(no subject)

[grandstanding]

Who: The Heron crew + visitors
Broadcast: nope
Action: The Heron
When: August

[As the ship drifts on, what are you up to this month, Herons?]

Comments

[aigue]

I'd rather see no animal here at all. This isn't a good environment for any of them.

[She's saying that firmly, though her tone softens and her ears droops as she continues.]

It's more personal with the foxes. I don't know how it works with androids, but every time I think about them I'm disgusted and disturbed by what was done to them. All so a bunch of narcissists could feed their own ego by having one more creature they can control as they like.

[unbearablynaive]

It isn't precisely a good environment for humans, either, yet none have a choice about it. [Passengers any more than pets.]

That's not why humans domesticate animals. [But that's not the point, is it? His voice softens.] I can understand how it would seem personal, however. But there are quite a lot of pets in the Fleet; perhaps you'd be better to avoid the locations where they might commonly be found for your own mental well-being.

[aigue]

The people here can choose not to bring animals aboard. They do it regardless because they don't actually care about the wellbeing of the animal, they're too selfish.

[Because unlike the Fleeters those animals aren't being dragged on board by the Atroma.]

I'm not going to avoid my own kind. That would make me a coward.

[unbearablynaive]

Or they've been told the animals in question are well-adapted to travel and don't mind these conditions - though admittedly that could be a sales technique. [Even if his swamp witch tells him otherwise.]

[And he nods one last time.]

I understand; you are of course free to do as you see fit. Thank you for speaking with me.

[aigue]

Alright, then. Don't bother me about this again.

[unbearablynaive]

If none of my crew comes to harm, I certainly won't. Though I should hope that won't occur, and I do wish you luck in figuring this situation out in a mutually beneficial fashion.

[He nods one more time and turns to leave.]