Shit.

Many thoughts run through your main and you already start shaking. You never would have anticipated this in a million years. You choose the simplest idea and try to make it believable.

"Heard about what?" You squeak it out. Your mind is only filled with the videos of gamers having Athena somehow go feral and attack their entire crew. Fortuna did not censor that slaughter.

"Don't play dumb, you're-" You cut off Helios.

"You must be making that up. I don't believe you, you might be delusional from Clayton bringing you here!" You start accusing in your panic.

"You're humans. You told Hermes." Helios gets out.

"I don't know what you're talking about. How would you know? You were just stuck in my inventory. Hermes were having a normal conversation about... Ships! Yeah, shipping ships!" Desperately you try to play it off. Change the subject, ignore the elephant in the room.

"We were talking about how bad humans are at being shipped!" Hermes laughs extremely nervously as he tries to help cover it up.

"Thank you, Hermes!" You smile really nervously as sweat starts to form.

"We're not stup-" You bolt out the garage as soon as Athena opens her beak. You didn't want to see how strong Clayton made these things. Clayton follows, somehow navigating the disaster of their house.

"IF I'M GOING TO DIE, IT'S GOING TO BE STRAPPED TO A ROCKET HEADING TO THE END OF THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYONE WILL KNOW!!! ~V~" Clayton screams, that was a weird way to die. But admittedly, it was a cool way to die. Honestly, you wanted to be strapped to that rocket to avoid getting mauled by Athena.

You have no idea why he ran to the top floor. Anyone could get up there. You don't think about it much, survival of the smartest and the fittest.

You kick down the front door and blindly run to the furthest place you can think of. Heck, you could reach China at this rate. In fact, that's where you were going. Sure it's going to stink and you may not get equal rights, but it's going to beat death any day. You run into something and fall down, a harsh bump in the road.

But you look up and see Athena looking down on you. You let out a bloodcurdling scream until you break down into sobs. Begging for her to spare you and to leave you alone.

"Pleasedon'tkillmeI'mtooyoungIhaveafulllifeahead humansaren'tawfulFortunamadethemseemlikethatthisisrealitydon'tkillanyone!!" You burst into tears and gross sobs, hopefully your pity play will buy time. As you curl up into the tiniest ball you can be Athena rolls her eyes.

"I'm not going to kill you, Eli. If I was I would've done it the instant I got out of your inventory." You stop and sniff.

"You're not?" You tense up, ready to be killed or to dash off again. Athena nods.

"You made a valid argument back there. Also Helios and I would've eventually found out, we're part of your crew so we could've checked your character sheets for your species." You realize that Athena is right. You just want to get this over with.

"How are you not panicking right now?" You get up, still wary.

"You didn't set off the fear. Normally in the presence of a human we are crippled with fear. You guys didn't trigger that. But I'll still need some more explaining once we get back to the garage." She turns and walks back. Helios goes up to her.

"I couldn't get Clayton." Helios draws an upset expression. It's really just a slightly displeased version of the face he always has.

"Why not? He stayed inside the house and only went to the top floor." You recall that Clayton did do that, and wonder why Helios didn't catch him.

"Stairs, Athena, stairs." Helios probably would've rolled his eyes if he could. Athena face palmed at that obvious issue and went inside. Presumably to get Clayton.

Hermes was pacing in the garage, nervous. He was delighted to see you alive and not a bloody pulp. You smile and sit down. Finally, breakfast. You eat it quickly, knowing that you're going to help Clayton explain. Athena returns with Clayton, hissing and squirming like a wild animal in her grip. She sits them down and locks the door.

"Explain." She demands. You look at Clayton, not wanting to mess up again. You were still very scared, and he had the [Chip Magnet].

"Like Eli said, Fortuna is a game. How humans are depicted there is nowhere near the truth. He haven't reached the space age, Earth still exists, and we are not monsters. We have no supernatural ability to strike fear into another species, we are just people. People who want to live and have fun.

"We are not fused to our suits. There is still conflict about many gods. Everything can and has/will be questioned. There are no definite answer to anything. Except math, because math is a jerk. Back on track, your life in there was a lie. A lie that doesn't matter now. ~v~" You continue his lecture.

"There are no aliens that have made contact with us yet save for a few conspiracy theories. Those haven't been confirmed and probably never will. Also, Humans do not stick to one thing. There are many personalities, one can be just like Nike and another just like Helios. We change our diets, what we like, and necessities. We are unique.

"We have become a very social species, and a species that thrives. Although some of us are monsters, a majority of us want to preserve our earth, help other species, like animals, and create new and innovative inventions. No matter how big or small. From clean energy to a pillow that makes sleep a little easier. We are not what the cosmodex says. We are more. We are human. We are everything." You sigh and Clayton claps at your speech enthusiastically.

"Beautiful. Truly beautiful. I actually shed a tear. ~v~" Clayton hugs you and you smile.

"That's... A lot to take in." Athena admits.

"I know. I think we should just do our own thing before coming up what to do after this." You suggest, everyone seems to agree.

Clayton stops in their tracks and face palms. "I really didn't think this through. ~v~"

"What?" You ask, he normally has quite plan.

"I have no idea what to do after this."