by Colette Rosenhof » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:11 am
"Basil, what in ze hells are you on about?
"Because your grandmozer was expected to look after men, zat means zat it is demeaning to my character to assist you, and zat you are not permitted to be assisted? Yes I agree zat it is important zat a man knows how to take care of himself and not expect a woman to tend to his every need but what you are suggesting goes against ze very principles of family. Friendship. Community! Zis whole school was founded on ze idea not only of giving ze students a safe haven but for us to all come togezer and assist each ozer.
"I do not know why you keep referring to yourself as incompetent or as a child. I was squished by a boulder. Had I any ozer mutation zan zis, I would be dead. Should I be sitting here berating myself of how stupid or clumsy I am as well? Ze only zing I did to contribute was some piece of ze... program's writing, zat it would make sense for an alien to be able to build a raygun from wacky devices. So really, I did nozing, and I should be dead.
"So you will excuse me if I will not feel sorry for myself for how I reacted in a high-stress situation zat neizer of us had properly trained for, and you will excuse me for not accepting zat YOU have some warped moral code zat does not allow you to accept help from someone who loves you because you feel zat you are some kind of burden to zem."
Colette huffed softly and stared at Basil for a moment.