Dr. Kent Brightstar is Everyone's Problematic Fave (blazingstar) wrote in brightstar,
He started to leave, he really did, but sometimes curiosity overran his negligible manners/people skills. Kent turned back with a thoughtful expression. "Does that make Laura like y--"
Too late, he realized just how intrusive that question was, and he frowned at himself. "Sorry. I think that was probably rude. It's just, I've dealt almost exclusively with creatures, so my Being-knowledge has been strictly academic up to this point. You can always tell me if I'm going too far. It's just... I have so many questions. Like birthing patterns and how a veela bloodline maintains itself in a matrilineal line. And how does introducing a new species into the line affect the potency of a veelas abilities? There's an unsurprising lack of study into these kinds of things, given most Beings' necessarily insular nature. But every time I ask, I just get accused of treating people like a damned 'science experiment'."
His gaze shifted to the ground, and the scrubs in his hands bunched up more tightly as his grip increased. Thorne's rage at that aspect of their little overnight chat was utterly understandable, but Kent couldn't just shut off his brain. He wanted to know. "That's not my intention, by the way. I don't think Beings are any worse or better than anyone else. They're just differently-abled. And possibly cooler. I think people should respect that, rather than try to vilify or degrade them."