-5 MCA, Friday Afternoon/Evening

[talentforlying]

John had gotten the surprise of his fucking life this morning. In a good way, that was, and while it had taken a few moments for him to wake up enough to realize what, exactly, was coming out of his shower-head, he had figured it out eventually.

A call and a bribe to get a same-day delivery of a few giant bottles of Culligan and a water cooler from the mainland, a trip over the Causeway to the YMCA for a godsdamned shower with water and a shopping trip for the appropriate accouterments...

It was getting on towards dinner time by the time once he was back and had everything he needed. The door to his flat was propped open, text messages reading my fucking taps are running absinthe come fucking help me enjoy it, music on and food available.

Fuck yeah Constantine was indulging. And no, he wasn't lighting his sugar cubes on fire, that shit was for showy amateurs.

[OOC: Open post! If you think you got a text, you did, or feel free to stumble over Constantine's Bad Choices.]

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[arboreal_priestess]

"I do apologize for assuming you were a gorgon," Verity said. "If it helps any, a major aspect of my, well, job is basically being a kind of ambassador to sapient non-humans."

In a very secret, 'let's not let the other humans know you exist' kind of way.

"I promise not to spend a great deal of time pointing out how human you're not in future conversations."

[futurespacemom]

Hera shrugged. "At least you had a reason. And you know about other species. It seems like a lot of people here just haven't ever seen anyone but humans. I'm used to living in a mix of species and just being normal; it's really strange."

[arboreal_priestess]

Verity nodded. "In my, uhh, version of reality, I guess, we spend a great deal of time keeping other humans ignorant of most species, both sapient and non. But that's because humanity's response to something new is either 'poke it with a stick for science' or 'kill it with fire.' And since most other species aren't real fond of either option, it's better for everyone if most humans stay ignorant of what's really out there."

[futurespacemom]

Hera would've liked to say that wasn't true in her galaxy, but after seeing how the Empire handled aliens, she couldn't anymore.

"That seems sad," she offered instead. "Most of my best friends have been non-twi'lek; I can't imagine never knowing they existed."

[arboreal_priestess]

"Sad for humans, sure, but the alternative is usually lethal for the cryptids involved, so..." Verity spread her hands. "My life would be emptier without them, but most people don't know what they're missing."

[futurespacemom]

"Doesn't make it any less sad," Hera said, shrugging.