[It takes Siffrin a long few moments to understand what Perrin is asking, but then their scrambled mess of memories dredges up a whisper about some of the more isolated places they traveled to. Maybe Courier Six comes from somewhere like that.]
Oh, um. Instead of gender?
There's so many cultures out there with different genders, and they don't always have one that matches yours. [Especially in another language.] Or. Other ones think gender is too personal to share with strangers. [And a lot don't even line up genders and pronouns one specific way, like Vaugarde! But one thing at a time.]
So if you're traveling, [or in a location where a lot of cultures interact,] it's just... easier? To tell people which pronouns to use.
[Siffrin did notice the top surgery scars, but Courier Six has some other surgical-looking scars, and Siffrin's used to people using Body Craft - which doesn't always leave signs behind. So they can't really draw a conclusion from those.]
[The Shinx sniffs the air, trying to pick up the scent of mushrooms. They want somewhere damp, they know, but everywhere in the forest is damp. The easiest spots directly under the Canopy have already been picked clean, so the two of them will have to do some searching.]
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[It takes Siffrin a long few moments to understand what Perrin is asking, but then their scrambled mess of memories dredges up a whisper about some of the more isolated places they traveled to. Maybe Courier Six comes from somewhere like that.]
Oh, um. Instead of gender?
There's so many cultures out there with different genders, and they don't always have one that matches yours. [Especially in another language.] Or. Other ones think gender is too personal to share with strangers. [And a lot don't even line up genders and pronouns one specific way, like Vaugarde! But one thing at a time.]
So if you're traveling, [or in a location where a lot of cultures interact,] it's just... easier? To tell people which pronouns to use.
[Siffrin did notice the top surgery scars, but Courier Six has some other surgical-looking scars, and Siffrin's used to people using Body Craft - which doesn't always leave signs behind. So they can't really draw a conclusion from those.]
[The Shinx sniffs the air, trying to pick up the scent of mushrooms. They want somewhere damp, they know, but everywhere in the forest is damp. The easiest spots directly under the Canopy have already been picked clean, so the two of them will have to do some searching.]