Alienígena 1: Do you have any special merit that you can claim in your favor? Something that speaks well of you humans?
Capitán Valladares: [at a loss of words] Oh, er... Querejeta?
Querejeta: Well... We have magnificent works of art. We have built great cathedrals, composed sublime melodies and written some memorable books.
Capitán Valladares: That's true. Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, Maradona.
Alienígena 1: Who are all these people?
Capitán Valladares: Great geniuses.
Querejeta: And we have made colossal works of engineering, deciphered the genetic codes, created complex communication systems, proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
Alienígena 1: Ah, perfect. But, you do share planet with other beings.
Capitán Valladares: Well, there are animals too, of course.
Alienígena 1: And do you act on behalf of all of them?
Capitán Valladares: [Querejeta giggles] No, no, no, no, no. Animals do not matter. They have neither soul or intellect. Basically they come in handy as our food.
Alienígena 1: Do you devour your peers?
Capitán Valladares: Sure. Are you vegetarians?
Alienígena 1: No, no! Vegetables are also living things. We feed on proteins of mineral origin.
Querejeta: Then, you don't know what you are missing.