soul_campaign | 3. Video, March 8th, late afternoon

[He's seated at his table. There's a full wineglass next to him, and a bottle beside that. He seems in a rather pleasant mood, but that might be because of the wine.]

How many of us are there, hm? Not the Centauri, I am the only Centauri.

[He's also had a bit to drink, so he's not making his point well.]

The others. The ones who are not human, yes? There are many of us? Or only a few? I cannot tell.

And I cannot tell how many are human and from worlds where they know of aliens. Sometimes, it seems like a very small number. But there are some, yes? Not all of the humans are oblivious, surely.

It is strange, to have so few who know the stars.

[Londo chuckles.]

And here I am thinking of them, but it is rose-water nostalgia, as you humans say. For all of their beauty, there is much that goes on among the stars that is not to be enjoyed.

[Now he grins widely, looking at the screen.]

Oh, and if my good, esteemed G'kar is watching... I have a partner. You, I am betting, do not. Good luck with that, yes? You will need it. Or perhaps I should say your partner will need all the luck in the universe, and all of the patience, dealing with you.

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[Oh, this guys again. Londo seemed to be fairly insufferable when he had knowledge or something someone else didn't have. He'd focus on other things, though]

There are perhaps more than I originally thought, but a world for humans still leaves us in the minority.

Yes, yes, but I speak of the guests, not of the natives of this world. The natives, they do not know space.

It is unfortunate that they do not, but then, if all the stars look like the sun we have here, I would be more inclined to keep my feet on the ground. [Curiosity would get the best of him eventually, but seriously, what was with the sun and the moon.]

This, I had not thought of.

[He pauses for a moment of thought.]

Perhaps that is why no aliens have visited this planet, from this universe, hm? They see the sun, and the moon, and they leave as quickly as possible.

I have seen a great many wonders in my own galaxy, but nothing quite compares to those. If it is an anomaly unique to Earth, then let it stay here and trouble no one else.

I have been to the Earth in my universe. It does not have a sun like this, no, or moon. It is this place. And, I hope, this place alone.

Earth is a considerable distance from my own origin, and I imagine I will never see it in my lifetime. [From what he understood, he wasn't missing anything. None of the terrans he knew seemed to care about it either way. Ancient history to them.] Aside from the blatantly obvious, is your universe anything like this one?

You are not missing out. It is not an impressive planet.

And I do not know the answer to your question. They have not been to space, and their year is earlier than mine. I do not know enough of Earth history to say what lines up. But the kishin and the witches, if they are a part of the Earth's history in my own universe, then they have been completely defeated and are never spoken about, not at all.

Unimpressive, how? We may have very different opinions on what classifies something as impressive or not.

Hm, I admit my knowledge of Earth's history is lacking as well. I was merely curious if you knew of any similarities, but so far this planet appears to be the only common denominator.

The architecture, the histories, they are all right, yes? But they are bland. The grand buildings, they are only pictures now.

I cannot say what similarities there are when I do not know anything about the space here. The humans, they have not been out there.

[Definitely had different opinions.] There is a beauty in simplicity, although I admit I find their technology inefficient and destructive. It seems quieter here, I imagine because their machinery is lacking.

It is a shame they are still bound to this planet. How long have your people been among the stars?

Yes, yes, simplicity is good. But humans, they do not do it for simplicity. It is done for laziness. The houses, they are all the same.

My people have been among the stars for hundreds of years, building a vast civilization and Empire.

3. Video, March 8th, late afternoon

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