Well... For the most part. He'd understood that he wasn't human the way everyone else was human, but he passed easily enough, and back then there hadn't been a name for what he really was. Even now, Ronan looks unsure of his conclusion, frowning pensively.
"People like me aren't allowed to exist in my world. Humans kill us when they find us. The word they use for us is 'Zed'. It's a shitty name. Zed. Zero human. Non-human. So I guess I'm not."
Does that mean he's letting the Moderators win? Maybe. But it also feels like throwing off a disguise. Coming out of a different closet.
"I like not having to pretend to be one. This is the first place I've lived without hiding."
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Well... For the most part. He'd understood that he wasn't human the way everyone else was human, but he passed easily enough, and back then there hadn't been a name for what he really was. Even now, Ronan looks unsure of his conclusion, frowning pensively.
"People like me aren't allowed to exist in my world. Humans kill us when they find us. The word they use for us is 'Zed'. It's a shitty name. Zed. Zero human. Non-human. So I guess I'm not."
Does that mean he's letting the Moderators win? Maybe. But it also feels like throwing off a disguise. Coming out of a different closet.
"I like not having to pretend to be one. This is the first place I've lived without hiding."