[He's no stranger to being watched like that, though he's from an age where the odds of a black man risking it makes it a marked irregularity. He finds it curious rather than offputting. Social progress is inevitable, and if Madi has her way she'll strike slavery and due inequality from the face of the fucking world and he'll be all the gladder for it. Maybe their actions in some small part manage that, somewhere down the winding annals of the unwritten future.
He listens to the story intently anyway, rubbing idly at his beard for the duration of his silence.]
I see. And which of these attributes do you feel best describes you?
heads up for some 18th century style thoughts on racism
He listens to the story intently anyway, rubbing idly at his beard for the duration of his silence.]
I see. And which of these attributes do you feel best describes you?