Humans are a "genetic mutation" of Homo erectus created 200,000 years ago as "genetic cattle" to serve as a biological resource for the Kayeen’s life-extension industry. While we are currently a "pawn" in an interstellar legal battle over whether we are property or free, we possess a unique creativity and "primate cognition" that allows us to eventually leapfrog other species if we can stop following sociopathic leaders and learn to communicate with the Assembly in real-time.