"So it definitely doesn't just work based on, like, meat neurons, which doesn't really surprise me because magic."

"Oh yeah, fluffs don't have meat neurons either, they're just sort of solid red inside."

"Really? I wonder how they work. Although this is arguably a point in favor of animals having emotions, if neurons are mostly just an Earth critters thing."

"I'm not sure the fluffs do work? They just need the look and feel of animals, they don't have to actually," wave, "animals. I'm pretty sure the fluff bodies were designed to appeal to the target audience."

"Oh, that makes sense. The one still had, like, a mind, even when it was cut off, though."

"That's true. I'm not sure."

"Maybe you will find out someday. Or not."

"I think I'll know a lot more about fluffs before this is all over."

"Seems likely."

"It's weird how hard it is to get information out of them since they don't lie or refuse to answer questions."

"It would probably surprise me more if I didn't have a history of attempting to use logic on people and running into walls of obtuseness."

"...Storytime?"

"I'm a malcontent. People in general are not disposed to calmly discussing and amending their beliefs, even if those beliefs harm others. Authority figures don't take well to 'insubordinate' kids, even when they're being dicks. And sometimes teenagers do it on purpose because they think it's funny."

"Ah."

"I'm afraid I don't have any quasi-amusing anecdotes for that one."

"Alas."

"Oh well. People," she sighs. "Sometimes I feel like I have a love-hate relationship with the majority of the human race."

"I don't get nearly that emotional about it but I suspect similar underlying evaluations."

"I get more emotional than usual about most things."

"Whatever keeps you going."

"To be fair, I don't really have as much to deal with on that level as you do."

"I run pretty low-key even when there's not as much going on, most of the time."

"That sounds a lot more restful than the way my brain works, not that I'd want to change it."

"It is kind of restful, I guess."

"I mean, compared to being me. Not really a comparison either of us could actually check."