Gnosia really went 'We have figured out a way to make animals as smart as humans' and I went 'Wow are we going to explore the ethical implications that come with forcibly bestowing sapience upon a creature that cannot consent, fundamentally altering their very being and ensuring that they will never be able to fit in with the rest of their species again?' and Gnosia went 'No 💖'

omg yes i think abt this stuff so often!!! like Dr. Yoshikado in general is a massive can of worms but I’m especially stuck on this small talk line.

like was she literally created in a lab, like a test tube baby? was she taken away from her mother as an infant so she imprinted on the scientists instead?

and when you consider how badly Otome wants to be human, this feels like such an… impersonal? clinical? way for her to talk about herself :(