*Hugs back*
I just registered an account! Thought I might as well make a more regular appearance!

Yes, I think it is really the most dehumanizing thing you can say about other people, and that's what really bothers me (and many others, I suspect), and in those few sentences the significance of being a slave, the fact that they could be considered as objects, really bleeds through. And that totally creeps me out (of course in a totally make-sense sort of way, I mean, being a slave and all, of course sooner or later someone's got to refer to Bruce as it).

On a separate note, it might sound a little strange, but, eh--this marriage arrangement isn't going to lead to a threesome or something, is it? This is actually my biggest concern now! I know I am shallow and maybe a bit narrow-minded concerning that, but threesome kind of creeps me out, so if it's going to, hope you'd give readers like me a little warning beforehand! *blushes and hides*

I am waiting eagerly for the next arc now. It's such a wonderful universe and I can't help wanting to see the day when the earth is finally free!