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Mon 24th Apr 2023 02:07

On Human Cities

by Spirit-speaker apprentice Kefka Scorchstone

It's been a while since we left on this quest to save the world. At the time, I was excited to get out into the world to see and experience more of it. I used to dream of having a reason to go out into the wider world. Not that I was ever unhappy as a part of my tribe, but my mom said that was just the human in me: they were not very good at simply staying in one place.
 
I used to think the idea was silly. Humans have cities, don't they? Clearly some of them are happy to sit in one place. Maybe I was just being foolish. Maybe it's not fair for me to say I understand human cities even after being in one for weeks... I have an understanding, at least. I have never felt more trapped in my life. At first, I thought humans were simply naturally oppressive, but there's more to it than that.
 
Humans are just as much the oppressed as the oppressors. There are people in this city who would love nothing more to leave. There are people on the outskirts of the town who barely make a living because humans have decided that their society is not designed to take care of the people. I'm not sure what the point of human society at this point. Some people are definitely thriving, and others are struggling. For some reason they don't seem to all see this as a problem. For some reason they have accepted it at face value.
 
Part of me is still fascinated by humans... But right now I want nothing more than to leave an never come back. I hope... I hope it will be better once we fix things.