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[asaqueenshould]

As I believe we should all be more capable of thinking clearly now, I'd like to pose a couple of questions that have been on my mind for a while.

First is the matter of language barriers - or rather, the complete lack of them. Quite aside from meeting an American who admitted to no knowledge of Japanese (and my English certainly isn't good enough to fill in the gaps), I've had perfectly comprehensible conversations with people who aren't from Earth at all. Is it more likely that something about this world is translating for us on an individual basis, or somehow taught us all a common language without us noticing? Either way, can the translation effect be chalked up to Chroma, or is something else at play?

My second question circles back to Chroma itself, building off its local importance as both currency and energy source. We've been told that the locals see Chroma as the solution to their clean-energy woes (if only breaking oil dependency were this simple...). Our hosts believe that higher rates of Chroma generation will permit faster development of their technological capabilities, possibly including a means to return us to our worlds of origin.

How, exactly, do they intend to sustain that technological capability if all of us return to our homes?

I'll grant that that's a rather large assumption; there's a very real chance that this world is preferable to where some of us came from. However, a substantial majority of us refusing to stay here, once the means is in place, could still decimate Chroma production to the point where little to nothing that we help them make can be powered. That could potentially impact the ability to return everyone who wants to leave. If nothing else, it's something those of us who intend to get hands-on with the local technology should keep in mind.

Comments

[asaqueenshould]

Any person is going to need different things out of their relationships than anyone else will. What works and what doesn't, once you get past trust and communication, is bound to vary.

It's certainly something to think about, in any case.

[princessascended]

It's all a matter of how you think about it. For a long time it was "why am I so weird?"

Or... well, sometimes my thoughts were more impolite than that.

But that wasn't really helpful.

[asaqueenshould]

No, it really wouldn't be. I'm glad you've found some equilibrium.

[princessascended]

It took a while. I think most people in my position would probably feel that way, if only because of what they were told they should feel.

Hmm... That seems important to think about. I wish I could tell everyone that it's okay to be in love with more than one person, as long as you're honest about it.

[asaqueenshould]

Why couldn't you? We have a means of communicating with everyone else here, at least, and I'd imagine I'm not the only one who's never considered this before.

[princessascended]

I guess that's true. I just have to think of the best way to bring up the topic... and make sure I'm not advocating philandering or womanizing.

[asaqueenshould]

That is very true. Emphasising the necessity of communication and trust would likely help.

[princessascended]

Yeah, definitely. Of course, those are important to any good relationship.

[asaqueenshould]

So they are. My mother banned me from dating and I still worked out that much.

[princessascended]

Oh that's just awful. I know she's your mom, but who the heck does that to their kid?

[asaqueenshould]

Someone trying to vicariously live out her dreams through her daughter, never mind that my dreams are not hers.

She's stopped that, at least, but she'd still hate everything this place chooses to be. I'm considering that a point in its favor.

[princessascended]

Well, I'm glad she's moved on from doing that, at least. That's... something I've heard of, but never seen before.

[Honestly it sounds creepy.]

[asaqueenshould]

It's not an experience I recommend.