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"Dr. Serio, you made a recent comment at a press conference regarding the "Comstock Cannibal" that this kind of thing doesn't really surprise you; would you care to say more about that?" the interviewer asked. "Of course, and thank you for the opportunity to clarify my comment," the doctor responded (taking a breath and looking directly at the camera). "For the most part, evolution is a thing we believe HAS happened - resulting in us, and a done deal," he continued. "Even if we're open to the idea of its continuance, we put it through the soft filter of social media, marveling at our increased height and streamlined musculature - more of a thirst trap than an actual adjustment to the species. As a result, we stumble when evolution reveals that its purpose is to remake and prepare us, not to click "like" on our changing beauty standards." "So ... the Comstock Cannibal is our next version?" the interviewer pressed. "Not endemically," Serio responded with a smile, "but it should be noted that, in addition to her height and agility, Miss Narvis has the digestive tract of a Komodo dragon - with enough acid density and efficiency that she could ingest metal shards and broken glass. While we might say that this is an anomaly, I suspect she is our first true omnivore and, when you CAN eat anything and everything, it is reasonable to assume that you will eventually want to (for that is the purpose of appetite)." "Holy ...," the interviewer started, then caught himself. "Are you saying that this is a desired improvement to humankind?" "No," the doctor replied, "I'm saying that it may be a necessary change, having a direct correlation to global poverty." In an office behind the film stage, the switchboard lit up.