((sigh, I hate dealing with time paradox posts, but whatever, I'll bite. Game must go on, and there are some points in Stellas and Wills posts that *should* be adressed, which makes it a shame they were not in the posts in the actual timeline))
[Various remarks coming both from Stella and Will regarding a) Putting up warning signs and b) Trying to have laws implemented for Fingerling protection]
a)
"Signs...might be a worthwhile attempt. Mind you however, while it may decrease casualties, that is not a permanent, nor a particularly reliable solution. When have warning signs ever been? "Warning, dangerous cliff, do not climb"? My home is in a national park that, first and foremost, attracts climbers who seek a thrill. While it may drive off some, it will attract the particularly daring ones like honey. "Warning, contamination with radioactive material?" That would just raise more questions than it answers. It won't be long until that is discovered a lie, and the curiosity will only attract more people. "Private property"? China has begun militarisation attempts of the supernatural. Such signs will eventually attract foreign spies, and again, for those who come to the sandstone pillars for a thrill, that is not an obstacle."
b)
"You two keep talking about the law as if it was some form of magical barrier that guarantees that the prohibited act never happens again, but be serious, when has a law ever stopped anything from happening? Laws neither stop humans murdering other humans, nor fishing sharks to extinction, nor childr I dont even want to finish the sentence with the list of horrible things that laws prohobit and still happen on a daily basis. Law acts as a tool of vengeance, enacting punishment for the deed done, but prevents nothing. I do not care for revenge, I want safety. The drunkard rampaging through town did not magicaly un-happen when we brought him down. But had we thrown him off the cliff before he even reached the top, he would have been the only one to die.
The underlying problems is that, while there is certainly a large amount of very kind and very agreeable people, humanity has its fair share of those who vent their frustration on those that are weaker than them, the reasons for such actions are countless. They already pray on the weak that are already around, mixing our people in, that are even weaker, would only paint targets on their backs. That is why before any kind of co-existance can happen, the image of our people has to change, along the viewpoint of humanity. Only when they truely see us as equals can we live acceptable lives in this world. Just take a look. I turned to Stella (the other Stella) for help, and immediatly she suggests we should become pets and labour animals. And that wasn't even malice, she truely believed that to be an acceptable solution.
Thing is, we *need* a solution. An entire race can not live in just 3 small cities for the rest of all time. While it is protection, it is also a cage. Stella, you said you would champion our cause? Go ahead then, I am all ears. Tell me the solution that will put an end to the difference that was deeply rooted in human nature through thousands of generations. Humanity is on top of the foodchain. Everything they deem below them, they deem fit to do as in whatever way their mood swings.
How will *you* solve the problem? I am listening."