"Understandable, of course. Were the Admiral less ungenerous about restricting Inmates' abilities, I could personally easily see to keeping the entire ship fed if necessary."
He says, continues knitting the net.
"Of course, not that I particularly care should most people here starve."
Sebastian chuckles softly. Yeah, they're in agreement about the Admiral.
At Trevor's comment about starvation, Sebastian meets his eye for a moment, raising his eyebrows. Trevor, he's... he's a monster. Of course he doesn't care if people suffer.
He returns his attention to the net. "...Yes, well. As much as you keep assuring me that graduating is possible for anyone, I do still suspect such a fate is what the Admiral has planned for me."
Starvation, that is (and he says it so nonchalantly). So obviously it makes sense that Sebastian should have no problem with the rest of the ship suffering the same fate.
He pauses in his net-making for a moment, looking up at Trevor. Talking about aesthetics is Important and deserves his undivided attention.
"I have lived for a very long time. Once enough time has passed, simply surviving begins to feel quite meaningless."
Sebastian would die for his young master. Supposedly died trying to save him, in fact. Not because of sentiment, but because he swore to protect him at any cost. In face of that, survival is nothing.
It is indeed a demon thing. And at least the parts of the net Sebastian has worked on hold together beautifully - Sebastian is stupidly strong, after all, and of course he's excellent at making nets.
He shakes his head.
"I loathe every moment I am apart from the young master. But speaking to humans about human matters... I have been doing that for well over three years by now. Of course much of it is tedious and insipid, but humans, when you truly, desperately want something... you will act in interesting ways."
Lesser beings as they might be (he doesn't verbalise)...
This comes as little surprise to Trevor, who would have been educated on creatures that preyed on humans and thought themselves superior. He's not exactly a cheerleader for humanity above all else, anyway; he just works to eliminate threats where he finds them, superior or not.
He snorts, and sets to working on repairing the tears he himself made.
As they have moved on from the Very Important subject of aesthetics, Sebastian joins Trevor once again with the repairs, working quickly and efficiently as always.
"Yes, well." Sebastian isn't allowed to lie; he can't deny the accuracy of that statement.
"Supposedly that is what I need to rectify in order to graduate - viewing humans as entertaining prey."
But how on Earth is he supposed to manage that, when he is superior to humans?
For... completely logical and self-evident reasons! Obviously.
"I cannot imagine myself as human - that would be antithetical to my very existence. 'I' was human in the last Breach, and that person had nothing to do with who I truly am."
Aside from the fact that 'he' was completely lacking in empathy, had no problem with consuming humans, and obsessed over his food, but you know.
"The question is moot, thus I humbly request we end this line of conversation."
But as it happens, Hakkai has given Sebastian homework to think of possible ways he might grow to consider non-violence a more aesthetic way of living... Despite his words, he'll be stewing over this quite a bit.
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He says, continues knitting the net.
"Of course, not that I particularly care should most people here starve."
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"No? Horrible way to die."
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At Trevor's comment about starvation, Sebastian meets his eye for a moment, raising his eyebrows. Trevor, he's... he's a monster. Of course he doesn't care if people suffer.
He returns his attention to the net. "...Yes, well. As much as you keep assuring me that graduating is possible for anyone, I do still suspect such a fate is what the Admiral has planned for me."
Starvation, that is (and he says it so nonchalantly). So obviously it makes sense that Sebastian should have no problem with the rest of the ship suffering the same fate.
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"You need to consume souls. If it's between starvation and doing that..what would you pick?"
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Starvation it is. Not because it torments Sebastian to take lives, but for the Aesthetic. He's spent far too long just eating for the sake of eating.
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"A human's greatest priority, like any animal's, is survival."
But Sebastian is above that. He wasn't always, but he is now.
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He pauses in his net-making for a moment, looking up at Trevor. Talking about aesthetics is Important and deserves his undivided attention.
"I have lived for a very long time. Once enough time has passed, simply surviving begins to feel quite meaningless."
Sebastian would die for his young master. Supposedly died trying to save him, in fact. Not because of sentiment, but because he swore to protect him at any cost. In face of that, survival is nothing.
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He bites through the thread with his teeth and continues sewing.
"How long have you lived? Do you remember Rome in its heyday?"
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There have been periods when he's been dreadfully bored by existence, but that was before he figured out his aesthetics.
"But, mm, not quite that long, no. I know not for certain my age; for a long time I saw little value in paying attention to human calenders."
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"Is it killing you? Being here, talking with humans about humans things. Subjected to human moralities."
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He shakes his head.
"I loathe every moment I am apart from the young master. But speaking to humans about human matters... I have been doing that for well over three years by now. Of course much of it is tedious and insipid, but humans, when you truly, desperately want something... you will act in interesting ways."
Lesser beings as they might be (he doesn't verbalise)...
"You can be truly fascinating."
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He snorts, and sets to working on repairing the tears he himself made.
"Said the spider to the fly."
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"Yes, well." Sebastian isn't allowed to lie; he can't deny the accuracy of that statement.
"Supposedly that is what I need to rectify in order to graduate - viewing humans as entertaining prey."
But how on Earth is he supposed to manage that, when he is superior to humans?
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He swears when he pricks his finger, but continues on;
"Ask the Necromancer to turn you human. Let yourself be preyed on."
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"My apologies, but: that is absolutely absurd, sir."
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"I cannot imagine myself as human - that would be antithetical to my very existence. 'I' was human in the last Breach, and that person had nothing to do with who I truly am."
Aside from the fact that 'he' was completely lacking in empathy, had no problem with consuming humans, and obsessed over his food, but you know.
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"You don't have to imagine it. You can just have it done to you."
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"The question is moot, thus I humbly request we end this line of conversation."
But as it happens, Hakkai has given Sebastian homework to think of possible ways he might grow to consider non-violence a more aesthetic way of living... Despite his words, he'll be stewing over this quite a bit.
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"Fair enough."