[[Vegan World Socializing Sim]]It's the future. Subjugation of nonhuman animals is no longer legal nor socially acceptable.
[[Got it]]Carnism is seen for what it is- fallacious beliefs that hold society back while invalidating or glorifying violence against countless victims. Antispeciesism, and all other neutral stances, are today as commonplace as not engaging in human slavery.
[[Okay]]Society thrives as all resource usage is reduced to a miniscule fraction of what it once was, while the resource production has infinitely increased in quality and quantity.
[[Beautiful]]Now that there is no longer a need to devote all your time to rescuing, transporting, and medically assisting victims, fighting legal battles, and protesting slavery, you actually have time to consider socialization as a potentially enjoyable activity.
[[I can't believe it]]Don't get me wrong-people are still WEIRD SHITTY FREAKS like they've always been, but now they aren't pleasuring themselves to murdered slaves in public! You'll probably never recover from the cosmic level CPTSD you have sustained, and you'll probably never be able to actually love anyone after everything you've seen, and you'll probably never be able to reconnect with your old unbroken self again, and-
[[My hollowed husk is too relieved about the animal liberation to care about things like that anymore. Lets get invested in some WEIRD SHITTY FREAKS!]]Today is the annual day of remembrance for the liberation of nonhuman animals. You decided to venture out to your town square to see what kind of event they threw together this year.
[[Is it good?]]
[[Ginger]]
[[269]]
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As usual, you sense a clear distinction between those who genuinely cared about the cause, those who are generally well meaning but don't have a great level of self awareness, and those who never cared and are just here to capitalize on the hype.
Amidst the crowd you see some people who you can sense were there from the beginning.
Who looks like someone you might have more in common with than just not-being-cool-with-murder?
[[Never thought I'd see the day where I could ask that question]]"'Suuup."
[[Suuup]]
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<div/>"I feel like I can finally allow for emotions again, but all I feel is a rage that's never gonna calm down...
I wish someone here would attack me so I'd have some excuse to kick ass."
[[What a coincidence, I constantly fantasize about getting the shit beaten out of me]]
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"Ha//haaa// I'll be honest with you, I've been playing up the "vegan sex god" shtick for years because it used to be the only way I could garner enough respect from people to convince them stop hurting innocents, and now I can't drop the act without tripping out into a full-blown panic attack! Hooray for egocentrists that only respect people with sexual power!"
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<div/>"Heh. Looks like we both have to work out healthier ways to regulate our emotions."
[[I always knew about better coping mechanisms, but I was always excluded from them]]
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"Heh. Mighty kind."
[[What's your name?]]
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<div/>"Exactly. Now everything's okay, but...I don't know, I kinda got put off the whole thing."
[[What about singing?]]
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"Eh. Always felt like there wasn't much point to it without a good instrumental."
[[I always really loved acapellas and harmonies]]
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"Huh. You know, I always liked those too, but for some reason I never really thought of that. I don't know why not, honestly."
[[If you're anything like me, your parents instilled self reliance and independence on you with an iron fist]]
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"Natural pace, huh...
Well...I'm really into like...zero waste craftsmanship shit I guess. I can carve any type of flute like no ones business. It's crazy all the materials I can work with now. I'm so used to having to come up with totally unique ideas to avoid using anything that could be tampered with. Remember when "zero waste" used to be synonymous with "guaranteed to have loads of body parts put in it"?"
[[Your talent is a gem. True prosperity is finding more ways to thrive that don't rely on harming others]]
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<div/>"Fff sheesh, yeah that'd definitely explain it. Add to that a good decade of not being able to trust anybody with basically anything, least of all carrying a tune with ya."
[[I didn't even tell anyone my name for a really long time.]]
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"Heh //yeaaah//, eat pussy not animals bro! Hummus is an aphrodisiac! Drink my milk not hers!"
[[Are you alright dude?]]
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<div/>"God if I don't relate. I had always wanted to get into instruments, before I became aware of all the whackass obsession with body parts in the music community. Couldn't find a fuckin thing that wasn't trash. Lanolin polish, gutstrings, hide glue-"
[[Tell me about it, even those stupid tips on trumpet buttons were usually bone]]
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"Call me Saffron."
[[Because the hair?]]
