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No, no, definitely not.

A sister?

No. That’s maybe closer to

the mark, though. I chose

mine, after all.

Surely you choose your

lovers, too.

True. But it’s not like that

with Colibri. She’s not a sexual

being, and even if she had a

body like ours, that’s not the

place where she fits into me.

Our connection is of a

different kind.

I wouldn’t mind, if that’s what

she was to you. I’d just have

more questions.

You can ask me all the questions

you like.

How is she a she, if they only

have the one type of body and

they’re not social?

When you look inside yourself,

into the place that nothing else

can touch, do you know that

you’re a woman?

Yes.

Undeniably so?

Yes.

Could you explain that quality