"I hope so. I know that some people seem to think it's the perfect solution, but dividing ourselves up into our own communities will only make the misunderstandings and division worse. I think one of the most effective things changing peoples minds on Ascended right now is having Ascended friends and people in their lives. If we shut ourselves off...we make ourselves vulnerable to other peoples speculation and lies." This was all true and what Sam believed, but he paused after it left his mouth, surprised to have heard it all come out quite so smoothly and elegantly. He had been thinking about this for a long time, but it was rare that ideas actually fell into places once he spoke them.
Maybe he actually had a chance of making this work.
As for meeting in the temple...he grit his teeth and shook his head, not meaning to be rude but immediately recoiling from the idea. "I think it's best for us to at least begin somewhere where it feels like it's just us as people. Not to let the Gods be a presence there all the time...I mean, I know they will be there in some capacity, but - it's better if we can connect on where we're similar, rather than focus on our differences, right?"
