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"I can't believe it. He's actually fighting humans on the 90th floor and above."
"Well, they're technically not humans, you know..."
"Great, Mr. Smartass just arrived to ruin the fun."
"Damn it! Fine. Humans it is, then."
"I don't really know what to feel about us being simulated by that spire. How about you guys?"
"Same. It feels creepy, especially since their faces aren't rendered properly."
"You know, I think the spire did that on purpose. We humans are way too concerned about our identities and secrets. The spire probably, at the very small chance that it might accidentally create a human avatar who looks just like one of us, didn't want that kind of complication; that's why their faces weren't rendered."
"If that's true, then should we be thanking the spire for being so considerate?"
"I don't know. Should we? I mean, the way I see it, I think it's putting us on a pedestal."
"How so?"
