canon is 7th dragon iii

[dragonamalgam]

Mundane, there is absolutely zero reason for you to be upset. While I agree that the idea is a little upsetting, I can assure you I have no bar code tattooed at the back of my neck.

[Sigh.]

I may have been artificially created, but I was raised as a human.

[...] Yes, I know Commander Akutsu treated me as though I were an item rather than a person, but I assure you he was in the minority, even within ISDF.

[Another sigh.]

Yes, I know the other ISDF soldiers shot at me after the specimens for Haze and Hypnos were installed in me. And that they saw me as a monster. But honestly, I am a draconic humanoid abomination, so what were you expecting? Humans judge by what they see most of the time. I'm sure I must've appeared frightening to them, and I had just struck their Commander down.

I don't blame them and you shouldn't either.

But, back to the topic at hand- The only items I have on me as an identifier are my dog tags and my military issued ID. No bar code. I promise.

Comments

[gathersnomoss]

You realize that a lot of people -- including most humans -- may well have acted first. Hence the reaction.

I would have left. But I'm not a people person.

[slightly a lie; Zelgadis didn't trust most people any more, but he could work fine in groups]

[dragonamalgam]

I don't think a human would have acted the way I did. I let the dragons inside me control me and I will never forgive myself for that.

[Yuma fixes his eye on his claw-like hands as he thinks.]

I'm not really a people person either. But remaining within ISDF... It was my choice and felt like my place in the world.

[gathersnomoss]

Do you have that much experience with humans?

[dragonamalgam]

Looking to the reactions of my creator and my mentor, I'd say my response was definitely an overreaction.

[...]

Other than that I have little reference point as to how humans act. I've only observed from a distance, for the most part.

[gathersnomoss]

A friend of mine would cast fire spells when people insulted her. Then have to pay off the property damage her temper caused. Totally human.

[dragonamalgam]

Did her temper kill anyone though?

[gathersnomoss]

Hang on...

[no, he doesn't know the answer off the top of his head]

Not to my knowledge. Definitely some serious injuries, and most of the time we didn't stick around to see the full damage when it was a large spell.

[Man, if Lina was around, there would be a direct answer to 'can Lina kill someone in a temper'.]

[dragonamalgam]

If no one died, then no comparison can be made. Besides, I'm sure her mind was completely her own.