Big handshake emoji on all the feelings related to your discovery as a dolphin and the whole "but HOW and WHY did this happen to me?" ... we don't talk about it often, but we somehow ended up in a human-looking body and we are annoyed about it. Sometimes a little more than annoyed. We were created as a loong and were supposed to be a loong. WHY did this happen to us.
We still carry a lot of distrust and disdain for humans, but we're trying to see the positives in them. Along with trying to piece together exactly what happened to get us here in the first place. I feel like we got isekai'd in the worst way possible.
Yes, we very much understand a lot of that. We have a theory for ourselves on the "how", it's just a matter of timeframe on "when" personally, which you may have seen a bit of; ultimately, we're very glad we have found a small community of others who understand and who--unfortunately--have been through similar things as us. If it weren't for one of them in particular, we may never have remembered we were a dolphin. Or, at least, it may have taken several more years.
We also tend to be mistrusting of humans. Not every human has hurt us, sure, but many have, and most would be unwilling to believe the ways we've been harmed; few would be willing to believe us when we tell them what we are. We know that humans as a species are not inherently bad, but (at least western) human societies are baked with the assumption of human superiority. With the idea that all should want to be human, and any who would prefer to be something else are ill. With the idea that humans are above and better than animals, as though humans are not themselves animals.
Finding small things has helped. Hazelnut creamer to go in our mocha. Fidget toys. Stuffed animals. Rollerskating rinks. Music. Books. Social media, which is how we've been able to find those aforementioned others like us, is human made. It's easier to remember that humans aren't wholly evil, keeping these kinds of things in mind.
We wish you well on your journey forward, esteemed companion. We'll all find our way to freedom, somehow, some way.
