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I have a question.

[Some precious few may recognise Kaworu's voice, but otherwise, he just sounds like a discreet, polite teenager.

Albeit one hijacking the airwaves with a very specific set of observations.]

This may be stating the obvious, but... it seems that every individual on board this ship speaks a language... right?

I find that very strange.

After all, language requires society. Without the desire to communicate--and a society to create the need for language itself--it would not exist.

But it's not just that.

We all share the same basic form. Have you noticed?

It's not a coincidence, I think. That basic form... the human form... it's very important here.

And it seems that the Moira is designed to accommodate exactly that.

Strange.

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See! [His voice sounds almost accusatory.] Y'can't just run around callin' everyone an' their kid a human if y'don't even know what a werewolf is.

[He makes a tch noise.] Its a person with the gift of lycanthropy, meanin' they got a wolf inside them, they can turn into a wolf, stronger, faster, better senses than a human, live longer, heal faster... an' have certain shit to do with the lunar cycle. [A beat.] An' accordin' to government classification they ain't human.

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[On the one hand, it's almost a shame that he's finally feeling the frustration of the conversations started by his post, because otherwise he would have found how hilariously wrong Drew is to be incredibly endearing.

Which isn't to say he doesn't, he's just too bothered by how much work this is turning out to be to really appreciate it.

On the other hand, it has become clearer to him that he really needs to spell these things out for these people and he can't just say things like 'and?' and have them figure it out.

So it breaks about even, for now.]

.... and you still have this government? Are you still many and not one? You are still possessed of friends and family? Of others like you?

[That is still a human, Drew.]

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[Drew listens to it all, takes it all in... and still completely disagrees.] Dude I'm pretty sure your use of human is just way off. I mean we're on an alien ship an' everythin'... you sayin' just 'cause there's an established society that makes 'em human 'cause I'm still leanin' towards the fact that you're bein' hella ignorant. That's like sayin' humans are the only intelligent species so if any other one does anythin' similar to humanity then they must be human too. What the fuck, dude?

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[...why is everyone acting like 'human' is such a bad word all of a sudden?]

... yes.

[That's exactly what it means. Everyone is human. If all these 'different' beings are possessed of 'humanity,' then of course they're all humans. That's what human means.]

What's wrong with that?

[Kaworu isn't being rhetorical in his question. You've done it, Drew. You've stumped him.]

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[He lets out an incredibly long and loud groan.] What's wrong with it? Its sayin' that humans are the standard everyone else needs to go by. Its wiping out entire species' identities! [You can tell he studied Supernatural Rights and Sociology at college because he comes off as such a soapboxer.] Its like sayin' what they are don't matter.

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[Kaworu blinks, catlike. Then he frowns.

A word... that threatens your identity?

How absurd.]

And what I'm saying is that humans and all other life on this ship are made by the same standard.

It doesn't matter what you call it. If you don't like that word, pick another one.

[Honestly!]

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'Scuse me buddy but I'm not the one runnin' around usin' whatever word he wants, okay? Maybe you should be the considerate person an' try findin' another word when y'go 'round makin' your crazy generalizations.

[And he's curious now.] An' if the rest of us are so human then what the hell are you?

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[He's using the right word.]

I am what you are not. The other kind of human.

[Is a generalisation still crazy if it's correct?

Anyway, making up words is your kind's business.]

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The hell is the other kind of human? There's two types of human? I'm gettin' a little confused by what the hell y'think a human is...

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Yes.

The two halves of God's power, divided between two types of life. Each possessed of a different form of 'humanity.'

But they were never meant to coexist.

[Can you hear a smile?]

To bring them together would be a violation of the divine decree.

[Then, almost conversationally:]

Of course, I didn't make these rules. I only know them.

The power of the mind... the ability to create knowledge...

That's the gift given to humans like you.