"Well even if you are i think you'll like this" i said tossing him a copy of the count of monte cristo not mine of course mine was a first edition signed by the author but still I carried an extra
"Well I would think so but a lot of people say books i like are too long and hard to understand" I said pulling out a small suitcase of books looking through them to see if i wanted to read anything else.
"Finally someone who understands that a little effort goes a long way" i said thinking of a lot of idiots i talked to over the years "you know i used to be wholly human but with effort i became more
"I have to exert myself just to survive." Reiji said. "My whole LIFE has been nothing but an effort to survive. So in a way, I'm glad to finally have a chance to just talk to someone."
"Well call me darwinian cuz I plan on surviving and being the fittest thats why I am almost 2000 years old" I said seeing Reichi's shock I smiled "Yeah I may look like I am in my twenties but I am not"
"Thanks." Reiji said. "But I kind of thought about it, and it might not work out for me. I mean, if I get a wife or something, I'd drastically outlive her. So I'd have to watch her die."
"It depends if you get a wife or something i might help her too" I said I was glad Reichi was taking 2000 pretty well cuz I lied I am actually almost 10,000 but I don't know I will see if I can trust him tonight. "But first you would have to prove yourself worthy of an extended life I couldn't get anyone good enough too deserve a longer life so I have lived alone for a very long time.
"I try not to be social people will notice that they age and I don't then they'll ask questions I was in a lab once but I couldn't escape as easily as you"I frowned thinking of my torture
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