If you were hexapodal I might take you more seriously, as proper fauna is hexapodal.
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It was the first day of a shiny new year, full of possibility and promise, when tireanavi created tothehometree, "a community for all those who identify with the Na'vi race in some way - people who are Na'vi on a spiritual or mental level, people who are reincarnated Na'vi, Na'vi souls trapped in human forms, people who worship the great Eywa, etcetera."

And for a time, love and acceptance swept across the land. Cake, glitter, ponies! But alas, the peace was eventually shattered.

By a Swedish, bipedal wolf manta ray.

Lupinedream, therian extraordinaire, demands that tireanavi produce proof of otherkin cred:

Yes, because people "awakening" to being Na'Vi just as the movie comes out won't be the next big headache in the otherkin community. Seriously, otakukin.. if there's *anyone* who have !documented! memories that intertwine with what the movie tells about the Na'Vi since long before they even thought of making it, please message me. And I mean things on sites, not documents from your computer that can be easily altered, and preferrably having other

The rest of you, come on.. stop wanting to be special for the sake of being special and accept that life won't be like in your dreams.

I'm sorry, watching the most epic movie in history four times doesn't mean that you've got a stuper strong connection to it. It means that you really like the movie, and I get the sentiment.

This is the nicest I can be. Go see a shrink.

Tireanavi responds:

"...If you were hexapodal I might take you more seriously, as proper fauna is hexapodal.

Anyway, I'm going to be the bigger person here and not ban you and forgive you, as Na'vi are a forgiving people."

Annnnd they're off.

"My first thought is that I'm amused to see a "bipedal wolf manta ray contherianthrope" telling us we can't be Na'vi. Sorry, but what on earth is a bipedal wolf? Are you a part of the furry community?"

"YOU'RE ALL PRICKS"

"I do not believe that it is completely ridiculous. It is not anymore ridiculous than therianthropy and otherkin. I do indeed consider myself to be the first Na'kin - can you tell me otherwise? Can you point me in the direction of the actual first one? Is it you? I think you just want to usurp me and steal my thunder. That is how it seems to me."

And of course, no discussion is complete without a cameo from the astral plane.

Eventually, lupinedream offers an olive branch, because at least they're not like those weirdos who think they're fairies and vampires.

And for those who were wondering about how the wolf/manta ray thing works:

"I experience the wolfside on land, and the manta ray side while swimming. I have two constant phantombodies, though it's.. hard to explain. I've tried. It's like one of them only reacts with water, and the other one with air, meaning that while one is active the other is dormant."

Additionally: Tireanavi's announcement post on otherkin.com, complete with nine pages of comments and a banning for good measure. Also, Tireanavi's LJ, with bonus RACISM.