[In the time that she's been gone Serene has punched a tree, yelled at another tree and stomped about in the glade for long enough that her temper has cooled.
And she's embarrassed by herself. What is she to be so riled up over such a message, twelve? It had been so long since anyone had looked at her and not seen a human, one of the feared and fabled warriors from across the northern sea, that she's rattled at not being able to lean on those useful stereotypes for her first impression.
This isn't what she wanted to become.
And so once she's calmed down again she switches her communicator back on to message him again, stony faced]
I should not have called you that. However, you should be more respectful of how you address strangers here, especially as someone new. You offended me with your words, for you addressed me not as your equal or as your more experienced team mate, but as a child.
You will offend many others if you do not learn to control your turns of phrase until you come to understand the cultures and temperaments of the people you speak to. Do you understand what I am telling you?
15 minutes later
And she's embarrassed by herself. What is she to be so riled up over such a message, twelve? It had been so long since anyone had looked at her and not seen a human, one of the feared and fabled warriors from across the northern sea, that she's rattled at not being able to lean on those useful stereotypes for her first impression.
This isn't what she wanted to become.
And so once she's calmed down again she switches her communicator back on to message him again, stony faced]
I should not have called you that. However, you should be more respectful of how you address strangers here, especially as someone new. You offended me with your words, for you addressed me not as your equal or as your more experienced team mate, but as a child.
You will offend many others if you do not learn to control your turns of phrase until you come to understand the cultures and temperaments of the people you speak to. Do you understand what I am telling you?