[Arid straightens sharply as old parameters once again slam down around her. Must be obedient. Must not misrepresent reality. She has no choice but to speak.]
25 days prior, the humans native to this system commenced the observance of the spring equinox. They dressed in white uniforms and participated in various feasts and diversions, which were also attended by a number of captives. I did not participate.
On the second day of this festival, I witnessed an elderly human female standing on the roof of a multi-story building. She was singing, as eight native humans stood and observed below. One of these eight humans carried a wooden hammer, approximately one meter in length.
[Her voice expresses no anger or hurt. It is a placid, robotic monotone, helpful and matter-of-fact. It is thus acutely incongruous with the way Arid suddenly lunges forward, raising the needle mounted in its base and slashing it in a diagonal across the human’s face.
All the while, her narration continues.]
—When she had completed her song, she leapt from the roof and fell several stories to the pavement below. The fall appeared to kill her on impact. [She aims a kick just below the human’s knee in an attempt to force him to the ground.] The human with the mallet then used his weapon to crush her skull and ensure her demise.
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25 days prior, the humans native to this system commenced the observance of the spring equinox. They dressed in white uniforms and participated in various feasts and diversions, which were also attended by a number of captives. I did not participate.
On the second day of this festival, I witnessed an elderly human female standing on the roof of a multi-story building. She was singing, as eight native humans stood and observed below. One of these eight humans carried a wooden hammer, approximately one meter in length.
[Her voice expresses no anger or hurt. It is a placid, robotic monotone, helpful and matter-of-fact. It is thus acutely incongruous with the way Arid suddenly lunges forward, raising the needle mounted in its base and slashing it in a diagonal across the human’s face.
All the while, her narration continues.]
—When she had completed her song, she leapt from the roof and fell several stories to the pavement below. The fall appeared to kill her on impact. [She aims a kick just below the human’s knee in an attempt to force him to the ground.] The human with the mallet then used his weapon to crush her skull and ensure her demise.
[A beat, and then in that same pleasant voice.]
Do you require a demonstration?