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[technohap]

[Henry is running through the castle finally human again. But he'd naked and carrying the collar he had previously been wearing as a HAP.]

[Later he sends a string of filtered messages.]


Lucrezia
My name is not Romulus. It's Henry Foss. But I did enjoy spending time with you these past two weeks.


Galadriel
I'm sorry our first meeting face to face was during my loss. Perhaps we could meet again now I'm back to normal?


Carson
Sorry I scared you, TV Star, but I'm glad you recognised me.

Comments

[technohap]

Most people fear my kind. We even feared ourselves at one point.

[He looked down for a moment, then smiled.] But this is better now. At home I mean.

[inafadingcrown]

You gave me no reason to fear you and I sensed from you no malice. I have seen far too much to trust appearances readily.

But I am glad your lot has improved.

[technohap]

I don't want to be feared. I just want to be accepted, as I am in the Sanctuary.

So am I.

[inafadingcrown]

You will find, I think, that most here are accepting. In a place such as this, one has little choice.

[technohap]

True. But I don't just mean here. Home too, you know?

[inafadingcrown]

I know. It seems strange to me still that so many must remain hidden in your world.

[technohap]

We either hide or we die! Tesla's the only living vampire because of humans. And even he's not a full breed.

[inafadingcrown]

I do not fault you for it! In my own world, a number of races live alongside each other, openly and without need for concealment. I will not pretend there is no conflict, but such things are to be expected among any nations.

[technohap]

There's enough conflict in the world between non-Abnormals without adding us to the mix.

[inafadingcrown]

As you say. I only find it difficult to imagine a world where the race of Man alone is acknowledged.

[technohap]

Man as you call it are the only intelligent life forms. There's so many other species that we know of but hardly many compared to the Abnormal world.

[inafadingcrown]

Your task of concealment and protection is as challenging as it is worthy, then.