Paskar took in Saersha's appearance once more as she explained her circumstances, not terribly surprised that someone with glowing accents would be easy to spot, though he could relate. "You're telling me! I couldn't go somewhere unnoticed if I wanted to." Often, he imagined himself similar to Lunarian's size, being able to blend in with a crowd and live a day without worrying about his every motion in public. "Sounds like you had a streak good fortune on your side to get here, and some decent folk watching your back. Just be careful, while there are plenty of opportunities on Osius, there are maybe equal parts those wishing to take advantage of you." Not that Osirus was alone in such dangers, isolated space stations like this one operated outside of any planetary jurisdiction. Its internal governance system tended to be rather susceptible to corruption, Paskar had noticed very early on. "That said, nowhere is safer on Osirus than Radius, you've got me and the others to ensure that!"<br/><br/>Saersha might have been embarrassed about her rambling, or worried about how she came off to the Valgaari concerning her methods of traveling here. but Paskar merely treated her as anyone would wish to be until given a very good reason to do otherwise.<br/><br/>"A bit of a personal question, isn't it?" Paskar narrowed those black oculars down at Saersha for a moment before the corner of his mouth curled into a grin. He waved off the serious statement with one of his massive hands and quickly corrected himself. "I'm kidding. My reasons are hardly a secret, and you were kind enough to share yours." That same hand went to rub at his chin as if in contemplation, thinking of the best way to phrase his history. "It's coming up on five years at this station, a little over four while working for Radius." Life was comfortable here and had been for most of his stay, barring any unforeseen shakeup, Paskar would likely remain in the area for some time longer. He'd carved out a new home for himself, something he hadn't expected to be possible when leaving his people. "The simple answer is that I chose not to follow through with an action that was my duty to perform. I was given the ultimatum to either be executed or exiled. It was death all the same, socially or physically."<br/><br/>The red giant looked off towards the elevator where he awaited his fellow employees to exit from, still nothing. "Obviously, I chose the latter, the coward's choice to them." Another low chuckle, though this one was steeped in dark humor, but, it wasn't anything he was ashamed of. "My people are not unlike yours from what you've told me. Enough hate that it spills over into a need for constant conflict, and when there aren't outside factions to wage war against, it turns inwards."<br/><br/>He glanced again for the others, and still only saw Red and a few other faces working the floor. "If they take much longer I'll have to get us some drinks." A better laugh came from him this time, and he wondered if they even had the large glasses at the ready for individuals of his stature.<br/><br/><a class="username" data-user-id="4695" data-username="@MonsterMistress" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/4695/">@MonsterMistress</a>