02 (video)

[goldfoot]

[She looks squarely at the camera. A very nonhuman face: gold fur, slitted eyes, and four large pointed ears. There seems to be some recent damage with small scrapes, the larger ones covered by bandages.] My appearance. Do you feel fear? Of unfamiliarity, or recognition.

If it is the former, then you need not tell me.

[A pause, as she seems unsure about the next topic. Her speech is slower, cautious and reserved.] Many species, many homeworlds. Many opportunities. My search is ongoing.

What is… expected of your species? Your gender. Your— caste. Your role, by design. Do you fulfill it, or do you rebel?

Comments

[onemoredeath]

I had always been on the outside of what was normal for my position. I always wanted to travel and did not want to be married. I did not want to be in a place where I had to face the same challenges filled with people I could barely understand.

[goldfoot]

Why was and understanding difficult?

[onemoredeath]

I cannot look at my life and feel accomplished with it if all I did was become just like the businessman sitting next to me. How is that a better life when it seems to be only mimicry of what came before and what will come after?

[goldfoot]

Before and after—belief in afterlife?

[onemoredeath]

Mm, there are several different beliefs in my world about the afterlife, yes.