[ glad he isn't the biggest scientific anomaly here!! if he's at all self conscious, he doesn't look it, laughing with a little bristle of his gills. ]
Gossip! Not at all! [ he just sounds curious. a lil excited. ] What manner of gossip? Is it about my insolence? Or the luster of my scales?
Ahah, yes—that much is clear. [ he doesn't mind standing out, but it was a shock that no one had even heard of the zora before. he will take 'creature' over 'monster.' ] But I have not encountered people like you all, either, so it is only fair. Most of you are 'human,' yes?
[ oh, not human anymore. odd thing to be able to change!! ]
I am fascinated! Incredibly so! But not threatened. [ being outnumbered implies an adversarial sort of vibe, which he does not have. ] Do you think the people here are dangerous?
[ LIKE IF THEY SUDDENLY HAVE TO MURDER EACH OTHER? no way ]
All the more reason to foster a spirit of collaboration early! [ while things feel relatively stable and safe. ] After all, we are something of a team.
It's not a team. It's surprisingly cutthroat, even within the ranks, and there's a fair chance of friendly fire in order to earn attention for praise and limited resources.
[ he can understand the spirit of competition, but going to that extreme seems silly. ]
We've been given no reason to undercut one another. What good is the praise and a handful of rupees from a faceless party? [ they don't even know if they're getting paid, these contracts are so bogus already ]
[scien also agrees but this is how most companies work, even the one he runs to a degree]
Typically people end up wanting to perform well in their jobs for either compensation, as you mentioned, or personal goals that they would like to reach further up the corporate ladder.
Even here, they offer thee promise of a possible promotion upon a performance review.
I hadn't considered that people would choose to stay and work here! [ their accommodations are not terrible, he just has other things to live for. ] I suppose someone might see us as stepping stones, in that case.
But all the same, I don't think that everyone will.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Gossip! Not at all! [ he just sounds curious. a lil excited. ] What manner of gossip? Is it about my insolence? Or the luster of my scales?
[ USED TO BOTH ]
no subject
Neither.
It's the nature of your existence among us. I'm sure you've gathered that none of us have encountered a creature like you before.
no subject
Ahah, yes—that much is clear. [ he doesn't mind standing out, but it was a shock that no one had even heard of the zora before. he will take 'creature' over 'monster.' ] But I have not encountered people like you all, either, so it is only fair. Most of you are 'human,' yes?
no subject
That's right. Though I'm no longer human.
I'm surprised you're not overly fascinated by them or worried about being outnumbered.
no subject
I am fascinated! Incredibly so! But not threatened. [ being outnumbered implies an adversarial sort of vibe, which he does not have. ] Do you think the people here are dangerous?
no subject
[so like... not yet but inevitably yes?]
no subject
All the more reason to foster a spirit of collaboration early! [ while things feel relatively stable and safe. ] After all, we are something of a team.
no subject
A... team.
[scien doesn't but that's ok]
Have you ever worked for a company before? Do they have those, where you're from?
[help me]
no subject
the way i had to think about this based on my canonpoint ]
I have not! I don't recall hearing of them before.
[ the land of hyrule is not in late stage capitalism yet. ]
no subject
It's not a team. It's surprisingly cutthroat, even within the ranks, and there's a fair chance of friendly fire in order to earn attention for praise and limited resources.
no subject
[ he can understand the spirit of competition, but going to that extreme seems silly. ]
We've been given no reason to undercut one another. What good is the praise and a handful of rupees from a faceless party? [ they don't even know if they're getting paid, these contracts are so bogus already ]
no subject
Typically people end up wanting to perform well in their jobs for either compensation, as you mentioned, or personal goals that they would like to reach further up the corporate ladder.
Even here, they offer thee promise of a possible promotion upon a performance review.
no subject
I hadn't considered that people would choose to stay and work here! [ their accommodations are not terrible, he just has other things to live for. ] I suppose someone might see us as stepping stones, in that case.
But all the same, I don't think that everyone will.
no subject
Things would be simpler if things went according to your predictions, rather than mine.
[it'd be nice! scien would like to be wrong]
no subject
Then we can both hope that you are wrong!
[ he doesn't mind his bleak outlook, but also, be wrong. ]
no subject
Even though I said it, there's something grating about having it repeated back to me with gusto.
no subject
There's still time for you to be right about something else! Don't give up!!
[ is this helping ]
no subject
Are you considered a tactful person in your fish village.
no subject
[ not fish village ]
Not particularly untactful... [ no he can be pretty bad about it ] Are you?
no subject
[S. SELF-AWARENESS]
no subject
[ dour friend is still friend shaped ]
no subject
no subject
What is your name, my friend?
no subject
Didn't bother to glance at the profiles?
no subject
I have! But don't you think it's a little different to introduce ourselves in person?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)