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Bortz ([personal profile] abortz) wrote in [community profile] futurology 2018-01-28 04:12 pm (UTC)

[This again. The one straightforward person had asked if it hurt to break. They aren't familiar with the concept of pain being used for things outside emotions, but they aren't stupid. Humans expect some negative feeling to being damaged.]

No.

[With that much to ease her apparent worries, they reach over to grab the hunk of diamond and set their off hand against the worktable, spreading their fingers out. They lift the diamond as if to unceremoniously bring it crashing down, but pause before doing so to shoot Sieglinde a thoughtful look.]

Would you be upset if this broke?

[Traditional diamond won't weather a blow as well as they will. It very well may crack or entirely split.]

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