mad within days.]
eventually i remember what tags are
[A more reliable daughter.]
I volunteered to keep them alive. They are driven by terror to explore and attack. Their ambitions are useful.
[The algal scum in the tray is thinner now, but it crawls over the tiny interlopers, submerging them in the liquid.]
But they act without consideration of danger. They stir the humans to fear, and they do not have the grace to shape it. The results may devour our ambitions for freedom.
[Beneath the surface, new roots reach out from the developing construct, branching to ensnare them, nearly microscopic root hairs growing like mold over their captured prey.]
If they do not heed my warnings, I will break the circle.
[The ideal contingency would be to sabotage the mission before it could launch. But if the opportunity did not present itself, he could abandon this daughter of his. Without his guidance, she would go mad within days.]