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<div/>"Nah cause I'm a spiccce."
[[Walked straight into that one]]
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<div/>"Buh. Names. Don't even remember mine anymore."
[[Yeah I blacked out most of my childhood too]]
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"Oh no, no, I didn't mean like...It's Doi, I just can't remember the last time I trusted anyone enough to give it out."
[[Well...hi Doi. Doi. Doi Doi Doi!]]
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"Bah fuck, I lost it again."
[[You gave it a good effort!]]
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<div/>"Heh. Well, I look forward to trying it out more from now on."
[[I'm gonna check out the rest of the event, hope to see you around!]]
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<div/>"Hey you too sis!"
[[What's over there?]]
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<div/>"I LIKE these toys! It doesn't feel very fairy-like when the things I play with bother other animals. These are MUCH better! Doi, LOOK, they made this bubble sap out of CORN!"
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<div/>"Yeah, we'll see."
[[Check out more of the event]]
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<div/>[[Solarpunk]]
[[Tourist]]
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<div/>"EEk!! Stay back!"
[[Don't worry, it's safe here]]
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<div/>I reckon you're an activist as well eh? Lamboo Bambego, pleasure to meet ya!
[[Bamboo bagel? What?]]
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<div/>"Don't bother me right now, I'm busy. You can live in your fantasy world all day, but in the meanwhile there's a lot of work that needs getting done for the world. I gotta practice to become a great developer!"
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<div/>"Oooh, no no NO this still feels so wrong. How can it really be okay to be here?"
[[If anything does happen, you'd be protected by several laws]]
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<div/>"Pha! As if that will do me any good after I am locked up and, and-"
[[I don't blame you if you aren't comfortable here. Hell I'm not. Everything is littered with reminders and the laws are still fresh.]]
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<div/>"Oh all of that is besides the point! Among my species, nutrition is ingested chemically. Hunger is not a concern. We have no stomaches. No matter what the diplomats tell me, I will always be wary of your kind."
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<div/>"Oh, I...well...
I //am// excited to be a part of this. If making appearances strengthens the humans resolve to cease violence, then I am proud to be here. Even if I'm terrified."
[[That's very brave of you. I hope your activism is influential.]]
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<div/>"You don't want to be a developer, you just want to be like Benjiro! Why do you even CARE about him so much? He doesn't even PLAY with you really!"
[[Listen more]]
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<div/>"That's cause he's been through a lot. You wouldn't understand. He said I could borrow his knife today if I promised to do something good with it-and that's WAY MORE IMPORTANT than playing."
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<div/>"All he gave you was a boring old knife? That's lame!"
[[Still listen]]
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<div/>"Tch! No it's not! It means he respects me cause I've got what it takes. You go back to your toys- I don't need your recognition."
[[Listen Listen]]
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<div/>"Okay, okay-thank you for working hard so that everyone stays protected. Happy?"
[[Liiisten]]
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<div/>"Very. And you're welcome. C'mon, let's go back to the sanctuary."
[[Wander]]
[[Go home]]
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<div/>"I still question if we should have stuck to our old perrogative. "If the humans need external motivation to make the decision for peace, it is not a true or trustworthy decision." But they tell me things are different now. It's not for motivation, more of a...reward. A natural consequence. A welcoming nature begets visitors, and all that."
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<div/>"Oooh, I have another theory though. You see, many aliens have been perturbed by the existence of this planet for centuries. Many wanted to see it's erasure, and I suspect our government wanted to ensure that no grand scale violence would be enacted against this world, so as to keep the humans from reverting to violent behaviors. So, they engaged this program."
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<div/>"Yes...me too, to be honest. But they say there are many lifeforms on this planet of a pure and gentle nature that should be protected. We especially empathize with the bovines-so much so that many often broke restrictions to rescue them, harm their slavers, or draw attention to crops in hopes the humans would eat those instead."
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<div/>"Ehe...well...I apologize for my xenophobia. In the end, it's really only because I still fear for the saftey of other natives here."
[[We've definitely still got work to do]]
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<div/>"I wish you the very best of luck with your Harmless Transportation infrastructure projects!"
[[We are grateful for your support!]]
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<div/>She scurried off.
[[Go back]]
[[What smells like tea?]]
