Talk

Alex: "I... understand it must have been difficult, well, at least you have good eyes."

Scar: "Eyes? Hahaha, indeed, if I had eyes like that before, I would probably have been very successful."

Alex: Scar's eyes were blue, but not just any blue, they were a very intense blue, like a jewel. Perhaps a dark blue would be the closest color. It was like sapphire in his eyes.

Scar: "But really, you are very ordinary. You're not big, you don't have a striking color, or anything that sets you apart. You seem like a common monkey."

Alex: "Maybe you're the odd one here. Besides, we're not monkeys, we're australopithecines. And I don't need something physical to stand out; my knowledge is enough."

Scar: "I know, size doesn't matter. Something I learned is that the more intimidating you are, the more authority you gain."

Alex: "What you mean is not authority, it's fear."

Scar: "Authority, fear, same difference. What matters is that you can easily boss others around."

Alex: "Ah, now I have concerns about you. Seems like you were an aspiring dictator before."

Scar: "It's not that extreme. I just mean it's easier to intimidate when you're bigger than everyone else. And besides, what's the difference between a monkey and an australopithecus? I think I've seen some documentaries about them and heard about someone named Lucy, I think that was the name."

Alex: "Well, australopithecines were the last species before humans emerged. So if we evolved just one step, we'd enter the Homo genus. Of course, not all of them became humans; others became species like chimpanzees and gorillas, for example. Perhaps larger variants like you would become gorillas someday. I noticed that the australopithecines here are different from mine."

Alex: "Mine are basically as they were portrayed, while yours seem closer to chimpanzee versions, with a more curved shape. Mine have an easy time walking, yours seem closer to quadrupeds than bipeds."

Alex: "And another thing, Lucy must have died years ago, even if she's from this time period. She's probably in Ethiopia, where she was found."

Scar: "Ethiopia? Wait, you said you found where she is, so where is that place? Since we're in the land of the past, can we find dinosaurs? Because if so, I'm telling you right now, I'm not going into any tall grass."

Alex: "To your first question, if my theory is correct, we're in the Congo. I came from Tanzania. And as for the dinosaur question, no, there are no dinosaurs here. They existed over 50 million years ago, so you can relax."

Scar: "Phew, because I really don't think I could survive against a pack of velociraptors."

Alex: "Well, that's if my theory is correct. That crocodile your tribe called the guardian, that's something that shouldn't exist in this time. If something like that existed, it would be in the time of the dinosaurs."

Scar: "So dinosaurs could really exist!?"

Alex: "Who knows? But now we must talk about something important, and the reason I came here in the first place."

Scar: "Ah, you're talking about the savages? That has indeed become a problem. Before, they were just a group that isolated themselves, but they didn't harm anyone. But some time ago, they became very problematic, started attacking everyone and acting very irrationally."

Alex: "Out of nowhere?"

Scar: "Yes, actually, it was very strange. Out of nowhere, they started attacking everyone. One day everything was normal, the next, it seemed like everyone had gone mad."

Alex: "Hmm, that's really strange. Could it have been some illness? Like rabies or something."

Scar: "It could be, but why wasn't my tribe affected? We lived in the same places, our resources were from the same source. If it were an illness, someone from my tribe would have been infected long ago."

Alex: "They might have something that sets them apart from you, something like the flu. When Europeans went to the Americas, many natives died from the flu, while Europeans just sneezed. The natives died."

Scar: "Really? People died from the flu?"

Alex: "What? You didn't learn that in school? You might be young, but this should have been taught in school."

Scar: "Well, let's just say I wasn't a very studious student, especially in history."

Scar: "But I really liked math. Apart from that, I didn't really like humanities classes."

Alex: "I see, so you like exact sciences more. Well, I like humanities, but I can also handle exact sciences, considering I was an engineer."

Scar: "Seriously? That's amazing!"

Alex: "Thank you for the compliment. Now, let's get back to the point. We need to deal with these savages, but I need to figure out why they suddenly changed."