He considered for a moment, how to reply. Now was likely not the right time to tell them that in his own world, he would have been considered human. But he also had to be certain that they wouldn't harm themself in a useless attempt to look more like him.
"I've come to believe," he said, "that appearance is a very poor way of judging who someone is. A fair face may hide a foul heart, and vice-versa. Thus, if you wish to be more like me, you would be better served by paying attention to what you are taught and continuing to work to better yourself as we've begun to do. Tis far more important of a thing for you to be a person of good character than for you to look any particular way."
"However... if when you've committed to such for some time, and are capable of making the decision calmly- not merely reacting out of fear or shame-, if you still desire it then, we can begin to seek out a safe way to alter your appearance. Which does not in any way include attempting to stretch your ears; much to the dismay of many a short-eared Elezen, they do not work that way."
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Date: 2025-05-25 08:26 am (UTC)From:"I've come to believe," he said, "that appearance is a very poor way of judging who someone is. A fair face may hide a foul heart, and vice-versa. Thus, if you wish to be more like me, you would be better served by paying attention to what you are taught and continuing to work to better yourself as we've begun to do. Tis far more important of a thing for you to be a person of good character than for you to look any particular way."
"However... if when you've committed to such for some time, and are capable of making the decision calmly- not merely reacting out of fear or shame-, if you still desire it then, we can begin to seek out a safe way to alter your appearance. Which does not in any way include attempting to stretch your ears; much to the dismay of many a short-eared Elezen, they do not work that way."