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Saras� eyes grew wide while he listened to Marz talk about his love for Tristan. How Romantic!!! he thought, something inflating within his chest as he thought about the idea. It wasn�t like the sudden shock of love at first sight which had always seemed so important to humans, but something deeper and internal. Something more meaningful then simply being struck. It was one thing for destiny to make you love someone, it was another thing to choose for yourself who you would love. Saras thought that was much more desireable� He had the urge to make a happy little squealy noise, smile and scrunch his face together, but thought that would be excessive. Instead he just claped his hands together in delight.

"Do you really like being a genie? I mean, it don't sound like much fun to me to come out of a lamp every now and then just to be a slave to some human and his wishes. Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be one of us humans?"

Saras� sudden light hearted and lofty mood suddenly vanished when Marz asked him if he liked being a genie. He wasn�t sure he understood what the boy meant and tilted his head, trying to understand. He looked at him, his big brown eyes blinking twice.

��I think it would be very problematic to be a human�� Saras said finally. He had never envied humans. They seemed so strange to him, and at the mercy of their biology and what they were. Humans went mad so easily, and could feel so much pain, and then there was a whole colourful spectrum of emotions! Saras and the other genies like him could feel emotions, but it wasn�t the same.. They were muted, only a fraction of the intensity. Like the limits of their bodies.. It kept them in line. It kept them from becoming too attached to humans. Saras thought that it was a good way. He was very emotional for a genie, and he always felt a little bit lonely and hurt when he was pulled away from his human, either on their death or their last wish� but it always passed, as he was sent back to the void where only consciousness existed.

�I love spending time with humans, but I think it would be very difficult for me to live as one.� he said, splashing his feet lightly in the water. He gave Marz a smile, thinking that his time with humans was all the more precious, because it would vanish. It could last no longer then a human life-time, and then he would sleep again. Saras was much more friendly with his humans then most genies, who found being awake to be bothersome and stressful. Their state of sleepy awareness, touching all of their kind was preferred for most. Most of the genies found it lonely to be detached from the collected group. The constant hum of knowing everything everyone else did� Saras found it hard, too, like them, but had found comfort in bonding with humans.

�I�m content� it�s always difficult to adjust to a new master, and the lonlyness of being waken up, but as long as I have people close to me who are nice, I�m at ease, and satisfied. Ravin is a difficult master for me to understand, because he doesn�t seem to want his wishes, and that�s what I was made to do, but I�m adjusting� all of you are so pleasant and nice and caring that it makes spending time, very fun, so I almost forget what I�m supposed to be doing. Eventually Ravin will make his wishes, and my purpose will be fulfilled�it will be sad leaving, but...I'll sleep for a while, and then it wont be so bad. �

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