Talk:Alris

In His Own Words

"It is still very hard for me to talk about her, though it's been so many years since the incident happened. There's some unwritten rule somewhere that a man is supposed to protect his sister. Of course, I wasn't much of a man back then, but still...I blame what happened on myself. Oh I know, it's not logical to do so, but sometimes logic has nothing to do with it.

I suppose that's why I find science so appealing. It's about control, it's about decision-making, and about discovery. I have the ability to change the human condition with the right application, and I can see how very tempting it might be to turn the good into the bad. It is a temptation that must be resisted.

I thank the gods every day for my colleague, K'Xonei, and her own determined curiosity. She keeps my mind focused. Well...at least for the short term.

Now...where did I put that oatmeal-celery cookie recipe?"