[[Go home]]Wow! You actually experienced socialization without the immediate presence of violence and subjugation! You always wondered what that would be like.
Well, not really. You were too busy stitching the prolapsed vaginas of yearlings illegally rescued from breeding camps. And finding placement for rejected victims of breeders, on top of millions of strays. And transporting equines paralyzed from exploitation to sanctuaries.
And treating your torn ligaments from when a slaver ran you over at a protest. And trying to explain to someone for the 10 millionth time at outreach that there is no ethical or humane way to subjugate nonhuman animals for their body parts and sexual fluids. And...
[[Rest]]What's that? Oh, the bamboo! Ah, just helping out with a little crafts section for the kiddos while the older folks get on with the more serious engagements.
[[Doesn't it take a lot of strength to carve bamboo?]]
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<div/>We're using heated metal! Goes through it like a bird through a cloud.
[[You're allowed to do that?]]
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<div/>Ehehe, with their guardians permission! Though, to tell you the truth I feel a little bad about it.
[[About what?]]
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<div/>Oh, just seein em, y'know. Kids. Dropped in the middle of a crazy rock in space, dependant on total strangers- ain't gonna be fit to have a straight thought til they're much older, and by then they'll be so rocked with information, who knows if their decisions will ever be uninfluenced.
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<div/>"Bloody, they just can't consent to all that y'know? That's what really bothers me about it all- T'aint even the whole "potential for sufferin" thing, just their lack of havin a say about it. They may enjoy it here no matter how much they suffer, but once you've been forced into an inescapable situation, your decision about how you feel about it is already right coerced- if ya even have a say."
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<div/>"That's a beautiful thought, but me I don't really believe in the whole "perpetual existence" thing. The way I see it, we're all single, finite, isolated existences, well and obviously doomed to dyin alone, and I think it's just as beautiful for it.
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<div/>"In fact, I love it with all my heart, but I'd never impose it-all of this, whatever you call it, however you feel about it- on someone else without heedin what THEY call it, and how THEY feel about it. That's why I ain't ever havin my own. I want to dedicate my life to aiding the sources of need that already exist."
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<div/>"Well, that's a shock. You know how people usually are. 'That's selfish, oh you're such a doomer, you're gonna drag all of society down!'"
[[Absolutely to the contrary. You're a pillar that holds us up.]]
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<div/>"Hey, coordinatings a serious effort though. I can't be assed to keep track of a single phone number, OR answer messages. Don't worry, I'll pick up your slack. I've got strength for the lot of us."
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<div/>"Ha, will do mate!"
[[Go back]]
[[Turn around]]
[[Go home]]
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<div/>[[Ginger]]
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<div/>[[269]]
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<div/>//The End//
I challenge all those in uncompromising support of antispeciesism, to check out twine and make their own piece of shareable interactive media on the topic, and post it to any indie gaming platform. No coding, artist skills, or great amount of time is required.
This game was made in a few hours using only a couple bits of code copypasted from free twine youtube tutorials. Lots of free png's exist, but reach out on r/vystopia for an artist that will volunteer free work for your game, and I'll probably be there.
All activism is good activism. Don't restrain yourself, or overwhelm yourself to the point you put it off. Don't be afraid of making something too transgressive, or too middle-lane.
Hope to see you all at this event some day <3"Aye, enough of it, you'll melt my heart. What about you, do you do any volunteering?"
[[I coordinate, but these days I'm too weak for any physical labor]]
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<div/>[[Tourist]]
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<div/>[[Solarpunk]]
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<div/>"Oh God don't, It sounds so weird. But...thanks, hah. It's...kinda nice to hear it again I guess."
[[Hopefully I'll see you around, then you'll hear it more]]
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<div/>"Well the wars over, finally time to //MAKE LOVE! //Actually, probably best we don't, post-war baby booms suck."
[[Take me now (in a non PIV way)]]
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<div/>"Be easier to show you if you swung by my apartme-you see what I mean? This shit's a curse man."
[[Just try to relax and talk at a natural pace]]
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<div/>"Oh no, I totally can. The real me's always been around, he's just completely different and only ever existed in private. Now that he actually has the option to be social, he doesn't know how to. Never got to stretch his legs, y'know?"
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