Arietti was more or less used to being stared at by the humans. She just ignored them and continued her conversation with Blue. "Well I'm not crazy about the idea of committing suicide," she said. "It'd be easier if we could find one that was still here. Maybe one that keeps contact with its brethren in confinement. Unfortunately, I don't know what their water signature feels like, or their energy signature for that matter. If I did it would be a piece of cake to track one down. Then we could see if communicating was even possible. Maybe if we were lucky, it could even tell us about the war."<br/><br/>--------------------<br/><br/>Genesis actually gave an applause after the young man's speech. "I completely agree with the point you're making," he said. He turned to the rest of the old men, "I agree that if you all are too foolish to see where the future is going with such obvious signs, and so conceded that you would get in the way of people who know what they're doing--like our young friend over there-- I'll pull out my money as well." He smirked, "I'm not about to team up with a bunch of annoying old codgers unless it's giving me some sort of benefit."<br/><br/>The old man who had done a lot of talking was taking on a very red hue to his face. You could tell he wanted to tell Genesis and the other young man off, but he bit his tongue.<span style="font-style: italic">Nice,</span>Genesis thought.<span style="font-style: italic">Money is more important to these guys than their pride.</span><br/><br/>"I've noticed something in the way people think and what they get interested in," Genesis said. "People are drawn to the incredible. Why are people so into cell phones and personal computers and all that? Well besides the extreme convenience, the original reason was because it seemed like<span style="font-style: italic">magic</span>. People want to feel powerful, so what better way than to give them something that was thought to be impossible. In the end, it's the provider who can give what the people want that draws in their business. What you old guys don't seem to understand," he said, "is that, ironically, the business man that works to please others and not himself is the one who ends up making the big bucks."<br/><br/>----------------------<br/><br/>By now, Black was at least two miles away from the deities he sensed. That made him safe enough for now. There's no way they'd sense him at this distance unless he raised his power level or they were<span style="font-style: italic">looking</span>for him.<br/><br/>He found a nice tree branch to rest in and kicked back. Now that he'd avoided the chase, some sleep sounded nice at this time of day.