Masquerading minefields

the Voice "Ahh yes, so welcoming of you. How quickly you forget that once we were celebrated creatures. The acquired you called us, and Rae was pleased at our progress. But then it became too much." Frowning, pleased at her minor victory, the Voice raised a brow. "Perhaps. But so have you. Your blackened feet and hands will disappear once I take this mask off, will they not? You are right that we are different though. You are lesser than you once were, and I am now more." With a smirk, the Voice crossed her arms and tilted her head. "A keeper. And yet you fault me for keeping my children? You've already shown your disdain for my kind, reminded me that we are trapped here. What will you do with them then, for the eons we remained unhappy neighbours?" 01110111 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01110111 01101001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01100010 01100101 00101100 00100000 01110111 01101001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01100010 01100101 00101110