I have better things to do with my life. Hurting at least only lasts a little bit.

Long as the theologians say it's fine I guess nobody'll be on your case about it.

I specifically emailed one to check first!

It's weird to be talking to someone who also corresponds with theologians.

Does it help that I'm secretly mocking and/or insulting them in my head most of the time?

Yes.

I am! Their concerns are mostly stupid! Their apathy towards you is contemptible!

Awwww.

I said killing reds would be bad and they asked why and I wanted to slap them!

What'd you do instead?

Tried to explain via metaphor that sent them rambling off on a tangent about a detail in the metaphor instead of getting the message.

Greens.

To be fair, out of the people who I think fit pretty well into the caste system, my dad would be so green and he does not have this problem. But yes.

I'd be green if I could pick. I'd sing. But greens, though.

Yeah.

My mom is one of the ones that don't place as easily and I suddenly had the thought: "what if the answer is red because awful shit happened to her when she was a teenager"

Speaking of things to never say to a clean Amentan

I don't think anyone thinks trauma makes you red.

Yeah but being smart doesn't make you green if you happen to be born to the wrong parents and we're casteless aliens.

I think you've lost me.

It's probably not important.

Okay.

The point is that my father has multiple traits greens have which are possible to make fun of but he would very much care if you died.

I appreciate that.

I wish that wasn't such an outstanding thing, giving a damn if you died.

I miss my parents.

I'm sorry.

We'll figure something out.