[Hey, it won't be empty because you'll have Sylvain there, Felix! There's always your trophy husband to comfort you.]
You're a man who likes swordfighting, not a weapon. [Claude's tone is placid.] I won't let Dimitri dehumanize himself calling himself a beast, and I won't let you do it calling yourself an object, either. Your self-esteem might not be in quite as dire a state as his, but I still don't think it's a good habit to fall into. You're a lot more than a sword, Felix.
As for my ambitions... [Claude chuckles.] I want to open borders. Everywhere, ideally, but especially Fodlan's with its isolationist policies and its general hostility and distrust toward other countries and the people in them. I want people and cultures to be able to mingle and appreciate each other, no matter how different they might be. No more "oh, that guy's from Duscur, you know what they're like" from people who don't actually have the first idea what Duscur is like! No more princesses being held political prisoner because two countries distrust each other enough to need hostages. No more senseless raids where kids lose their families and then get taken prisoner in a foreign land that looks down on them, just because two countries have such different cultures that they insist the other must be inferior. I want cultural and personal differences to be a source of fascination, not fear. I want people to actually know each other before they make up their minds about each other.
It's incredibly simple...but also an impossibly tall order at the same time, isn't it?
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Date: 2021-01-01 09:52 am (UTC)You're a man who likes swordfighting, not a weapon. [Claude's tone is placid.] I won't let Dimitri dehumanize himself calling himself a beast, and I won't let you do it calling yourself an object, either. Your self-esteem might not be in quite as dire a state as his, but I still don't think it's a good habit to fall into. You're a lot more than a sword, Felix.
As for my ambitions... [Claude chuckles.] I want to open borders. Everywhere, ideally, but especially Fodlan's with its isolationist policies and its general hostility and distrust toward other countries and the people in them. I want people and cultures to be able to mingle and appreciate each other, no matter how different they might be. No more "oh, that guy's from Duscur, you know what they're like" from people who don't actually have the first idea what Duscur is like! No more princesses being held political prisoner because two countries distrust each other enough to need hostages. No more senseless raids where kids lose their families and then get taken prisoner in a foreign land that looks down on them, just because two countries have such different cultures that they insist the other must be inferior. I want cultural and personal differences to be a source of fascination, not fear. I want people to actually know each other before they make up their minds about each other.
It's incredibly simple...but also an impossibly tall order at the same time, isn't it?