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1 tev000293_MSG0001 A fine day to you, my friend.[ST:wait ]
2 tev000293_MSG0002 Look at the way this cat is staring at us with such[ST:n ]expectant eyes.[ST:wait ]
3 tev000293_MSG0003 Perhaps it is aware that it has reached its peak[ST:n ]of quality, and is eager to be cooked and eaten?[ST:wait ]
4 tev000293_JNK0010 Intervene
5 tev000293_SEL0011 Insist that cats are not food.
6 tev000293_JNK0020 Explain
7 tev000293_SEL0021 Explain to L that the cat is probably just hungry.
8 tev000293_MSG0004 Hmmm... We wondered why no one else had beaten[ST:n ]us to it. It is forbidden to eat cats? Categorically?[ST:wait ]
9 tev000293_MSG0005 We mean no disrespect, but this human custom strikes[ST:n ]us as peculiar. After all, you eat birds, do you not?[ST:wait ]
10 tev000293_MSG0006 Of course, we understand why you would refrain from[ST:n ]eating Nopon as the Prone do.[ST:wait ]
11 tev000293_MSG0007 The Nopon are beings that are capable of[ST:n ]communicating with us.[ST:wait ]
12 tev000293_MSG0008 But neither cats nor chickens can speak.[ST:n ]So then, what means do you use to determine[ST:n ]which are food and which are not?[ST:wait ]
13 tev000293_MSG0009 So that expression is used to extract food from[ST:n ]humans? How interesting.[ST:wait ]
14 tev000293_MSG0010 We must admit that we have yet to make a proper[ST:n ]study of these creatures, and there is much we do not[ST:n ]understand.[ST:wait ]
15 tev000293_MSG0011 For example, we are confused as to why humans[ST:n ]regard these creatures with affection while showing[ST:n ]little regard to others—such as chickens.[ST:wait ]
16 tev000293_MSG0012 Are some to be eaten and others not?[ST:n ]On what basis do you make that distinction?[ST:wait ]
17 tev000293_JNK0030 Evade
18 tev000293_SEL0031 Answer that different cultures have different customs.
19 tev000293_JNK0040 Admit
20 tev000293_SEL0041 Explain to L how humans usually[ST:n ]care more about cute-looking animals.
21 tev000293_MSG0013 How interesting. So even within humanity,[ST:n ]different cultures create different rules.[ST:wait ]
22 tev000293_MSG0014 It's all so terribly vague and difficult for us xenoforms[ST:n ]to understand. But perhaps that is typical of humanity?[ST:wait ]
23 tev000293_MSG0015 We see. But even that is a highly subjective distinction.[ST:wait ]
24 tev000293_MSG0016 Then again, perhaps that is typical of humanity?[ST:wait ]
25 tev000293_MSG0017 Well, different strikes for different blokes, as you say.[ST:wait ]
26 tev000293_MSG0018 This diversity seems to be one of humanity's[ST:n ]defining features.[ST:wait ]
27 tev000293_MSG0019 For example, our inventions occasionally have minor[ST:n ]defects that may lead to suboptimal user experiences,[ST:n ]such as electrocution or severe burns.[ST:wait ]
28 tev000293_MSG0020 When we upset a Ma-non, we give the complainant[ST:n ]a pizza and all is forgiven. But humans are seldom[ST:n ]mollified by cheese-covered dough disks.[ST:wait ]
29 tev000293_MSG0021 Instead, we must listen to each human's grievances and[ST:n ]respond individually. It's quite tiresome.[ST:wait ]
30 tev000293_MSG0022 But ultimately, humanity is stronger for such diversity.[ST:n ]It's what gives you such limitless potential.[ST:wait ]
31 tev000293_MSG0023 We would like to learn more about humanity,[ST:n ]to witness the breadth of your potential firsthand.[ST:wait ]
32 tev000293_MSG0024 Perhaps rearing a cat would give us some valuable[ST:n ]insight into this matter.[ST:wait ]
33 tev000293_MSG0025 And as you humans say, he who hesitates is a loser.[ST:n ]We will speak to Defense Secretary Nagi and ask him[ST:n ]to requisition a cat for us immediately![ST:wait ]