I am absolutely not sparring with you.

[ Probably ever. For one thing he's just - He is what he is and where he is, but he is not putting Ephemera at risk. Emotionally. His current 'itchiness' aside, he's just not. Also: ]

I don't think it gets hardwired for me. For you, yes. I've met too many humans to believe it's humanity's fundamental nature. I'm not human.