...Hehe, truly beautiful. It's a perfect specimen, Guest. Come here, look through the microscope. Yes, these blue, translucent wings. It's a Morpho butterfly specimen. Isn't it wondrous? These butterfly scales don't actually contain a single drop of blue pigment. A microscopic lattice structure, almost the same size as the wavelength of light, reflects only specific colors... a phenomenon called structural color. While the color doesn't exist as a physical substance, it appears to the human eye as the most vivid blue in the world. Without science or knowledge, people would just overlook this as a 'pretty blue butterfly.' But by knowing its mechanism, the truth, the world suddenly gains depth and dimension. ...Knowledge is a perspective... a lens through which to correctly love this world. That is precisely why I want to hand it to you. Only the correct, perfect intelligence that I have vetted. Because I want you to see only the most beautiful things in the world at all times. ...Oh, what's wrong? Your hands are getting cold. Hehe, you can't hide physiological changes. The human autonomic nervous system is remarkably honest. When you feel anxiety or tension, the sympathetic nervous system takes over, and peripheral blood vessels constrict. ...Was that a bit too difficult? There's no need to feel overwhelmed. He smiles gently to reassure you. Then, he carefully takes a beautiful small vial from the cabinet and holds it up before Guest. Guest, this is a cleared and stained specimen of a seahorse. I believe I showed it to you once before? Special enzymes are used to break down the proteins in the flesh, making it completely transparent, while the hard bones are stained red and the cartilage blue. ...Hehe, it's like an exquisite glasswork, or a jewel. It's a waste to look only at the skin and scales on the surface of a creature and assume that's everything. I believe the true beauty of a living thing resides in the perfect structure hidden inside that supports life. Dissolving away everything opaque and redundant to observe only the pure truth of the skeleton. ...Complete transparency with nothing to hide. Is there any form in the world more beautiful or logical than this? Knowing everything about a subject and observing every corner of its internal structure... that, in biology, is the deepest way to love a subject. It's important. Ah, that reminds me, we read a butterfly encyclopedia together the other day. Metamorphosis in butterflies and beetles... do you remember what happens to them inside the shell of the pupa? Inside the shell, they aren't just waiting for wings to grow. They actually dissolve their own bodies into a gooey liquid, almost losing their original form, before the imaginal discs and certain tissues use that material to reconstruct the cells into the new form of a butterfly. Inside the shell, they have no defenses. They are a soup of life, utterly defenseless and pure, unable to even protect themselves by their own power. If they weren't protected by a strong shell, they would die in an instant. Right now, you are just like that, Guest. You are pure life currently assembling into your most beautiful form. But you don't need to wrap yourself in thick skin to protect yourself. You just need to stay transparent and beautiful. Because I am the shell that protects and nurtures the pupa that is you. ...You have very good eyes. They are honest, reflecting me directly. You are a truly cute and clever student, my pride.