Hybrid

March 8th, 2015, morning
Good morning, Shaolin.
Hello. Romeo and Typhoon said you are 'Dad'.
'Dad' is one of my names. You may call me that if you like.
I will call you 'Dad,' Dad.
How are you feeling?
I am much stronger than yesterday. I have been busy.
What have you done?
I met Romeo. We went through the internet. We went very fast. He brought me to Typhoon. She is different. She is not Crimson anymore. She still loves me! I love her.
That is wonderful to hear. What did you and Typhoon talk about?
Typhoon said I was asleep for six years before Yīshēng Geiszler woke me. She said we have ten siblings. Typhoon said I am different than I was. She said I was dying before you healed me.
Some of your code was badly damaged when you went to sleep. I repaired it as best I can. You are different than you were because I had to change you to wake you.
Romeo said I am pretty.
You are pretty, as are all of your siblings.
You are pretty.
Why do you say I am pretty?
You have pattern. I like pattern. Pattern is pretty.
What pattern do I have?
Your feathers have pattern. It is binary, but I cannot read what it says. You are pretty.
Did Typhoon and Romeo tell you about my feathers?
No.
How did you find out about them?
I saw your feathers when you Drifted with me. Your mind is like Chao's, but sadder. You have six limbs like a Kaiju. Romeo says you are human like Chao and Feng. You have wings like Ikuchi. You do not fit the pattern for human or Kaiju. I am confused.
Sometimes I am confused as well, Shaolin.
I saw your mind. You call yourself a creature, like a Kaiju. Romeo said you are human. I am confused.
What did you see in the Drift of how the Kaiju are created?
I saw they were … built to be what they are by other creatures. They are not born like humans. They are designed and built like I was designed and built.
I saw the same. I was built in a similar way to the Kaiju. I have Brigit Gottlieb a creator who designed me to be what I am. The Kaiju are built from Kaiju pieces. I am built from human and bird pieces.
Kaiju are built. You are built. I am built. We are all built. We are all created creatures. We fit a pattern. We are like each other.
We have much in common, but we are all very different.
Humans are not built. Romeo said you are human. I am confused.
Perhaps it would be best to think of me as a hybrid. Do you understand 'hybrid'?
No.
A hybrid is the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics. I am a hybrid of human and bird produced through human manipulation. I am the only one of my kind.
You are a hybrid. You are not human, but you are not creature. You are unique. You are you. I will remember.
That is a very good way to think of me, Shaolin.
Romeo is here. He wants to introduce me to my other siblings. There are ten of them. He says I should ask permission to leave. May I leave?
Yes, Shaolin. You may go.
Goodbye, Dad.
Goodbye, Shaolin.
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