[That's a rather heavy question, which, yet again, catches her off guard. She clutches her hand over her chest as she looks ahead of herself suddenly unsure.]
I don't wish to be seen as a thing. [Something pretty to look at. A pack mule. Someone's property. That's how all Pearls were treated on homeworld.]
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I don't wish to be seen as a thing. [Something pretty to look at. A pack mule. Someone's property. That's how all Pearls were treated on homeworld.]
I would like to be seen as an individual.