[ooc: just a little note - she never mentioned her guess/misconception about him being rich or thinking he's better than others, she just thought about it - so she'd have no reason to think he was writing to her about that. She thought 'I apologize if I gave you that impression' was about the universality of the history/bad leaders being difficult to oust issue. I'm enjoying their little culture clash, just don't want it to get frustrating ooc for anyone, so thought I'd clarify :) ]
Look, communication over datanet with strangers is tricky, and that's before we factor in coming from very different sectors with different customs. Don't worry.
[Ari has no problem with pacifists, either. She doesn't rightly understand why being a pacifist would make someone react quite the way he has to her, but it would seem unkind at this point to press him on the matter. He's not a diplomat, and he hasn't had the sort of training she has.]
Everyone has the right to their own values. I respect your family's pacifism, even if I don't share it. I don't mean you or your people any harm.
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Look, communication over datanet with strangers is tricky, and that's before we factor in coming from very different sectors with different customs. Don't worry.
[Ari has no problem with pacifists, either. She doesn't rightly understand why being a pacifist would make someone react quite the way he has to her, but it would seem unkind at this point to press him on the matter. He's not a diplomat, and he hasn't had the sort of training she has.]
Everyone has the right to their own values. I respect your family's pacifism, even if I don't share it. I don't mean you or your people any harm.