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[goblinemperor]

[ Maia is unfamiliar with advanced technology, so he checks and double-checks and triple-checks to make sure the message he is posting will not bear his name, before he asks: ]

What would you do with your freedom, if you had it for the first time in your life and never learned how to use it?

[ The question is awkwardly phrased, true, but he really is pretty desperate for advice. One way and another, he's been pent up and under supervision since he was born, and now he doesn't really know how else to be. ]

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[goblinemperor]

Yes. It has seemed to us- to me, rather, that animals are much less inclined to judge than people.

[ But, of course, one of the reasons he had made that post on the network in the first place was that he wants to stop worrying so much about what other people will think of him. It has been a hard adjustment, coming here to a place where his every movement is not watched, his every word written down and archived. Habits are hard to kick, and as the two of them walk into the petting zoo, Maia looks around idly, to see if anyone has taken note of their presence. They have not; the few people around are minding their own business, totally unconcerned. ]

What is your favorite of the animals?

[ It seems a good question to start with - he is curious about Laura, wants to make conversation, but it's never really been his strong suit. Still, he should try. ]

[shoplifter]

I like the goats and sheep.

But they also let you feed the giraffes here — those are one of the best animals in the zoo, for me.

[She could seriously feed them all day, they're the best. But more importantly...! She hands over her tap card with what meager allowance she's given (fairly so, she'd spend her every penny without Linda's budgeting).]

Some are from other worlds. I only know by reading the information, though; I didn't see very many animals when I was on earth.