Race?

"Not a lot of time left, then?"

Its all about friends.

"That may be the case. And because that is so, an attention to continuity for our contribution is a high priority.", he answered in an unexpected matter-of-fact tone.

"How might we apply that now?"

Serendiptious glimpses of transcendence … something deserving of profound gratitude. A little here, a little there. It adds up. She can drive, metaphorically. The real thing is just around the corner. Sequencing more important than pacing now.  Its the difference between the visceral excitement of the performance and preparation for it. And speaking of females, their being attracted to the concepts behind our effort suggests what?

With our species, it takes two to sustain the lineage. And for a variety of logical reasons each is not evolutionarily equipped, at least directly to view through the other's eyes. Communicating (not to be confused with popular connotations of 'messaging') mitigates this handicap.  But to a much larger degree, nurtured offspring not only offsets the handicap but reaches far beyond the sum of the two individual's value.