[After describing how he killed "Lump"]
It's always been our downfall, the human operating system. We're masters of the universe, make all these magical tools, but we're still savages up here. Heads full of the same buggy software as a million years ago. Darwinian 1.0. In caveman times, you had to be violent to survive. Now that's on its head, and the only way we are gonna make it as a species is if we cooperate. We know that. But we can't do it, can we? We're still fearful. Territorial and selfish. Arrogant and violent.
What did you do after you killed him? Go on. Did you come forward? Shuffle into the station, quivering with remorse?
No...
No. No, you didn't. [showing the suitcase containing "Lump's" remains on his laptop] Do you wanna see inside it? A little reminder? He's in pieces. No hands, no head, no identifying marks. His DNA draws a blank. We don't even know his name, Mr. Walker.
I didn't... want to.
No, you just had to cover your tracks.
Yes, but---
[taunting] "But, but, but, but, but, but...!"
There was no sense piling one tragedy on another.
Getting arrested would be a tragedy?
If I got put away, who would look after the Throng? They'd be at the mercy of God knows who.
So they'd spend time with the bloke who did this.
I know, and I'm sorry. But our predisposition for violence is tragic--
Your predisposition.
Well, I wish it was, but it's... this is a human flaw--
Save me the sanctimony fucking soup. If you're sorry, give us a name. Say his name. There's a family out there that don't know that's their son. What's his name?
I only knew him as "Lump".
Stop lying.
You are very hostile.
Am I?
It's a crude trait and a poor strategy.
Says the murderer.
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