'S not orthodox? [she repeats it like she hasn't heard that word in about 15 years, but she's not mad about it. it's just not the word she thought he'd use, but how many times has that happened so far, right?]

I mean, I guess I get it. Asimov and Dick and everyone talking about the horrors of artificial intelligence or whatever. [she has not read much of either.] The whole... not wanting to play god thing. But you know what I think's interesting? [she leans in a little like she's about to make a point that's not quite as big as how it feels in her head.] Nobody ever thinks to ask the AIs about it. No one ever asks us [which she says like she is one] about how it feels to get born and then immediately thrown right into the middle of a debate about whether we should even exist. You know?

[she tilts her drink towards him.] Imagine if people did that to you. Would fuck you up pretty fast.