pc: euphausia

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[trifocal]

It does? How so?

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I've had many dealings with parasites of late.

[trifocal]

Were any of them human?

[sacredpath]

Well. They are infecting humans? But maybe you mean in a more metaphoric sense.

[trifocal]

Parasites that infect humans...?

[ ??? ]

No, I wondered if humans were doing the infecting...

[sacredpath]

How would they do that, exactly?

[trifocal]

I do not know exactly. Humans seem to defy all that we know of nature and rationality.

[sacredpath]

Oh.

[uhhhhh.]

What are you, then? So you know, I'm half-human. Though I have no memory of my human parent.

[trifocal]

I am a mustari.

[ UHHHH. ]

... I apologize, but what do you mean by human?

[sacredpath]

I mean - aren't most of the people here humans?

[trifocal]

Oh!

[ LETS OUT A BREATH. ]

You mean elda.

[sacredpath]

Ah. So human means something different?

[trifocal]

Yes. Where I'm from, humans are terrifying monsters that take all kinds of forms.

[sacredpath]

...There's an obvious joke to be made there, but I suppose I'll refrain.

[trifocal]

There is?

[ ?? ]

[sacredpath]

In the sense that many people are terrifying monsters that take all forms, but - no, never mind.

[trifocal]

Oh... I suppose I do understand what you mean...

[sacredpath]

People can be complicated. But... hopefully usually not monstrous.

[trifocal]

Yes... I've really only ever met one person who I would describe in such a way.