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    The alien birds didn’t seem to know what to make of him. They must have been important if they were buying intergalactic pets and providing them whole rooms to themselves, but if Logan had ever heard of a human before, he didn’t let it show. 

    Humans were horrible, from what the smugglers had said, because outside of Earth-- their deathworld, was what they had called it-- they were stronger than most species, and a heck of a lot more durable. The humans who got to space fell to their worst impulses, got addicted to killing, or so beaten down they were desensitized to it. 

    Patton would never be used to it. He wouldn’t try to be, not even if his life depended on it, not when he remembered how those first aliens had crumpled like paper mache under the force of a few blows. That was why he’d ended up with the fish people in a reverse aquarium, for being so boring. 

    That was why he stayed still and relaxed when the birds came to visit him, and let Roman touch his face and arms when he wanted to, even though Virgil tried to stop him. He didn’t want the birds to be afraid he would hurt them.

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    It would be easy to assume that Patton was the oldest. But consider...empathy takes time to develop. So do logic and creativity. Anxiety, though? Anxiety was there from the very first cry

    (Just a little sorta-drabble on the idea that Anxiety is actually the oldest side.)

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    The sides aren't human. But Virgil? Virgil even less so.

    (In which Virgil turns into a cat when pushed and it's anything but cute and cuddly)

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    There are intruders in Thomas’s head.

    Janus is not happy, to put it lightly.

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    Mother of Irene, this is amazing! I will definitely read Parallelmonsoon's soon and need to figure out how to word my comment for this one.

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    When the sides start to be able to interact with the world more physically, being seen by other people and able to touch things, this opens many doors for things they'll be able to do.

    One of them in particular takes advantage of this new situation.

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