Traal Anno 11
Gondolessa comes in to soothe the conflict somewhat, and Harky picks up his thread to try and conclude this with a bonding moment (“trying to reach his smol son,” as Flo’s script has it). It’s as gentle as I could expect either of them to be, considering the charge here is collaborating with the enemy.
They’ve made their case. They’ve had their say. And now Penk has to weigh that against what he knows for certain, what he intuits, and what he feels. What will you become, Penk?
From Flo’s script: “Penk thoughtfully walks away, back into the cabin (presumably to the exit… and never shall we explain how the fuck people even get on or off those things).”
This story is so vital to the development of the whole series that I keep forgetting it is a “holidays bonus” that some people skipped.
Same. This is some deep lore.
“I once thought I could be friends with humans but that failed, and therefore nobody else may try again, and we shall become the uncivilized monsters as which humans see us, and never be anything else”.
… which is actually a common theme in many “villains” in real life. “Okay, so you won’t let me have the role I wanted? I’ll just take the villain role and make you regret that’s what you handed to me”. Which then retroactively confirms all the distrust which led to the situation, and suddenly everyone does exactly what their opposites accused them of.
It’s nice that Harky does have friendly words in the middle of this, though. At least he does know that his view is not the only possible view, even if his argument is so personal as to be inappliccable to others.