I thought Ryan grew up in Paris.

He did, with his mother.

His father kept an apartment in Louisiana.

Hmm.

Is that the Orman Long up there?

It was the Admiral's first ship.

I'm sure many of the crew wanted to attend the service.

Hmm.

Do you ever think about death?

I often think about motor.

It's the same thing, right?

We see it every day, death, more than most people.

Did you know there are humanoid species in the alliance with natural life spans less than a single rotation?

The Trevorians for one, they were born fully matured and then they die, like flies.

Can you imagine?

Skipping the pain of adolescence and the indemnity of innocence

must be awful.

I mean we're given only so much time in this universe to make our mark.

As far as it goes humans seem to make our mark. As far as it goes, humans seem to have a pretty good run of things, not too long, not too short, for most people anyway. Look at Levi. He's going to outlive us all by several lifetimes.

There's cosmic irony for you.

You know, I need to do more with my life.

I need to aim higher. I need to make the most of the time I've been given.

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