"How do you know if you have free will? You might believe that you are making all the decisions in your life, but how do you know if you are not programmed to think it that way? Maybe I am saying these words right now because I am predetermined to do so."

"Why would I care?", someone across the dining table replies to the question, "Anyway, did you guys watched the latest episode of…"

The boy that asked notices the impatience, so he decides to work on the question in his mind by himself.

"Why should anyone care? Well, what's the purpose of living anyway? The one and only thing I'm currently living for is joy. What makes me happy, I desire; what makes me unhappy, I prevent. 'Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. ', this is one of my favorite quotes from Plato. I desire joy, and learning about this world, every time when I know a little more about human, I smile and laugh. So why shouldn't I continue my search for knowledge?"

As further as he drifts away from reality, deep into his own mind palace, an invisible barrier slowly builds up between him and his "friends". For the rest of the day, he didn't speak a single word, no matter how hard people tried, he just stared at the floor, with a creepy smile on his face.