That reaction from Giles is one of the most reassuring things he's heard yet; he nods a little, glad someone understands.
"It sounds a little bit like our Legends are to us. We do things, stories are told about us, we grow into being a little more who that story was about. Does...that make sense? I'm not one of the smarter ones, can't explain all the meta details stuff like Dennis could."
He leans his head against the wall, glancing up at the ceiling as if half-afraid the Captain already knows what he's about to say next.
"It's actually one of the reasons these inter-dimensional kidnappings fuck me up so much. It's damned near impossible to inhabit the title of 'demigod of Midnight Roads' on a ship. No roads; not even a real shipping lane. You know we're not, like, going anywhere. Right?"
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"It sounds a little bit like our Legends are to us. We do things, stories are told about us, we grow into being a little more who that story was about. Does...that make sense? I'm not one of the smarter ones, can't explain all the meta details stuff like Dennis could."
He leans his head against the wall, glancing up at the ceiling as if half-afraid the Captain already knows what he's about to say next.
"It's actually one of the reasons these inter-dimensional kidnappings fuck me up so much. It's damned near impossible to inhabit the title of 'demigod of Midnight Roads' on a ship. No roads; not even a real shipping lane. You know we're not, like, going anywhere. Right?"