(OOC: Dang it! This RP is hard enough to comprehend without 3 pages of fluff and filler! If I put anything out of order, let me know ASAP. Thanks)
Stern and Aydin finally had a chance to talk after the recent battle. Aydin had explained to Stern that he was once a part of Dragonstorm, and that...
"... I was sick and tired of the lack of opportunities with the rest of the Vulpines. Dragonstorm offered me a good job and a chance to leave all that filth and stagnation behind. You know what my people's settlements are like, Stern."
"That I do, Aydin. I'm sorry if I had misjudged you earlier. At least you left those murderers."
"That I did. I don't regret it." For a moment, both of them were silent. What they were doing on the roof of a building in the district of a mostly-abandoned wholesale district was beyond them, but it looked very dramatic against the backdrop of a gray sky. Aydin's feet hung off of the side of the roof, as he was seemingly oblivious to the chance of falling.
"My people are not very wise, Stern. In fact, we are barely civilized savages. I wouldn't be surprised if Aimee or the other vulpines present were busy mating with the first thing with two legs that caught their attention, even as we speak! We are filthy, stinking animals, barely in control of our own minds, let alone our bodies, and we do most of our thinking with out geni-"
"There's no need to go so far, Aydin. I hate to say it, but I am tempted to agree with you. Still, there are good things about your peop-"
"Like what? I'm part of a furred race that exceeds at poverty and who's number one product is illegitimate children. I wanted to be more like you humans, you know. Dragonstorm promised to teach me human ways, or at least that's what they said..."
"Aydin, there's no reason to be ashamed of being a vulpine. One should... oh. There's an old saying among us humans. That one should have the serenity to accept the things one cannot change, the courage to change what can be altered, and the wisdom to tell the difference between the two. Actions can be changed. Inclinations can be changed. Desires, moods, even ones' body can be changed."
"One's body-?"
"Look at Aimme."
"Oh. Right. Robot arms."
"We cannot choose what cards we are dealt in life, but we can choose how to play them. Nothing says that just because you are a Vulpine that you must act a certain way. Same thing with Aimee, and the rest."
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