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[mnu_spreadslies]

Recently, I have been trying to learn a bit more about human literature. Your species has such a wide variety of genres... so, I would like to take this opportunity to ask. What type of books do you all enjoy the most?

I believe I would belong in the one called "science fiction".

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[missmimmi]

I prefer fairy tales.

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[mnu_spreadslies]

Hmm... I am afraid I am only vaguely familiar with those. Care to elaborate?

[diverged_fate]

This whole ship goes right in science fiction. Or maybe some weird mix of that and something else.

[mnu_spreadslies]

Point taken. I haven't heard your voice before... do you mind if I ask your name? Mine is Christopher.

[betterthanraph]

Philosophy and Japanese folklore.

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[mnu_spreadslies]

Philosophy... love of knowledge. I am not familiar with Japanese folklore... care to explain that to me?

[betterthanraph]

There are a lot of parables found in Buddhism and Shinto practices that have been adopted into Japanese mainstream society. I also like to read about their mythology; origins and stories about their demons and gods.

threadjak :|b

[thepartydude]

Pffft.

Weeaboo.

[thepartydude]

Comic books, dude! Especially Silver Sentry, he's the best.

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[mnu_spreadslies]

So... you mean like... Superman or Batman? I can see the appeal in such grandiose acts of heroism, I suppose.

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[thepartydude]

Yeah! Y'know, super heroes flying around and saving people, wearing awesome costumes and kicking bad guy butt!

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[mnu_spreadslies]

Unfortunately it is not so easy to "kick bad guy butt" in the real world. If I had attempted that I would have been shot on sight.

[tic_tech_turtle]

I'm usually drawn to non-fiction - essays, journals, and that like - but science fiction has its points.

[mnu_spreadslies]

Nonfiction-- I find scientific documentations to be fairly worthwhile. Although, a lot of my race's nonfiction works were lost or confiscated by MNU personnel.

[tic_tech_turtle]

They can be remarkably interesting, too. I once read an essay attempting to prove the existence, or at least prove the possibility of the potential existence, of psychic abilities - telekinesis, telepathy, etc. It was fascinating though ultimately implausible. He had still done his research.

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Your MNU don't sound like pleasent people.

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[mnu_spreadslies]

They were in charge of handling interracial relations. Unfortunately, they were more concerned with the human sides of those relations... my people often suffered for it.