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[neverplays]

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[worksmart]

Yeah you do.

[worksmart]

Toxoplasma gondii. Microscopic parasite carried by at least half the human race, mostly thanks to how much the rest of us like cute fluffy things. We're not the parasite's preferred host, the cats are, but in tests carriers of the toxoplasma parasite have been shown to take more risks than non carriers. They tend to have more friends. Female carriers consistently test as more attractive than non carriers. The male carriers are more likely to get into fights.

A vast number of mammalian parasites operate through mind control. How big something's brain is has no effect on what it can do to yours.

[neverplays]

Could just be a coincidence.

Got a better idea, then? Other than "in the end, we're fucked." How would you stop it next time? Slug in your brain, no one to help you get it out, no chorus of angry bees to scare it out.

[worksmart]

Could be. I could give you a wider list.

The smartest idea I can think of would be making sure you do have someone to help you out.

[neverplays]

You've already talked too much.

I guess. Someone can help you when you're in a tight spot. But it's better to learn to depend on yourself.

[worksmart]

Doesn't work in every situation. Part of knowing how to help yourself is knowing when you need a hand.

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[neverplays]

I know. If he hadn't been there-

But you're not always going to have that hand. You think there someone's always got your back, next thing they're not there.

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[neverplays]

Maybe that's too dramatic. For something like this.

[worksmart]

Have more than one person.

I wouldn't put all your focus into worrying about this happening again. One thing I've picked up, being here, is that the next thing is always going to be weird enough to blindside you.

[neverplays]

I can't- scratch that, I don't want to imagine. Unless what's next really are giant rampaging crabs and gorillas. That'd be obvious, right?

[worksmart]

More obvious than zombie sheep, and we've had those. Liking fluffy things: it's going to be our downfall.

[neverplays]

Dude, who wants a boring ass cat when you could have a goddamn zombie sheep. It'd be awesome! Put it in the corner and watch it drool, as it stares at you with those psychotic, beady eyes.

[worksmart]

More of a problem when it starts eating your colleagues. The ones you like, anyway.

[neverplays]

They're just sheep. He should have been more careful.