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[dancingmd]

There's something I've been thinking about over the past few months of being here: the portal appears to have a distinctly Human bias. I'm Human myself but I come from a universe with hundreds, if not thousands of other sapient species, yet the three of us who are here from that universe are all Humans. What's more is that no one else I've talked to here has ever encountered or even heard of the other people we share our galaxy with, no more than I'd known of Asgardians or Elves or the Prawn before I arrived. On the other hand, despite vast other differences in our realities here, most people seem to know about Humans, which seems strange to me. Surely there must be an infinite number of universes out there without Humans, right? So why are there no representatives of those worlds? Or simply more representatives of a wider variety of peoples?

Now, if this was one of the historical portals built by the inhabitants of the planet we orbit, I wouldn't think as much of it - perhaps they'd specifically target realities that were closest to their own. But if this one is supposedly a natural occurrence, then why this pattern of selection?

Any thoughts on this?

[Because surely, she can't be the only one thinking about it.]

Comments

[realimperfect]

Oh? And what ended up happening?

[dancingmd]

He was hunted by his own people for a long time. We found him and gave him asylum. Eventually he was able to convince some of his people that this was nothing to fear, that this was natural. Not everyone understood but... enough did.

[realimperfect]

That's.. as I'd anticipated. As much as I was hoping for the opposite to be confirmed, honestly.

[dancingmd]

I'm sorry. For what it's worth, I don't think you'd get that reaction here, not when we're all coming from such different worlds.

[realimperfect]

It's fine. I guess it's rather childish of me to think that people wouldn't revile something or someone different from them in any sense...

Yes, I've thought of that but I still.. prefer to keep it to myself. Those who treat me medically know, of course, but past that I don't see why it needs to be something.. people are told about...

[dancingmd]

I don't think it's childish at all to believe people have the capacity to be better, to do better. It doesn't mean throwing caution to the wind either, but people will surprise you sometimes.

That said, it's still completely your call what you reveal and to whom.