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[lilyberation]

This is White Lily Cookie.

I'd like to apologize about the current state of the clinic. I am currently overseeing it's repairs as it fixes itself, and will tend to those who need it from the Cookie house if desired. I also am sorry for the delay in communication, as I was recovering.

To put it simply, I performed an experiment while not in a mindset to truly keep my focus and caution, and payed the price. This is not a mistake I will make again in the future.

Comments

[lilyberation]

No, it doesn't. I imagine it did it for us so that we would have a better chance of survival, on account of being cookies.

[goldenambition]

[Sorry Lily, Will was just browsing as he usually does, being nosy, when this catches his attention]

Wait, who here isn't currently human?

[Someone's idea of what counts as 'human' is a bit wide reaching]

[lilyberation]

Shit.



Technically, I think many of us aren't actually human. Apologies for the miswording.

[goldenambition]

Oh, no I get that- I just haven't seen anyone who isn't currently human.

[he thinks back and the only non-native he can think of that might not count is Loop??? They would probably be closer to Fae. But that line is kinda blurry already]

I mean, the Guardians I guess aren't.

[lilyberation]

The book I learned about humans from only seemed to cover the most basic of humans? No animal features like Terrans or yourself, or anything like that.

It feels a little small minded after a few months here.

[goldenambition]

For sure. I mean I can't be too mad about it, talking to a few people it's pretty obvious 'human' can mean a couple different things. I was just excited for a second that maybe we have not-baby dragons or a couple zombies or something that I just hadn't met yet.

[lilyberation]

Just remember I am made of sugar and flowers. (This is a joke. But also fact!)

If there are, I haven't been made aware of it yet. I'm sorry for the confusion.

[outofsynth]

There's the purple lizard guy.

[Who he's. Now really wishing he'd got a name from. Sorry, Mayoi.]

[lilyberation]

Oh, that would be a result of the draconic blessings. We have a clutch of dragon hatchlings who can grant a small transformation to empower others.

They're very sweet and friendly.

[outofsynth]

Woah. So he was human before that?

[lilyberation]

Do you think he's not?

[goldenambition]

A lizard can be human too.

[outofsynth]

I don't think it can.

[goldenambition]

Sure it can. What is a man but a plucked chicken and what is a chicken but a tasty lizard.

[Will, no]

[forwander]

Terribly sorry to interrupt. The others have largely covered most of it.

To start, you may refer to me as Passenger. I run the cafe.

There are some of us here who natively possess animal features from our home worlds (and I speak only of those I know this about for certain; I do apologise if I miss someone in saying this) — those being myself, Sesa, Gnosis, Mizuki, Enciodes, Ezell, and Flamebringer. We are from a world where that's normal, and we do not consider ourselves humans. The correct generalization for everyone excluding Ezell and Flamebringer are "Ancients"; collectively, we are Terran, and can all be called such. Respectively, Ezell is Sankta, and Flamebringer Sarkaz.

I say all of this to forewarn you that going around saying "the people with the animal features" will typically be misconstrued as racism. The rest of us are quite used to it and will patiently explain this. Flamebringer will not. I advise heavily against using the word "demon" around him as well, as it's a slur for the Sarkaz. Knowing that he's likely reading this and that he would agree with this assessment, he's a "fight first, ask questions later" individual.

It's nice to meet you, by the way.

[outofsynth]

[This takes him a while to respond to. Only partly because it's long. Mostly it's because the idea of being unintentionally racist is one that horrifies him.

He's been on the receiving end of it enough to know how bad it feels, and even when it's not on purpose he's not always the most lenient when he's on the receiving end. He doesn't think he should have to be either.]

didn't know. I didn't mean it was a bad thing, but I'll be more careful next time.

[He kind of doesn't want to attach his name to this, but...]

I'm Min-Gi.

[forwander]

I want to assure you despite my wall of text that I am not mad, and simply giving you the heads up. Were there not paralytic goo lying outside right now, I would invite you to my cafe — but unfortunately, it's been walled off for now.

You strike me as someone with a good head on their shoulders. I apologise if my tone came across as chastising as well.

[timidheart]

I am a dragon...

[outofsynth]

Oh. Right. Of course.

[He probably should've guessed that he would see this...]

[timidheart]

That said ...I am not resentful. I understand what it's like to arrive in a place like this and be totally bewildered the diversity of the universe. It's quite overwhelming.

[outofsynth]

That makes sense. This seems like it would be a dangerous place for cookies.

[lilyberation]

Yes, we're rather delicate.

( tragic, we know. )

[outofsynth]

I guess it's a lot safer where you come from, huh?

[Otherwise how would they possibly survive?]

[lilyberation]

Comparatively. No place is truly safe, but the danger is scaled, you could say? I used to be part of an adventuring party that fought monsters.

( after a moment, she sketches a monster, with a much smaller cookie to scale. )

[outofsynth]

[Oh.... the sketch makes it look cute, but he can see how big that size difference is.]

That thing looks pretty big. You could fight that?