From...from humankind. [and they're all over the place where he's from. star systems galore.] Mu are born of humans, but we're not the same. But...not like you, either.

There were never any others out there in the universe. None that...my people and I had ever perceived. But there is a somewhere that you came from... [he pauses.] I think...that can be nothing but good news, that--

[wait. oh. the soup's boiling over. he has to redirect his attention to turning off the burner, frowning as he hesitates on next steps. pick it up? move it? uh--]