[Open Moons Mingle Log]

[serpentis]

Who: Anyone and Everyone!
Broadcast: Maybe!
Action: Abeo, Accendo, Adsum
When: 2/3-2/7

[WELCOME TO THE MOONS ENJOY YOUR STAY DON'T GET ARRESTED.]

Comments

[blindoptimism]

Ah... [she looks a bit embarrassed under his gaze]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to turn the conversation to such a weighty topic.

[treasureling]

It's just not something I've usually heard a woman say.

[blindoptimism]

[huh, whatever she was expecting that was not it]

Really? [hm...] Do most women in your world avoid speaking about war and politics?

[treasureling]

Oh, no, of course they talk about it.

[blindoptimism]

Do they... typically have different opinions?

[treasureling]

Yes. Warriors usually do.

[blindoptimism]

[huh, those two partial statements strung together...]

Are many women warriors in your world?

[treasureling]

Another one? [ He sighs. ]

On the Islands, all women are warriors. Is it really that unusual? It makes more sense than the other way.

[blindoptimism]

I'm afraid I don't know, I haven't talked to many others about their opinions on the subject.

[she pauses, considering...] Many woman do fight in the military of my homeland, but women take part in many other professions as well.

[she like... wants to ask more because that sounds super interesting, but she'd feel bad if she was prying too much] Are women physically stronger than most men in your world?

[treasureling]

[ He doesn't mind explaining. Relating the facts is easy enough, and he responds willingly: ] Women are more precise. It's more valuable than raw arm strength.

[blindoptimism]

[hm, it's very true] And a skilled warrior could best a strong warrior any day...

[interesting] I suppose it must seem strange to be surrounded by women here who do not fight.

[treasureling]

I promise, it's stranger being surrounded by men who do.

[blindoptimism]

[hehe, the idea makes her smile slightly]

They must all seem so hot headed.

[treasureling]

Men can be emotional, I knew that, but these are men who can be emotional with weapons.

[ Not that Malak likes people with weapons that much anyway. ]

It's just different.

[blindoptimism]

[hm, she nods] I suppose everyone has experienced differences between their own world and this portion of space. [... she pauses and thinks about an idea for a moment]

It's nice how well we're all able to co-exist, despite that.

[treasureling]

Someone did try to murder someone else.

[blindoptimism]

[ah............................................. little statements always bring into sharp relief how messed up politics are in her world]

Ah... yes.

[treasureling]

...am I wrong about that?

[blindoptimism]

No not at all! I... [she has no idea how to phrase this]

Sometimes I feel slightly ashamed of the world that I come from. A murder has transpired, yet overall... I consider this place peaceful in comparison to my home.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made light of the recent murder.

[treasureling]

[ He reaches out, fingertips touching her arm. ] You didn't make light. You explained how you felt. There's nothing wrong with understanding yourself.

[blindoptimism]

[ah... what a sweetheart. Very open, honest, and obviously kind. She smiles a bit in return]

Thank you. You're kind words are greatly appreciated.

[treasureling]

Women can - where I come from, at least, women can be very hard on themselves.

[blindoptimism]

[hm...] I think that's true of many people, regardless of gender...

[but she pauses] But I think that I understand what you mean, the same is true for men in my world. So many of them think that the entire world rests upon their shoulders, and that they cannot share their burden.