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A Helper With Wings

27 November 2024 Khalil F.
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Personally, I am a big fan of hybrid characters. I think that the concept of werewolves are really cool, the idea of having a more bestial form that people deal with is very cool for stories. In real life, I’m not sure if it would be as fun. Having the heightened senses would be cool, but the huge strength and not being able to control a beast inside of you sounds awful for the mental state. Personally, I think that being fused with a bird could be the best option. Having wings and the ability to fly would make a lot of things more convenient, at least for travel. I don’t really think I would want to give up so much of my humanity to be a bird, though. The heightened senses and the wings would be cool to have, although having big human sized wings could end up being a pain. I do think that it would be fun being able to fly with friends, and in a community way it would be fun to see how fashion could evolve with these hybrid attachments. 

“Harpy painting” by Kotomi_ is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

I wonder, though, if people having wings would make things weird socially. People will always belittle others for their differences, so would hybrids be seen as something wrong? Or would there be a difference in the societal order when it comes to people that can fly. I think it would be cool if people’s differences could be used to work together. A person with wings would not be very strong due to the weight needed to fly, but they could help others that don’t have the height advantage. Animals have so many cool differences that help out in the ecosystem, and I think that having people that were hybrids with these animals could help the world a little if done right, without sacrificing their humanity.

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