You're asking me to believe in sentient meat.
-- Second Individual (Pages 1 - 2)

Importance: Although the first individual repeatedly informs the second that the creatures they have discovered are composed of meat, the second remains unbelieving. In this moment, they become even more incredulous when the first individual tells them the creatures have invented and created technological mechanisms. The moment conveys the characters' prejudicial thought, while contributing to the author's explorations concerning intelligence and animacy, discrimination and bias.

It's just that the brain is made out of meat! That's what I've been trying to tell you.
-- First Individual (Pages 1 - 2 )

Importance: Throughout the opening portion of the short story, the first individual desperately tries to convince the second individual of what they have discovered. In this moment, the second individual's incredulity begins to frustrate the first. Their language and tone intensifies the narrative atmosphere and mood, while heightening the narrative tension. This moment also tangentially contributes to the author's explorations concerning...