Editing Questions/Question 369

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    |AskedBy=ralliesprotests
	|DateAsked=2025-04-01
	|QuestionText=I have two questions for you:<br><br>1) How is someone non-binary going to be treated by society at large?  I know at the time in rl history there were various ~ you must wear *3* items of clothing from your AGAB or face our wrath~~! rules around, is that a problem Rowan might run into?  Is it going to be harder for them to get along with people?  Is all of that true, but Rowan's going to get a pass because they're augmented?  I want them to get a job and start trying to get along with the locals, so I'm looking to know what kind of obstacles they might meet (plus in the long term if they get a pass that a local wouldn't, they'll be sticking their nose in there and trying to push for more acceptance, but that's definitely long goals).  (Edit: for reference, I'm not looking to play out any transphobia in general terms, I'm more trying to get a gauge on how it might affect their plans of getting on good terms with as many people as possible, and what kind of things might get in their way).<br><br>2) in the Valentina, are the shared bathrooms split by gender?  Any chance of a neutral option, lol?  And if not, are the showers individual cabins or are they all high school/prison style one long row of showers?  This question determines whether Rowan moves out ASAP or if Patho-Gen have to remove them from their cushty new digs with a crowbar in four months :3<div class="edittime"><em>Edited <span class="datetime"><span class="comment-date-text"> </span> <span title="">2025-04-01 01:44 am (local)</span></span></em></div>
    |DateAnswered=2025-04-01
    |AnswerText=Hello! Here be some answers for ye.<br><br>1. There are too many horrors in our real world to want to make the setting exclusionary toward trans and non-binary people. This isn't a faithful recreation of the '20s~'30s, so gender non-conforming individuals will be welcome. (A fun fact: "Peacock" herself is trans! This is not something the setting will be derogatory about whatsoever, she is a woman and that's that.) Locals will not bat an eye toward those who are non-binary; some may even be inclined to default to they/them pronouns if in doubt, but if corrected they will seamlessly nod and adopt the pronouns in question. In short, transphobia won't be rampant in this setting: trans people exist.<br><br>2. I am inclined to say toilets are akin to individual locking unisex stalls. This is the case everywhere in Karteria: if a small business has two bathroom stalls, they are both unisex. Karterians care a lot about bathroom privacy, so Rowan may be pleased to know that at <i>least</i> the showers offer this: even these are a long row of individually locking stalls, in the spirit of these from a capsule hotel: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1356248859415806002/1356308034732822749/9hours_Narita_18_.jpg?ex=67ec17ca&amp;is=67eac64a&amp;hm=d46a46b1d02b1fba2938aa9be3f20648ebceabac7e5ec0c7aa5b4a2652a1b1a3&amp; one], [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1356248859415806002/1356308035059847309/unnamed.jpg?ex=67ec17ca&amp;is=67eac64a&amp;hm=bf66b7fde9f1b5068470d5a13bda401be503e97485ad8e7e11f083b533ed632a&amp; two]. Shower stalls aren't too small either, about the size seen in that picture, and they have some that are roll-in accessible for wheelchair users. There's that little area where characters can dress/undress, too.<br><br>Hope this helps!
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