--I don't understand.
--A typical female reaction. Let me be more lucid. It is my
impression that he intended to use this first meeting for future ones
where he could use sympathy as a way of extorting money from the aging
man for this group of leeches and quasi-pariahs.
--As Kazem and the senator/former governor of Pattaya/former
uncle-in-law drank coffee together, what was the lure that kept him
interested in these boys? After all, he knew them only by name apart
from that time or two of being irritated by their noise when the two
families came together. That was over a decade ago. Isn't that right?
--Yes, you are not ignorant. It was 11 years ago. I believe his new
founded interest in them was what they call empathy?
--Empathy? I know about that. It is a rather rare and abnormal form
of behavior sometimes seen in those evolving beyond their species.
From the research I've done on such aliens empathy and compassion seem
to be the only emotions that aren't destructive and hedonistic. In
small quantities all emotions aid judgment calls in social situations
but unfortunately they are produced and expended in bulk. Unlike other
emotions that are rampant, empathy and compassion tend to be quite
rare. Could you elaborate on his nascent burgeoning of empathy for
them and the disingenuousness that prompted it?
--It was no different than their aunt who hustled a marriage out
of him years ago. Kindliness and loneliness, from what I can tell, have
always been his weakness. It was a simple calculating maneuver on
Kazem's part, really. Kazem affected being uncomfortable and shy. He
waited until this uncle asked directly about his circumstances and then
he gave a modest biographical summary of their move to Bangkok after
selling their parents assets. He was careful not to mention Kumpee,
the need for money, or any real description of how they were living.
The uncle's attempts at finding out information on those putrescent