ASTARION

“I appreciate a lot of things about modern times. Running hot water, for example... you’ve actually made it possible to slip into a steaming tub in the middle of the night without first having to haul a bucket or bribe some grunting servant. And the nights… they’re finally alive. Bars, clubs, hotels, entire streets full of people who voluntarily stay awake until dawn, seek out dimly lit rooms, and let strangers strike up conversations with them there. You haven’t abolished the hunt... you’ve just set it to music and served up cocktails to go with it. It’s hectic, and everyone is completely obsessed with publicly documenting every trivial second. I don’t even have to hide my appearance… after all, these days you can customize or alter your body with almost a single mouse click… almost as if you were ordering a sleek car…"