DreamingRuby

I always found with stories like this, you can't be the same person without memories, so maybe there is the impression of those memories that remains, like manner and verbal ticks, without knowing where you have them

Just the way the characters act is so annoying and like a caricature of real people. And the author's way of narrating is infuriating to me and from what I saw many others.

.... Dude, you're the one wrong. The 3rd millennium is front 2001 to 3000 and 21st century from 2001 to 2100. I know it's a common misconception that it's from 00 but it's also pretty basic for all history class for you to know this.

Man, you know there is a thing called American accent? Which, btw, is separated even more in New Yorker accent, southerner accent, etc.

relatable including torture part

You think it mechanical. That way of thought with humans makes it illogical. It might seem illogical to torture if you don't think about the person doing the torture but once you do it makes sense. If something causes you pain it's a threat, if you cause it pain it's prey. torture makes one feel secure in a way.

Oh. It's just that there was the line about the colony doing it better and in my mind that also applied for you comment. Then yeah, you are right

Amazon? Better quality? We have different experiences with them

And industrious race. And scholar race. They basically are a jack of all trades race

FOR THE COLONY! FOR THE QUEEN! FOR THE BROOD!