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[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I once got told not to do use singular they for a character who was literally genderless and non-corporeal

The person in question was like "editors won't accept that" and all I could think was "motherfucker, it's sci-fi, that is far from the most 'out there' thing in the genre's published works"

I'm writing a character now who is an arch fey and a patron to the MC. I use xe/xir as pronouns. It's kinda fun. Xe got the MC in a horribly 1 sided pact and talks in nearly unreadable legalese.

"[...] Unless you’re prepared to articulate a revision of an expanded remunerative profile then your harmonious departure is the most fruitful course of action.”

“You can go fuck yourself.”

“I am in parallel concordance.”