Sluggodile
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Halohbottech said:I'm surprised you actually have to ask that.
Okay, let me break it down for you as how I (and thusly Simon) see it. In this world, I'm assuming things like Civil Rights and Man's (And Mer's, I guess) most basic and truthful of rights are still a thing. I'm not sure what kind of country Faereach resides in (if it isn't already its own country), but I assume it has a Constitution similar to our own, but different enough in order to accommodate all sentient creatures, and not just Man. In that case, one of the peoples' rights is free speech, and though it's not said directly in the Constitution (though going with the theme of 'Freedom' it almost seems like common sense) one of the peoples' other freedoms is free thought, which should always be a given if things like freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press are a thing. And do you know what Mae did when she used her Supernatural Beauty against all those people?
She took away their right to form their own opinion with the given information they had. While things like propaganda are legal under the Constitution (though they should NOT; all forms of propaganda should be abolished from all sides of all possible political and non-political parts to allow Man to have true, free thought), blatant mind control is NOT. Or, rather, should not be. This is the reason, in my humble opinion, Demons and the like are frowned upon: they blatantly spit on the laws we create to make all Men and Mer equal in all standings: Men can't blatantly go about prejudicely killing Mer, and Mer can't use their magic to say "Do as I say" to Men.
THAT'S why Simon was upset. While he himself was strong enough of mind to avoid Mae's magic, it was solely because he was magical in nature and nearly entirely a soul, and the soul can avoid such petty magics such as Supernatural Beauty. (Unless you happened to be Simon's soul mate, however, considering the fallout of her actions, I'd deem she isn't.) Men and (some) Mer would not be strong enough of mind to ignore such magic, and would forcibly have their ability to retain and create opinions revoked, simply because Mae couldn't accept that the people in the bar wouldn't accept her immediately.
tl;dr is that he's mad because you used mind control to take away the people's opinions when they have every right to form said opinions while you have no right to take them away
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