A new but probably familiar to some arrival

[youngnotstupid]

Well... This was interesting. Forte had been out exploring on her own in armor again, not that she could get very far with the wall blocking their home. Well, not usually.

But today was different. Today she'd found an opening. A gap. And she was planning to make the most of it. She'd missed the alternates, but there was no way of knowing if they were still around. Or if they're even around anymore. But the sign was familiar.

But she doesn't really have a question. Just curiosity and the urge to explore. Her Gospel was tagging along at her heels.

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[stormbunny]

"For some reason, it's a trait that many don't seem to expect from someone in my family," Harpuia says. "I think they set too much of their expectations based on my uncle."

"I think it's unfair to make such assumptions about anyone, without getting to know them first."

Or getting to know us and then insisting our behavior had been deceptive all along because we didn't meet their idea of what Lightbots should be, she thinks, but doesn't add.

[youngnotstupid]

Forte frowns. "I know all too well about assumptions based on family. And I promise I won't hold it against any of you. It's not worth it to hold that against you. Though... Now that I think about it, a few of them still might."

Stubborn idiots, some of them.

[stormbunny]

"I am... aware of that possibility," Harpuia says. "And have learned the hard way that it's still best to let them know and let them make their assumptions than try to get to know them 'under false pretenses'."

She manages a small smile, and adds, "Though, I am glad you won't do so. ... Something the other alternate I met had in common. Fafnir told me once he'd said he kept forgetting we were Lightbots..." The smile's a bit wistful for a moment, before she shakes her head and puts the memories away.