[ That earns a smile. ] I hope that in some time I'll be able to make some positive change. [ There's then a pause. ] Can I ask what those other skills are? Or should I not. If you're not using them they may be skills you don't like.

It really is amazing. I think that with some animals it's because we sorta domesticated them? Well. Not just sorta. But our species have a long history together and we adapted to each other, but animals did a better job of it than we did. I think animals also have a kinda advantage. They don't have all the trappings of intricate social interactions that we do, so they're not constantly rethinking things. They're just... Honest? They're not afraid to care, and don't even seem to be able to conceptualise why they ever would be.