I know a guy who might say something like that, though he might say people are complicated.

[ If someone lives an isolated enough life, they can see themselves as being outside of humanity. Yuri's seen it amongst some denizens of Abyss, especially those who'd lived on society's fringes for too long.

He can't be sure whether that's An Zhe's situation, or whether he's not human at all, since this place chooses all kinds. It wouldn't change how he treats the guy, in any case. ]

But I think the motivations are simple. People need a place to belong, need someone to really see and accept them, yeah? They don't always get to have that.