At the Edge of Humanity {IC}

[Stegyre]

Tai

Mm, my family? That will present a problem, won't it? Tai tries to remember back to before his "awakening," but the thoughts are so primitive and instinctual. A weaned rat pup has no need for the ideas of "mother" and would never have need to recognize "father."

I have no family, he realizes. If I survive, reproduce, I may be a progenitor of a new race, but it is senseless to speak of my forebears.

Where could a race of intelligent rats survive, much less thrive, in this world? Would the endeavor even be worthwhile. His forepaws scratch under his furry chin, as he sits lost in thought.