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Selina. Guess we're talking business today.

Got your file this morning-- we should probably get introduced a little more formally.

Hit my room around midnight? Cabin twelve deck one.

[Spam for Selina]

[Riddick's room is a little better lit than usual-- more low-power bulbs turned on. Not too many more, it's still just a step above twilight, but it's a sign of welcome.

He considers his weapons, and leaves them on the rock walls, just double-checks the gravity traps that keep idle hands from walking out with one.

Then he makes tea.]

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with_my_teacup

[At that, he does grin.]

Then you and me are gonna have some fun. It's gonna be a novel thing to have someone who can keep up in the dark.

From:

silvestris

[And she returns it, leaning forward.]

You should tell me about yourself, Warden. How is it you can see so well in the dark? You know all my secrets now...it's only fair.

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with_my_teacup

Like all my good stories, this one starts in prison. [He stands, setting his tea carefully aside, and goes to dim the lights a little more so he can pull his goggles off.]

Specifically, a double-max they called Slam City. A floating penitentiary station in the ass end of space. I've never really liked being incarcerated, so the first thing I did was break out of my restraints and jack my bounty off the greedy little merc who brought me in. Took his cigarettes, too.

But it's space. Where do you go in space? I bolted for the dark parts of the station, abandoned maintenance tunnels...didn't realize there was someone already there. A gang of cons and psychos with shined-up eyes. They took my cash, left me for dead. Nearly did die.

I don't know why the surgeon saved me down there, pulled me out of the dark. He was nobody-- a veterinarian, I think, in there for debt or something.

I gave him the merc's cigarette as a down payment. He gave me these. [Riddick gestures at his eyes, smiles.]

Went and got my cash back. Paid him. Never seen things quite the same since.

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silvestris

[When she sees them she's quite positive that he has her beat for night vision. She stands, moves closer, fascinated.]

What does it look like with these? Is it like daylight?

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with_my_teacup

[He shakes his head, watching her approach.]

Nah. It's not like seeing before. Whatever he put under my corneas, it doesn't just focus the light, it... Bends it, makes more of it visible. A little UV, a little infra-red-- can see heat like a shadow. But my color vision is shot to shit. I usually don't miss it, considering.

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silvestris

I'd trade up, too, if that's the package deal.

[Selina, being mostly dead, doesn't have much heat; she'd have more of a heat signature in her Catwoman costume, but in regular clothes she's lukewarm at best.]

When does UV come in handy?

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with_my_teacup

Not often. It's just... interesting. To see what puts off light I couldn't've seen before. To see what reflects it-- strange patterns where there weren't any. [Another headshake] Had to get used to seeing like this. Worth it.

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silvestris

I've always been a little jealous of all those animals that see colors humans can't. I know there's a trade-off...but it could be so useful. Especially if you get into jewel heists [that last part might be a joke]