His own ears, if she looked, had subtle points of their own. Nothing like the stereotypical depiction of an elf, they'd barely be noticeable if he'd bothered to cover them with his hair, but visibly inhuman. Some might call it uncanny, how close he looked to a human while still just barely missing the mark, but the way he kept his hair pulled back to leave his ears uncovered suggested he at least didn't consider them unsightly.
"Most don't. Those who travel between worlds consider it unwise to share that information freely. Some, as is your experience, simply aren't prepared for the implications of such knowledge."
The range of sapient species he's seen, how different they could be in not just form, but also physiology and psychology, made it clear that a broad mind was a necessity for dealing with the whole of the universe.
"Those who do knowingly interact with natives of other worlds, however, often do tend to be unconcerned with such trifling matters as whether or not their neighbor appears to be of the same species as them. What is concerning is the fact that people are arriving here without intending to...such things never happen in good circumstances."
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Date: 2024-01-21 04:32 am (UTC)"Most don't. Those who travel between worlds consider it unwise to share that information freely. Some, as is your experience, simply aren't prepared for the implications of such knowledge."
The range of sapient species he's seen, how different they could be in not just form, but also physiology and psychology, made it clear that a broad mind was a necessity for dealing with the whole of the universe.
"Those who do knowingly interact with natives of other worlds, however, often do tend to be unconcerned with such trifling matters as whether or not their neighbor appears to be of the same species as them. What is concerning is the fact that people are arriving here without intending to...such things never happen in good circumstances."