"It was then when I realized just how many other eggs were around me."
"Your brothers and sisters?"
"Yes." She confirmed, nodding with a smile. "Though I didn't know the term at the time, I knew by instinct that they were family. You see, I had the urge to smash the eggs."
"Kill your siblings?" Olive asked, though in the background Null didn't seem surprised at all.
"Yes. In our culture, the first hatchling kills the others to help insure survival. Though, I couldn't get myself to. I felt like maybe we would have a better chance at surviving if I tried to join us together, you see?"
Olive nodded, though seemed a bit upset at the idea.
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"Your brothers and sisters?"
"Yes." She confirmed, nodding with a smile. "Though I didn't know the term at the time, I knew by instinct that they were family. You see, I had the urge to smash the eggs."
"Kill your siblings?" Olive asked, though in the background Null didn't seem surprised at all.
"Yes. In our culture, the first hatchling kills the others to help insure survival. Though, I couldn't get myself to. I felt like maybe we would have a better chance at surviving if I tried to join us together, you see?"
Olive nodded, though seemed a bit upset at the idea.
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