“I wouldn’t say *we’ve* made that much progress. Our euphemisms have, though.”
“It’s ‘Avian Catastrophan’.”
“No, it’s simply Avian. Or Avian Citizen.”
“But some of them aren’t citizens. They still have resident status in Kal'rike.”
“Only because Kal'rike’s run by the most anal bureaucrats since time began…”
“Ladies,” said the Numidid of contention. “I am fine with merely 'Bird’. I know it has connotations, but I can hear the capital and I can hear the respect.”
They stared at her. “Really? Does this apply to all Numidid?”
“We may have to undertake a survey…”
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