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[captaininnuendo]

Having trouble with little furballs? Too many in a confined space? Allergic to fur? Allergic to life itself? Easily annoyed with cute little aliens that you don't understand? Too uptight to accept new additions to life? Hate cute things in general?

[The video feed clicks on to show Jack's charming smile. He's wearing sunglasses. In the background it's clear he's on the beach and surrounded by the little furballs.] Well I've been looking for employment and I think I've found it. Furball keeper. Bring them to me, I don't mind them. In fact, I find them endearing, a few of them somewhat sexy. Can you imagine how much sex they must have in the womb of each furball in order for them all to be born ready to have more furball babies?

[He leans back in his beach chair, one arm resting behind his head as he sips at a drink of something pink in a martini glass just as one of the Tribbles sits on his shoulder.] Yep, my kind of alien. Bring them to me and I'll keep an eye on them. Plenty of room at the beach.

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[forhishonor]

[ he's not sure if he wants to take jack up on that offer ]

Are there really that many of them?

[captaininnuendo]

The Universe is a big place, Elliot. In my time, when I was born... humanity was spread out over many planets throughout the Galaxy. And beyond that there are galaxies with all manner of creatures and worlds. It's beautiful.

[forhishonor]

[ there's that part of him that's shocked, but in a way, the way Jack puts it, it does actually sound really beautiful ]

What...did they all look like?

[captaininnuendo]

Different. They're all different. Some are beautiful with blue freckled skin and tentacles for hair. Some look like humpty dumpty almost. Others look like a cross-breed between humans and cats, gorgeous creatures. The list could go on.

[Jack loves talking about things like this and it comes through in his tone of voice.] And some of them look just like you or me, maybe with yellow or black eyes, or some other minute difference.

[forhishonor]

[ there's a faint nagging sensation when Jack mentions humpty dumpty, but it's here and gone in an instant, fast enough that Elliot forgets all about it as Jack continues speaking.

for awhile after Jack finishes, Elliot doesn't speak, largely because he doesn't know what to say when confronted with this type of thing. ]

I didn't realize there were so many. But if some of them look just like us....how could you tell them apart?