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Who: Hera
Broadcast: Fleetwide!
Action: On the station, if you like!
When: Now

[ Hera is seated at a small cafe on the station today, taking a break from the odd jobs she's been doing to earn money. She's got a cup of something hot at her elbow, and she's her usual composed self. ]

So, to those who don't know me, hi. I'm Hera. [ She gives a little wave. ] You might have seen me around, since I've been on the fleet for a couple of months now. For those who haven't, I just thought I should point a couple of things out, since they've been coming up fairly often when I talk to people.

[ She points at her face. ]

I'm green. This might seem self-evident, but I've actually had a surprising number of people point this out to me, as if I hadn't noticed. So I'm telling you now, I've noticed. I'm green. It's genetics, and skin pigment, and I'm aware. I've also noticed that I'm not human - I'm Twi'lek, actually. And - [ Here she points at the top of her head. ] these are called lekku, but you can call them head-tails if you prefer.

Also, in my culture, it's - rude to stare. I know a lot of you aren't familiar with species other than your own, but it can get a little uncomfortable feeling like you're under a microscope.

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So? What are you gonna do about new people who probably won't see this?

Roll my eyes and explain it to them again, probably.

So why are you complaining then if you're just going to explain things to them anyway?

I'm not complaining, I'm trying to cut down on the number of times I need to explain this.

No offense, but that seems like a waste of time.

You're certainly wasting my time. Do you have anything constructive to add to the discussion?

Hey, why are you getting pissed at me?

Why are you arguing with me? All I'm doing is explaining a few basic things about myself, since I'm obviously the only Twi'lek here, and most people here don't seem to have ever seen one before.