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What does it takes to be a human?
One day, almost in a trance, Shantal found herself browsing on the internet and without her knowledge, she was redirected to bunch of articles related to the study of human and its philosophical views. It was as though her fingers gained consciousness of their own and they started typing 'humanity' on the search bar.
Shantal understands very little about what scientists consider a “human” and he wishes to understand a bit more so he can compare it to Alex and everything Alex is.
The task itself sounds complicated but it’s only after collecting twenty different psychology, sociology, anthropology and literature books that it dawns on him how unreal the task he has given himself is. Right away, he discards all the books having to deal with human evolution since Alex is already modeled after a Homo sapien.“I think therefore I am,” says Descartes.“Our world is not the ‘real’ one,” saysRelated chapters
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Alex doesn’t have any problems with Jodi either and Shantal is grateful. Jodi is very careful with his speech and mentions nothing of what Alex is or isn’t; most of their conversations revolve around, interestingly enough, Shantal. “You should see him when he’s trying to sleep,” Alex says one time, eyes excited. “He makes these little noises when he’s trying to sleep, they’re really too cute.”“Hey, I do not!” Shantal interjects.When Jodi looks him over, right eyebrow raised, Shantal flushes unnecessarily. “What?”“You two…sleep together?”“Of course!” Alex bounces in his seat. “I keep Shantal warm at night.” “Shantal” Jodi repeats, enunciating the name.Alex, bless his soul, doesn't sense the sudden tense air around Jodi and continues to talk and talk, picking out more of Shantal’s bad habits. In
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Over the course of the next five days, Alex has trouble getting out of bed. He doesn’t call his moments of time out “sleep” but Shantal is worried nonetheless, anxiously fidgeting as the few grains of sand finally fall in their hour glasses.Shantal tries to ignore this behavior as best as he can, silently keeping a vigil over their last week. His heart pounds in excitement whenever he sees Alex up and out of bed. Their kisses are sweeter than they have ever been that week. Alex’s smile is so infectious and his laughter is so bright, Shantal doesn’t notice the dimming in his eyes until it’s too late.The fifth day is a Wednesday, Shantal will always remember. He is just stepping through the front door, backpack still on his shoulders, when Alex’s small voice pulls him into the bedroom.“Shantal,” he moans. From the looks of things, he hasn’t gotten
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