Farspeech stones

[forwearemany]

(It's an abrupt decision to voice the question that has been plaguing their thoughts over the stones.)

How is synthetic life treated in your universe of origin?

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[forwearemany]

We have also noticed this. However, we have also learned that in many worlds synthetics are badly mistreated.

(They chatter.)

You have experienced discrimination?

[journalname]

Oh...well, there was one man in the world I visited before this one. George. He was...

[His hesitation is palpable, even over the stones. Asgore's generally loathe to speak ill of anyone, and in this particular case...well, George was right about him, in the end.]

He had fought some sort of aliens in his own world, and he believed I was one as well. I am not sure we ever really became friends, but there is no quarrel between us anymore. There was very little room for in-fighting there.

[forwearemany]

...Acknowledged.

Such racism is common in our universe of origin.

(Hostility towards creatures that are "alien", that is.)

[journalname]

I'm sorry to hear that. Since our banishment, we had little contact with humans at all...I suppose there was not much opportunity for such conflict anymore.

[except the racism he went and stirred up]

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged.

(Perhaps this, along with other evidence, should suggest that isolation is the best. But their "personal" experiences contradict this.

Their people isolated themselves and are dead. The residents of Enso and surrounding islets are kind to them.)

[journalname]

Many monsters these days have never seen a human at all. But we get some of their media, from the garbage they throw into the river. At least a few monsters think they are neat.

[He sounds contemplative. He's glad, in a way, that there's some positive representation of humans floating around the Underground. The atmosphere he created is far too dark.]

[forwearemany]

Acknowledged. Human entertainment media is also popular among alien species in our universe.

[journalname]

I wonder why that is?

[They do have monster books and shows.]

[forwearemany]

Our understanding of entertainment media is not sufficient to judge.