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You are now <span class="mu-s">Oneir Vat Numal</span> again.
The Jaxtians took you to their base, impounded your ship, and have kept you in a cell. It's been three days. For the past two, they barely even spoke to you- just taking tufts of your fur and saliva by their doctors and scientists, while at the same time they no doubt have searched every square inch of your ship and drained every byte of data in your personal computer. Considering you're just a lowly space trucker- they probably got everything. Not like you can match the military and technological might of this isolationist space empire. You've been spending that time sleeping in your cell- though you've been unable to focus on your dream-life, given how stressful this whole situation is.
Finally, they proceeded with an interrogation. They chained you to a table in the middle of the largest, most open room of the base- probably a hangar or storage room or something they emptied out. You don't know how exactly, but you know they're doing this on purpose. All Sotten are a little agoraphobic, as a species naturally born to tunnel in the earth, so they probably put you hear to weaken you. On top of this- they've brought two interrogators. One is more direct and aggressive- the big blue one- the other is more calm and nice- a smaller blonde one. You quite like the blonde one, but you realize they're probably doing this on purpose too, make you confide in this one. Not that you have anything to hide but...
<span class="mu-g">”...The one thing our computer can't seem to figure out is your morphology.”</span> He says.
<span class="mu-b">”It's because he's a sleeper agent- designed to sleep until he's called out to strike.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”Oh hush, I'm sure there is a perfectly good explanation for this. Oneir, won't you tell us why you are like this?”</span>
“I don't understand.”
<span class="mu-g">”Your body is in a neotenous state. Your organs and brain all show they are supposed to be in a more developed, adult body- and yet you are in this pseudo-adolescent state. Your size, but especially your metabolism and energy level, are greatly slowed. It doesn't seem evolutionary feasible for you to be like this naturally- so this must be the result of genetic engineering. It would put my friend and the security departments of the Hegemony at rest if you could help us clear this up.”</span>
“My entire race is like that- like this. This is the result of the change. We all go through it in our lives. It extends our lifespan and brings us to the dream-life. It is when we are considered adults.”
<span class="mu-g">”What change?”</span>
You sigh. It isn't that you are scared of sharing this with the Jaxtians- anyone with even a cursory knowledge of your race would know this. It is no secret. But how to explain it to <span class="mu-i">them</span>?
>Scientific explanation
>Historical discovery
>Philosophical implications
