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[bashasasdemon]

[This is written in a fairly neat handwriting, in a language that may look roughly similar to Arabic to those familiar with it. The paper on the bulletin board has a small note on top, with a lot of space on the rest of the page for people to fill in as needed.]

Since we're all from different worlds and cultures I think there are a few things we should probably get sorted out as a group. First thing should probably be how to address each other. Go ahead and write your name/title/what you want to be called, your gender identifier if that's important to you, and pronouns to use for you.


Kai, he/him

Comments

[birdchasingecho]

Sit in the box if you prefer.

[obeir]

Can you explain what you mean?

[birdchasingecho]

Imagine, if you will, that you are trying, for various reasons, to attract cats. Perhaps you enjoy watching them, or are worried for them. The exact reason isn't important, but the goal is.

To this end, you make a certain number of boxes. And to make sure you cover what you think of as the full gamut of catly experiences, you line them with various colors and materials, some warmer, some less so, perhaps some even cooling.

Of course, cats arrive; they engage with the boxes in various ways, and as cats do, some do not wish to engage in the boxes at all.

To let the cats pick a box is easy.

To shove the cats into the boxes, whether they would prefer or no, ends in tears.

To reduce the metaphor to fact, call the one putting out the boxes a 'culture', the cats 'people', the boxes themselves 'genders' made of behaviors.

So. From my perspective, pick a box if you like. If it fits, you sits.

[all that for a shitty meme. Really, Mei. Really.]