A nearby portal --this one resembling a light blue door with chipped paint-- opens, and with a dinging sound, deposits a more...cleanly...Valentine. Now seen in his state of Vulpes Bipes ((Le smacked! Thanks for the help, jaegermonster)) and sporting some new clothes that fit his rather demanding expectations, it becomes apparent that the fox was far from your ordinary run-of-the-mill talking beast. It was a skinwalker, as well. One might wonder if this Valentine was as full of it as the quadrapedal one. At least the stench had gone.
"Much better. My lords and ladies, humble sages, and the usual rabble, I must ask of you a question deffering not so much as to your knowledge, but as to your personal opinions--
--What is man? A mere animal, perhaps advanced to the tool-building stage, or is it more than the sum of the parts? A creature of spirit as well? Some would argue that man is a hybrid of the two. And how do you define man? Would you consider me to be one?"
He raised one paw-hand, inspecting his blunt little claws.
"Well?"
((Mun has to go now. Probably won't be back for a while. Sorry.))
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