Nepeta: Make one thing clear.

[rogueofheart]

[SBURB/SGRUB KIDS]
:33 < *ac inhales a big d33p breath and blows her whistle loudly fur all to hear!*
:33 < ok everyone its that time again
:33 < i have s33n some names disappear from doors so lets get everyone on the same page
:33 < who is still here and who is not here anymore?
:33 < g33z, i cant even leave fur an expurrdition without losing track of everyone!



[With that out of the way, it's time for Nepeta to get something off her chest.]

There's something I've been meaning to say for a while now, so I guess I am just going to come out and say it.

All of us are different. I am sure that when you first arrive here, there's going to be some people that look really different from what you are used to. And that is okay! Everyone is unique and I think that's pawesome. And it's okay--within reason!--to ask questions about culture and stuff. It is how we all get to know each other.

But what is not okay is making someone feel uncomfortable because of their differences. This is stuff that should go without saying, but I have seen it happen! It's not bad to be different, and you have to keep in mind that if someone is different to you, then you are more than likely different to them! They have probably not seen anyone like you before, so you should treat them the way that you want to be treated.

Here is a list of things that are okay and things that are not okay.

Things that are okay: 1. Asking polite questions 2. Complimenting someone's features 3. Meeting lots of people from a different culture or species

Things that are not okay: 1. Asking REALLY personal questions 2. Pointing out all the ways they are different 3. Assuming everyone from that culture or species is all the same

You are welcome to add to this list, this is just some quick thoughts.

What I am trying to say is this: Don't be a jerk or make someone feel pawkward for who they are. I don't think that is too much to ask!

Comments

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[wagers]

Who cares?
All the people who are remotely interesting are here, and that's what matters!

[Don't think about John, don't think about John!]

May8e I'm 8eing too generous with that assumption, 8ut hey, some of these people need the compliments.

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[rogueofheart]

:33 < well
:33 < i wouldnt say ALL the interesting people are here

[Because Equius]

[wagers]

And that may very well 8e an accur8 assumption.
8ut hey, gotta work with what we got, am I right?

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[goingrogue]

all of em HUH
does that mean u find me INTERESTING

[wagers]

Haha, nope!

[onlythefishiest]

I am still )(ere.

Sollux is not.

[rogueofheart]

:33 < oh no, when did this happen?
:33 < i am at least glad to s33 you are still here

[onlythefishiest]

I was talking to )(im just after I arrived and )(e vanis)(ed. Now )(is room is empty.

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[goingrogue]

roro still in DA HOUSE
u cant get rid of us lalondes that easily
(at least im assumin here on roses behalf n all)
tho i think dirk is gone
actually i know dirk is gone
i sat outside of his room knocking for 3 straight hrs
ok so he usually ignores me all expectin me to go away after a while
but 3 straight hrs
come on no1 in their right mind would leave a girl as slammin as myself outside a room 4 that long
jakes gone 2 but that happened a while ago i think
idk its kinda hard to keep track of him sometimes
thats all i can rly help with tho

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[rogueofheart]

:33 < aww yiss
:33 < honestly id be super sad if you left
:33 < i know jane is still here beclaws she was on the expurrdition with us
:33 < you should have come too!

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[goingrogue]

id be sad if u left 2
ur like 1 of THE coolest people here
an im not just sayin that bc fellow rogue and cat luvr
u should tell me wat i missed

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[cyan_maid]

I'm still here.
I feel awful about losing so many friends, though.

dittostuck

[rogueofheart]

:33 < i know you and dirk are really close so i am sorry
:33 < but you know how purradisa is, he may be back soon!
:33 < and in the meantime you are not alone beclaws you have other furriends here too

Filtered to Nepeta

[kid_apocalypse]

Is...this about the last time you and I talked? I feel really bad about that. I...hadn't meant to get all weird and personal, the way I did.

I had some time to think about it while I was out on the expedition with everyone. Realized I was kind of insensitive towards you, just because you're a troll. I'm sorry.

[He's not sure if this is what it's about, but Evan wants to cover his bases anyway, because being as vulnerable as he'd been in the Dead Zone made him think about how everyone else must feel.]

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[rogueofheart]

[She huffs audibly.]

Partially, yes, but it's also a lot of other things and other people at the same time. I just felt I had to say something after we spoke because it keeps happening.

And I'm not trying to be treated like some sensitive wiggler or anything. I just don't want people to be my friend for any other reason than me being me, you know? Not because I write funny or look cool or because Aradia is really nice.

nepeta

[psych0p0mps]

im still here
and i know feferi already mentioned it but yeah sollux is gone again

ARADIA

[rogueofheart]

:33 < that guy just cannot s33m to stay here fur long
:33 < hey you always know all about the timelines
:33 < he is ok right?

filterstuck

[shenunigans]

physically here
mentally not so much

dittostuck

[rogueofheart]

:33 < how come you are not mentally here?
:33 < are you ok? :CC

dictated whoa

[hellshaped]

[Nepeta :( HE KNOWS THAT FEELING though he's gotten used to it through necessity. But growing up abnormal must be different from growing up someplace where you are normal... and then being thrown somewhere that you're not.]

I think it's probably okay to get offended about the things that aren't okay, too.

i just now realized he dictated fffffffffff

[rogueofheart]

I know. And most of the time I don't even let it bother me! But sometimes, it's just too much.

[mal_addict]

I feel this should be put on display in the lobby in woodcut.

[rogueofheart]

:33 < yesss
:33 < somewhere everyone can s33 all the time
:33 < im not really good with wood cutting though

[silentrunning]

[Chell's been reading Nepeta's list.]

I've been lucky, maybe because I'm human... But I agree with everything on your list.

[rogueofheart]

:33 < yeah, there are a lot of humans around
:33 < and i think even those of us who are not human have at least s33n humans before
:33 < so no one really thinks they are a novelty