She wasn't going to ask him to wear anything unusual, partly because she tends to assume everyone has as limited access to clothing as she does. Not true in his case, but she's never seen him in anything but the command golds, so perhaps she can be forgiven for assuming.
In any case, it's good that he's made efforts to blend in. He may notice bright colors are absent in the clothing of the people around him. It's all weathered earth tones, except for the occasional flash of dark black or soft green.
The ex-Wretched may not look diseased from up here, and they're all in better health now than they were a year ago, but for a time they lived up to the name, at least aesthetically. "I'm not sure who started that," she says thoughtfully. "I don't think it was Joe. We had a very stratified society. The lucky ones lived inside the towers here, with varying duties, and the unlucky ones stayed outside on the ground. Hence the Wretched. There's very little out there in the way of resources. Now we provide water and rations, shelter and green and a little education, and they help watch for trouble that could threaten us all."
They lost a lot of war boys in the road war that won them the Citadel. Someone had to make up for the lack of defense. Not everyone was thrilled by the idea of recruiting the Wretched at first, but the Sisters and Furiosa held firm, and it's worked beautifully.
"To be fair, I guess we still have a stratified society. We can't be as even-handed as we would like. But we're kinder than most. Kinder than we used to be."
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Date: 2016-09-08 01:31 am (UTC)In any case, it's good that he's made efforts to blend in. He may notice bright colors are absent in the clothing of the people around him. It's all weathered earth tones, except for the occasional flash of dark black or soft green.
The ex-Wretched may not look diseased from up here, and they're all in better health now than they were a year ago, but for a time they lived up to the name, at least aesthetically. "I'm not sure who started that," she says thoughtfully. "I don't think it was Joe. We had a very stratified society. The lucky ones lived inside the towers here, with varying duties, and the unlucky ones stayed outside on the ground. Hence the Wretched. There's very little out there in the way of resources. Now we provide water and rations, shelter and green and a little education, and they help watch for trouble that could threaten us all."
They lost a lot of war boys in the road war that won them the Citadel. Someone had to make up for the lack of defense. Not everyone was thrilled by the idea of recruiting the Wretched at first, but the Sisters and Furiosa held firm, and it's worked beautifully.
"To be fair, I guess we still have a stratified society. We can't be as even-handed as we would like. But we're kinder than most. Kinder than we used to be."