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You’re in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it’s crawling toward you. You reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t, not without your help. But you’re not helping. Why is that?


What was the question? I'm sorry I wasn't concentrating. I was just wondering how your cigarette looks so unbelievably juicy and tasty. Mind giving me a cig?

For real though, why does the cigarette look so...comforting?


Because I too am a tortoise. - Vala, Stargate SG1


What do you mean, I'm not helping?


Not sure why, but this scenario and question makes me anxious. Maybe that's the point?


It's a reference to the Voight-Kampff test.


Empathy test from Blade Runner.




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