I think a lot of us would probably agree with you. [He manages a half-smile. A little more strained than normal, but still genuine.] Not much interesting about being human if you already know what it's like.

[Akira can't quite agree, but that's because he finds people interesting. Their likes and dislikes, the things that make them tick - all the little pieces of their lives form a picture that brings color into the world, one that he'll look at again and again.]

I think it's a good theory, though. In trying so hard to be one of us... he misses the mark, but in a way that we'd find frightening.

[Ironically... That's probably a little human, too. Akira thinks it but doesn't say, considering their current circumstances.]