[ Saya shrugs. ] Whether it's a good idea to put me out there at all is a bit of a mixed bag. [ She spent most of her life eradicating her own species for a reason. ]

Several lifetimes?

[ She looks astonished. Couldn't be her. ]

I can't imagine. Maybe it's just instinct on my part, I dunno. When I hatch the first and only thing I want is to be close to others. [ She obviously isn't taking about being an infant, the terminology is too odd for that. ] Maybe it's the culture in the last place I was stuck. But that sounds... I spent most of my life fighting with no time for closeness. It was hell. I'm much happier now.