caughtinanetwork | Video - A very offended monster

[When the feed opens, the Gromble is all smiles and sweetness. Even his voice is cloying, a stark contrast to his hideous appearance.]

Oh hello Vatheon. I must say, I've been oh so pleasantly surprised with how friendly the humans here are. Of course...

[Suddenly the sweet tone of voice is gone, replaced by something low and dangerous.]

It was clearly an act to put monsters off guard.

[He perks up again, tittering.]

Now I know you might not all be aware of this, so I'm going to give you a little lesson in monster history. Thousands of years ago, monsters were born from human imagination. Back then the human imagination was quite a powerful thing, you know. We hardly had to do any work at all. Unfortunately, humans now have become obsessed with science and refuse to openly believe in anything they don't understand. We monsters scare the humans to fuel their imagination, which in turn allows us to continue existing. A properly educated monster will only scare humans, they will not harm them. So!

I would like you all to bring any wayward monsters to me. Do not slaughter them and take their parts for jewelry or potion ingredients or points or for whatever other "loot" they might have. This questing behavior is really quite appalling, and you wouldn't want to harm a frightened creature who doesn't know any better...

WOULD YOU?!

Tata~

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And if these monsters are a menace to the public and others? Are we to just sit by and allow it? What if they can't simply be contained?

Has anyone even tried yet, or do you all just see these quests and go "oh, well if someone says I should go kill monsters, then I think I'll do that today!"?

I don't follow 'quests', and I don't murder for sport. If something is a hazard, I dispose of it.

I can understand discrimination of a species, but these creatures seem to be purposely fabricated by the city itself. They are not sentient beings as you and I.

Perhaps you aren't participating, but others are. All I'm asking is that they try to communicate with the monsters before blindly attacking. We can't know for certain that they're only fabrications, they could have been brought here just like we were.

Then I'll run a hypothesis of my own - find a creature, and attempt to establish communication with it. If I can't, I have every right to defend my own well being.

I would say that is fair. I simply want people to at least attempt speaking with them before mindlessly slaughtering them for their parts.

[He's not asking for anyone to lay down and let a monster beat on them, here - though he would love to see that.]

...I know if any Lombaxes had arrived within the city and they were treated in the same manner, I would react just the same.

[He just sighs somewhat tiredly. This whole experience has been exhausting. It's like being in the middle ages, hearing people openly talk about hunting monsters like this.]

This is not the first time I have heard of monsters being hunted. Thankfully, it sounds now as if they are not real monsters, they're just fabrications.

Isn't that what I--

[Sigh.]

...never mind. The same tactics should be applied, fabrications or no. They are still your brethren.

You said that you thought that to be the case, but someone else just confirmed it.

[He's actually a little touched that Alister is showing so much empathy for monsters, now.]

...is that so? Hmm. I can't say I expected to hear that from someone who isn't a monster themselves.

[Maybe not everyone in this city is full of it when they preach unity.]

...and how did they 'confirm' it, if I may ask? Why do you believe them, and not me?

Agh. This whole curse is nothing but a blasted headache. Shouldn't it be dissipating soon?

[He pauses at that other comment, his next words low and even.]

And what makes you think that, now? I never said I wasn't.

Video - A very offended monster

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