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531 Monstrosity & Morality: Dividing Lines of the Self and Other, Section 1

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Who is this, anyway? She's sitting at the writing table now and working on something.

Edited 2021-08-28 01:13 (UTC)

...who're you?

"Oh—hello! I didn't realize you were there. I'm Elizabeth—do you need something?"

Where'd you come from?

"Oh, I've been working on something here and there for a bit, here—I've just been heads-down, but I had to pick up some more references. I'm a close friend of Grace's."

And what is it you've been working on, exactly?

[Leaning in to see what she's working on]

She's writing! It looks like an academic paper about "Kindred" society and building intentional community.

Hello?

"Oh—sorry, just lost in thought. I suppose you could call my field political science, so I've been working on some theories about intentional community-building among Kindred toward more harmonious society."

What kind of theories?

"Oh—are you interested? If you like, you can have a seat." She tucks her pen over her ear. "Specifically, the kind of support structures and safety nets needed to ensure that all Kindred get off to a good start, and are able to be productive. I mean, I've had political enemies call it a 'welfare state,' but why is that anything to be ashamed of?"

[Sitting himself down]

Define productive.

"Able to get along with others well, I suppose... there's a lot of Kindred who think that just because they live outside of mortal society and law, they can do whatever they like, so it's important to make sure they get proper education."

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Working hard?

"Ah, another student of Grace's—"

Probably Lumen returns shortly after he enters, in fact. "I suppose I am. Important work to be done, after all."

Important work such as...?

"Oh—I'm a politician, you could say, so I'm doing some work on a research paper regarding community-building," she says, twirling her pen between her fingers. "I've often exchanged ideas with Grace."

What are her ideas usually like?

"Well... she's gotten a little more reticent about them, which is unfortunate. She once worked on some very important research into something that could alter the shape of the vampiric soul toward something more flexible—less prone to stasis."

Something more resembling a human's?

"You could say that. I don't think it's past anyone's capacity to change, though, even if they're Kindred. Everyone can, if they're given the right... reasons and incentives"

But without motivation, there's no reason to change.

What reasons and incentives are you in favor of yourself?

"Ideally, I'd like everyone to work together because they believe in it, of course. If that doesn't work—well, there's still opportunities for rehabilitation."

Rehabilitation through what means?

"Well, sometimes when one won't allow themselves to be taught, they must be made to learn. I think I've got a very good methodology for it. Minimally invasive. We all have to compromise to get along, after all."

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