"We're interested in different things than - I don't know what to call you-and-humans. Flesh people? We're interested in different things than flesh people at least until we've spent a lot of time around flesh people. It wouldn't have occurred to me to try to meet other elementals or find out who spoke the languages I knew on my own for a very long time."

"We could encourage people to think of this as - some kind of natural phenomenon, rather than as strange people appearing, but obviously thinking of you as less people-like has been awful for you also. What would be the best way for people to treat new elementals, ignore them or..."

"I guess it depends on what they're doing. If one is just sitting in a forest playing with magic you can probably just leave them alone. If they come where you are and they seem curious you can talk to them."

"Is it a good idea to explain to them rules that we have in the city or will that just make them - more flesh-people-like?"

"It would make them that way. I don't think that's bad if they want it to happen, though, it would just be a weird thing to do to someone who's completely happy all wild."

"So going to meet ones who are not seeking us out seems unfair, but if they arrive and are curious explaining city rules is okay?"

"Yes. But they might be interested in only some flesh people things and want to look at bricks or pet dogs and not listen to you."

"Uh huh. Thank you. Will any of them come up with - wanting to hurt flesh people - if we don't horribly mistreat elementals like humans did?"

"That doesn't sound interesting for its own sake. Maybe Earths or Fires? Lightnings? I think most kinds wouldn't think that sounded fun."

"If someone does that, what do you suppose we should do?"

"Maybe get another elemental to go around with them and find other things for them to do."

He nods. "Anything else we should know?"

"Just because we aren't flesh people doesn't mean we aren't people. I don't know why you'd have to think we weren't people to know we weren't going to coalesce wanting to live in cities and wear clothes."

"It's more that the Amentan concept of people includes 'is obliged to obey the laws' and 'needs permission to cross national borders' and so on."

"You make people need permission to exist," Wood points out.

"Yes. Because otherwise we can't feed them."

"We don't need food and still don't need food if we cross a border."

"No one's trying to propose credits for elementals who coalesce. But the concept that the law applies to all people is harder to shake off."

"Maybe there could be an elemental country that is everywhere and says it is legal to act like a wild elemental."

"- I can see if that will make everyone feel more comfortable and if it does then we can arrange it. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Are there other things we should think about?"

"I'm not sure."

"Okay. Thank you."

How does everyone feel about some kind of international elemental governing authority that resolves problems with wild elementals, since they're not very suited to Amentans doing it. 

Well, that depends on how it resolves those problems.