[Her brow furrows; the natives are never going to let her leave the room at this rate, are they? She mimes zipping her mouth in a placatory gesture to them, then begins to type.]
Carefully. Names are important. A lot of parents name their children after important figures in the hopes that they may grow up to be just as influential. Like a wish, maybe....
[There's a small pause before she addresses the other question. Not that it's hard to conceptualize why she doesn't get along with other people, it's just not something she's ever had to explain to anyone.]
It's because people don't see what's wrong with our way of life. People are taught that their bodies don't belong to them. Society owns your body so people have to always be kind to others otherwise they're neglecting or damaging a precious resource. And if you're not being kind, you're not contributing to a healthy society so you can't ever say how you really feel. I just want to be myself... you know?
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Carefully. Names are important. A lot of parents name their children after important figures in the hopes that they may grow up to be just as influential. Like a wish, maybe....
[There's a small pause before she addresses the other question. Not that it's hard to conceptualize why she doesn't get along with other people, it's just not something she's ever had to explain to anyone.]
It's because people don't see what's wrong with our way of life.
People are taught that their bodies don't belong to them. Society owns your body so people have to always be kind to others otherwise they're neglecting or damaging a precious resource.
And if you're not being kind, you're not contributing to a healthy society so you can't ever say how you really feel.
I just want to be myself... you know?