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I'm not one of the original exiles, as you've probably guessed by my nickname
When we crashed here, I found the place already inhabited by other velyr. Despite the fact that our leaders taught that the exiles were notorious criminals with dangerous mindsets, I've found them to be welcome company. They do have a lot of odd ideas, many of which they've picked up from the humans on this planet.
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Velyr
were designed to be a technological race. Many of us have cybernetic
implants which allow us to communicate via an electronic net, similar to
your internet. Our net involves all senses, however, not just sight
and sound. The typical implant replaces one eye and ear with synthetic
parts. This enhances sight and sound at least two-fold, even without
connection to the net.
Velyr
accept our role as created beings. We do not feel the drive to be
individuals as you humans do. We are happy knowing that we are parts
in the great velyr machine. Each of us is merely a cell, expendable
if necessary. When I realized that I was stranded here, I knew that
the elders would not bother looking for me, and I understood why.
I never expected the "rescue" a human would have hoped for.
Velyr
do not feel the need for privacy, either. On the net, we are linked
to one another constantly. There is no way for one velyr to be separate
- and no desire to be, either. Thee hardest part of life here is the
solitude. Without the net, we feel hollow, as though only a shell
of our real self is left. It took over half a human century for me
to adjust, and to want to live again.
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Alexei
feels that I am best qualified to give an objective view on the human situation.
Velyr are not human; we can never become human; we do not wish to become
human. Yet humans have traditionally feared and hated anything not
human. Since the arrival of the exiles, their fleeting contact with
humans has been magnified into myth and legend. Velyr have been painted
as either gods or demons, but never simply other beings.
I am not certain that humans will ever be ready to accept us. You cannot even accept the differences inherent in your own race - skin color, gender, sexuality, belief systems. Until you can tolerate yourselves without hatred, how can you tolerate nonhumans?
This
is the end of the Darksyde tour. I hope that it has served its purpose.
I hope that humans are more advanced than I have believed.
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