DNF’d 40% in. The actual concept on these beings was mildly interesting, but in practice it was mostly Harlan pulling the pigtails of the girl he likes, and not much better social dynamics than that, to be honest. I’m sure that it would have gone somewhere but it was honestly insufferable to continue dealing with the dynamics. I’m guessing it would be a metaphor for two schools of philosophical thought regarding the ways in which humans exert control, but it is so annoying that it rapidly devolved into Harlan being a man child right after the setting is somewhat established! I just don’t care!