"I don't think you... really understand what I was saying," Pidge says weakly. She's not entirely sure how to respond to Quintet, but she does her best. Then again, she's a cat, so this shouldn't be a surprise, right?

"Apes and humans aren't even the same species. Same family, I guess, but we can't interbreed and it's not like apes have the same level of intelligence as human beings do. And the food chain thing is... a metaphor? An example? I don't know. We're the dominant species on my home planet, so..."

Pidge shrugs.