“I thought about that, copper bodies and silver wings. Eventually both would oxidize, but neither would rust. The copper would turn green and the silver black. Absentmindedly, I said “Unless they’re polished, their colors will fade”. “Like a person” “Pardon?” I returned my gaze to her profile. “People need to be polished, stroked, touched,” her tone was abstract, “and when they are not polished, their colors fade. They change, warp, become something different”.” PeopleLoveLifeRelationshipConnections Author:Penny Reid, “Beard in Mind”