<span style="color: #663300">"it's not the dirt, it's what lives on the dirt, germs are tiny living things that can make people sick and cause infections. we wear shoes because they don't track as much dirt into a building and therefore less germs. not all of us have an engineered immune system like you have. despite our best efforts we have yet to win the war against sickness and infections. we also don't have your feet and can't really feel them unless we are injured so there is no incentive to not wear shoes."</span>she frowned a little and shook her head.<span style="color: #663300"> "there is a difference between useless and pointless. yes, our wrist devices and satellite images make a hand drawn map useless, but if making it gives you pleasure and keeping it reminds you of that pleasure then it is not pointless. yes, making weapons without a hunter's license would get you in trouble but can't you make something else? models of things from your world, animals, buildings, ships... or why not furniture? tables, chairs, wall decorations, surely you could use your skill to make something else for the pleasure of creating it? your subordinates were jealous idiots and your voice is perfectly smooth and lovely. maybe someday you can teach me to make such an instrument?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>