Found out about human "parents". What an iinterestiing thiing. Cariing for another troll lliike a llusus wiith one of your quadrant partners. Can a human ellaborate on thiis for me? =:O
I have vestigial memories of the original Keats's parents. Most humans have one to two parents on average, maybe more depending on the situation. They raise and nurture you until you get to a point to where you can live on your own. Though not always humans tend to find partners to do this themselves and raise a kid of their own. There are exceptions in my time, and I am such a case. There were no parents or "lusus" involved.
In my time cloning exists, I was made from the genetic data of a man who's been dead for 6000 years (or roughly 2824 sweeps if I am doing my math right). I got better though. Estrogen could've fixed him and I'm proof.
In addition to the basic role of custodial protection parents fill a mentorship role that would otherwise be filled by other adults in a community At least when an insane dictator has not banished all role models to outer space Here on Earth C lusi are cherished but supplemented with various trusted adults Neigbors and teachers and the like