When they noticed her, instead of greeting her, or even acknowledging her as a human being, they immediately asked her their question.
“Agnes, what makes a human alive?” John asked his sister.
“Why-”
“And would those factors apply to Adam MacGyver?” Cade said before Agnes could finish her statement. Agnes took a while to think about it, and was shocked at her own conclusion.
“Well?”
“Given the basic fundamentals of the necessities of life - nutrients, growth, and reproduction - my conclusion would be… no. Mr. MacGyver can’t be alive. But he is. Otherwise, who would be suing us…?”
“Try the Parasyte.” John said dryly.
“How?”
“Considering all the abilities the Parasyte has that we currently know of, like scanning living and nonliving objects and successfully dissecting bodies without permanent damage to the skin, and adding that to the newly discovered fact that MacGyver is not physically alive by human - or miditaran - standards, one of, if not the, most logical conclusion would be that the Parasyte gutted him and wore him like-”
“Please don’t describe it. I don’t want to be sick.” Agnes retorted. John looked at her sister, then at his friend, and