He nods. "That's true, I suppose. She also said something to the effect of it just... being obvious, or something. The 'what a good elf is' thing. She said that it was obvious, but she didn't know how it was obvious, were her words, I think. Anyway, the least horrifying hypothesis here is that they're in fact artificial. If they're domesticated then it's likely that there are terrible side effects to their psyche because of it, and if they're just brain washed that's terrible all by itself. She mentioned one elf who was a terrible elf and who tricked his master into freeing him but he died last year. I wonder if I could find elves that dislike their masters and get their opinion on the matter..."
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Date: 2016-01-19 12:06 am (UTC)