"You're trying to learn and grow past that attitude - that's a very good thing. If it helps you feel better, there are people here in the Nexus far more xenophobic than you and who aren't trying to learn. So you're doing well."
Ben is used to being disliked. There are plenty of valid reasons to dislike or distrust him personally that don't involve xenophobia, but the idea of being hated for what he is rather than what he's done feels strange. As if it's responding to his presence correctly but for the wrong reasons. He's still not used to people being nice to him. It doesn't feel earned.
"My reasons are a little different. The universe I came from is on the higher end of the technology scale, so I want to be careful about outsiders having access to weapons from my world. Not messing with things too much, if you follow."
A little cross-pollination between universes is inevitable, but that's no reason to be careless and leave things lying around.
"Yes, you can. I live in the downtown area. I'll give you my address if you'd like to see what I can do one of these days, or you can find me in the Plaza on weekends."
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Ben is used to being disliked. There are plenty of valid reasons to dislike or distrust him personally that don't involve xenophobia, but the idea of being hated for what he is rather than what he's done feels strange. As if it's responding to his presence correctly but for the wrong reasons. He's still not used to people being nice to him. It doesn't feel earned.
"My reasons are a little different. The universe I came from is on the higher end of the technology scale, so I want to be careful about outsiders having access to weapons from my world. Not messing with things too much, if you follow."
A little cross-pollination between universes is inevitable, but that's no reason to be careless and leave things lying around.
"Yes, you can. I live in the downtown area. I'll give you my address if you'd like to see what I can do one of these days, or you can find me in the Plaza on weekends."