[VIDEO TRANSMISSION: ALPHA TRION'S TEMPLE]

[dinnerdate]

I know most of you here already hate me, those of you that know about my diet even more so.

[He pauses, hesitant for a moment before venting out a sigh.]

I eat power cores. Yes, I'm a cannibal, a vampire, a freak, crazy and whatever else the rest of you call me. Hate the word crazy... I get it, if I don't die from starvation I'll be horribly murdered... Or tortured then murdered - probably that one knowing my luck. I accept that. This is just like back home, not that I expected any different.

So go ahead and say whatever the scrap you want about me, just stop doing it to my face. Please... Not that I expect anyone to listen. Just fragging can't take it anymore. Had enough vorns of this...

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[raceme]

[Blurr stared at the transmission for about 15 minutes before he could reply properly.]

This explains what were you doing in CLiffjumper's room. I only have two questions.

a) How all this starter? As far as I know none of us was born a cannibal.

And b) Did you kill anybody here?

[dinnerdate]

What does it matter? And no, I haven't killed anyone here.

[raceme]

It matters to me because I want to understand. [He doesn't want to make another mistake like 'Wasp' was.] Good.

[dinnerdate]

It was a side effect from a job I did. How doesn't matter here.

[raceme]

It does. You didn't choose it, right? For how long can you survive without eating?

[dinnerdate]

Doesn't matter if I chose it or not... Why do you want to know that?

[raceme]

I think it makes a big difference, Dead End. I'm trying to understand all this.

[dinnerdate]

What's there to understand? I survive by killing other bots. The end.

[raceme]

Yes but you haven't killed anybody here yet and there's a difference between doing that out of necessity or just for the pleasure of killing.

[dinnerdate]

Killing because you have to still ends in people hating you the same way.

[raceme]

Some people might hate you, yes. It doesn't mean everyone will.

[dinnerdate]

It does, I've been through this enough to know.

[raceme]

I don't hate you, Dead End. [And he's sure Rung doesn't either.] That kind of ruins your theory.

[dinnerdate]

Yet.

[raceme]

I know it's very ironic that it's me saying this, but I think that your negative attitude is what makes your life so miserable.

[dinnerdate]

And?

[raceme]

You want to be miserable forever?

[dinnerdate]

No, but my attitude isn't changing anytime soon.

[raceme]

Why not?

[dinnerdate]

Why should it?

[raceme]

Because you will be happier. And it will also make happy those who care about you.

[dinnerdate]

Life doesn't work that way.

[raceme]

Yes, it could work that way. You just need to try.

[dinnerdate]

It won't work.

[raceme]

You can't tell for sure until you try it.