That's life in the big city, Harrowheart. She's used to drowning in data. The Nexus is quiet and calm, for her. Weird, but quiet.
"Mm-hmm." She can see he needs some time to think it over, so she won't do more than answer his questions for now. But he did offer to listen, so he can bet there'll be more later.
"Right, without magic. Without superpowers of any kind, mostly. Races... it's... it depends on how you define a race. And whether we're including races from other planets who've come to live on Earth for various reasons. But mostly we're all some kind of human." Her bundle of cables is a makeshift pillow for her arms now. "We do have governments. Instead of monarchy, we have democracy. All the eligible adults vote for who they want to have in charge at regular intervals."
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"Mm-hmm." She can see he needs some time to think it over, so she won't do more than answer his questions for now. But he did offer to listen, so he can bet there'll be more later.
"Right, without magic. Without superpowers of any kind, mostly. Races... it's... it depends on how you define a race. And whether we're including races from other planets who've come to live on Earth for various reasons. But mostly we're all some kind of human." Her bundle of cables is a makeshift pillow for her arms now. "We do have governments. Instead of monarchy, we have democracy. All the eligible adults vote for who they want to have in charge at regular intervals."