[A small, startled blink of the dark pits of their eyes is the only indication of their quiet surprise. The things you have done do not define what you are - it is what you choose to do with it, that makes you worthwhile. It is not the tint of their skin and the bloodiness of their past that marks them so, not here; not when others have made it plain that such things leave no bearing on an island where no one recognizes their species, let alone their name.]
[Piece together the history you can find. If it does not lead you to a solution, it can at least point to recognition of a problem.]
[A hand is offered. This time, it is without hesitation when they take it in turn.]
no subject
[Piece together the history you can find. If it does not lead you to a solution, it can at least point to recognition of a problem.]
[A hand is offered. This time, it is without hesitation when they take it in turn.]
as are you