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Hey, City. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Not everyone ends up doing what they wanted, or finding it as fulfilling as they thought they would once they get there.

( ooc | backdated to sunday + age reversal curse. last chance to put deuterium to use, which replies will be coming from. )

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[deuterium]

here in the city or back home wherever it is you're from?

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

I own a casino here, I run a card game back home. Effectively the same thing.

And are you going to answer your own question?

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[deuterium]

quantum physicist

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Impressive. I've always been fascinated by physics. Did you become one?

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[deuterium]

yep, and i've got the doctorate to prove it.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Seems like we've got a lot of people around here with advanced degrees. A city full of geniuses, maybe.

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[deuterium]

or really ambitious nerds. i wear that badge proudly.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Perhaps, although I'd consider myself to be an ambitious nerd, and I certainly don't have one.

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[deuterium]

do you want one?

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

A degree? Not particularly. I think it's a bit late for that now, anyway.

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[deuterium]

i for one don't believe in late.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

I don't think they let just anyone into college.

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[deuterium]

oh, right. i forget that universities used to rely heavily on tuition costs and a number of other variables that are no longer applicable.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Financially speaking, I'm not sure it would be an issue. However, do you mean to imply that it doesn't cost money to get a higher education, in your time?

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[deuterium]

humanity has evolved beyond the acquisition of wealth in my time, yes.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

I'm sorry, I find that very hard to believe. People have always been inclined towards acquiring wealth. When, exactly, are you from?

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[deuterium]

2360

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Well, I admit, I have less than no idea what things that far in the future are like, but still...

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[deuterium]

you'd be surprised what time and nuclear fallout can do.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

I can't imagine they'd do anything good.

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[deuterium]

they did. forced humanity to open their eyes and see what they were doing to one another, to the planet. and first contact opened doors that we never had access to be fore, bound us together in ways we never thought possible.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

Fascinating. And humanity actually managed all of that without fucking things up worse? Impressive.