Are we not here to help them? If we are to be here for some time, they will have to accept what is here.
[ It sounds plain, even cruel in some senses, but it's true: if they want help, then the aid that's been provided is that of outsiders who can turn into creatures. Their choices are to carry on as they have been or to accept what's been provided, with all of the fur, scales, and overgrowths that come with it. She sighs, curling her hands in front of her, wishing her fingers did not look as terrible as they do. ]
Most of us wish to help. [ There will never be complete consensus on this. ] I would like to think that we can work past outer appearances for a mutual goal. Especially when we have especially kind people among our number, who...
[ Ugh, she reins in what she wishes to say, that some people are bleeding hearts who have to be protected lest they bleed out. ]
...who will go beyond what is necessary to help anyone. I don't want them to lose faith that their efforts are not appreciated. Or for them to believe they are alike to their outer appearances when they are so much more.
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Date: 2025-07-26 04:23 pm (UTC)[ It sounds plain, even cruel in some senses, but it's true: if they want help, then the aid that's been provided is that of outsiders who can turn into creatures. Their choices are to carry on as they have been or to accept what's been provided, with all of the fur, scales, and overgrowths that come with it. She sighs, curling her hands in front of her, wishing her fingers did not look as terrible as they do. ]
Most of us wish to help. [ There will never be complete consensus on this. ] I would like to think that we can work past outer appearances for a mutual goal. Especially when we have especially kind people among our number, who...
[ Ugh, she reins in what she wishes to say, that some people are bleeding hearts who have to be protected lest they bleed out. ]
...who will go beyond what is necessary to help anyone. I don't want them to lose faith that their efforts are not appreciated. Or for them to believe they are alike to their outer appearances when they are so much more.