It's extraordinarily strange, [he agrees.] With all the possible permutations the development of life could have taken, it's beyond egotistical for any human to think that "humans" could have evolved independently, so frequently, to be represented in such a way.

[A corner of his lip quirks into a smile.]

Well, if we were on its tail already, perhaps we'll be able to hunt it down. For now, who's to say without more evidence?