First encounter after receiving the Mark of Communication

Oh so you've returned.

Come to take more from me? My memories, my thoughts... just something to fill your stomach?

No... never mind.

It's useless to be angry at an animal following its instincts. Once, a single neuron meant nothing to me...

I see that someone has given you the gift of communication. Must have been Five Pebbles, as you don't look like you can travel very far...

He's sick, you know. Being corrupted from the inside by his own experiments. Maybe they all are by now, who knows. We weren't designed to transcend and it drives us mad.

I'm still angry at you, but it is good to have someone to talk to after all this time. The scavengers aren't exactly good listeners. They do bring me things though, occasionally...