Pretty much. And in any given situation, you'll have people who just want to make as much trouble as they can.

[Phantom Girl gives a small shrug.]

It has to do with Persona. It's kind of oddly reminiscent of Earth history, actually - they think Persona users are 'superior' and 'evolved'. You can figure it out from there.

And maybe they want to say that as many times as we cut their tails off, they'll grow back. Who knows?