Uh huh. I'm sure we can. [Even with the fact he almost found himself with a face-full of tree, he's not into the idea of giving her that satisfaction. Probably because he's stubborn, partially because he genuinely feels he knows way more about how this place works than some goddess might. It's the trouble with being a slightly arrogant teenager.]
...what the heck is a dodo? [He pauses, giving her another perplexed look.] Are you actually listening to yourself? What makes you think that was entirely humanity's fault?
What do you mean why do I 'think'? You hunted them to extinction! 'Gosh, look at these funny-looking things! Let's see what happens when we shoot it! Boom! Oh, there goes another one!'
[Viridi buries her hands in her hair as she screeches in frustration.]
Ugh, why do I even bother talking to you people?! None of you ever accept any responsibility for your actions. Your society, your culture... everything you do is harmful to all life around you! Pollution, slaughterhouses, overfishing, deforestation, ozone destruction, plastics, nuclear weapons...! You're worse than a plague!
Okay but I personally didn't do anything...? [As far as he knows. He's killed a few months here, sure, but that's just because he kinda values his young and hardly lived life.]
So if you had your way everything would just continue to be overrun, monsters would be everywhere eating everything, the world would be overgrown by plants and we'd probably all be naked or dead. What part of that sounds like a better option?
You asked how it was humanity's fault. Not yours personally.
[As Viridi grows increasingly agitated, the forest around them becomes wilder and more overgrown. Even the anglephant seems slightly uncomfortable now.]
And way to jump off the slippery slope, buddy. Nature is a balance. I'm not opposed to you killing individuals. That's ridiculous. The circle of life has to go on. Predators will always eat prey; prey will always consume vegetation. Decomposers break down all things, energy transfers from one to the other, and humans were supposed to be the caretakers of the world, because you're supposed to be smart.
Instead, you've utterly ruined it.
Easy rules to live by! Don't take more than you give. Don't destroy wantonly. Respect all life. Humanity's rules: Take whatever I want! Destroy whatever I want! Nothing else is important but me!
[Unfortunately for Viridi at some point Hiro's tuned out the lecture and instead he's watching the forest grow. That...is actually pretty intense. He knows how the circle of life works and he can't help but roll his eyes when she finishes talking.]
Will you please just take the anglephant with you? [That would at least solve one problem. He'll think on the rest later but man.]
[At least he's calling it by the name she picked. As incoherent enraged babbling continues to flood Hiro's ears (mostly consisting of the words 'hate' 'kill' and 'humans'), the diminutive goddess whirls her mount around and stomps off.]
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VIRIDI;
Uh huh. I'm sure we can. [Even with the fact he almost found himself with a face-full of tree, he's not into the idea of giving her that satisfaction. Probably because he's stubborn, partially because he genuinely feels he knows way more about how this place works than some goddess might. It's the trouble with being a slightly arrogant teenager.]
...what the heck is a dodo? [He pauses, giving her another perplexed look.] Are you actually listening to yourself? What makes you think that was entirely humanity's fault?
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[Viridi buries her hands in her hair as she screeches in frustration.]
Ugh, why do I even bother talking to you people?! None of you ever accept any responsibility for your actions. Your society, your culture... everything you do is harmful to all life around you! Pollution, slaughterhouses, overfishing, deforestation, ozone destruction, plastics, nuclear weapons...! You're worse than a plague!
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So if you had your way everything would just continue to be overrun, monsters would be everywhere eating everything, the world would be overgrown by plants and we'd probably all be naked or dead. What part of that sounds like a better option?
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[As Viridi grows increasingly agitated, the forest around them becomes wilder and more overgrown. Even the anglephant seems slightly uncomfortable now.]
And way to jump off the slippery slope, buddy. Nature is a balance. I'm not opposed to you killing individuals. That's ridiculous. The circle of life has to go on. Predators will always eat prey; prey will always consume vegetation. Decomposers break down all things, energy transfers from one to the other, and humans were supposed to be the caretakers of the world, because you're supposed to be smart.
Instead, you've utterly ruined it.
Easy rules to live by! Don't take more than you give. Don't destroy wantonly. Respect all life. Humanity's rules: Take whatever I want! Destroy whatever I want! Nothing else is important but me!
See the issue? No? Then we're done.
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Will you please just take the anglephant with you? [That would at least solve one problem. He'll think on the rest later but man.]
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[At least he's calling it by the name she picked. As incoherent enraged babbling continues to flood Hiro's ears (mostly consisting of the words 'hate' 'kill' and 'humans'), the diminutive goddess whirls her mount around and stomps off.]
DON'T YOU DARE TEAR DOWN THOSE PLANTS!
[is her parting call]