"So it is a group utilizing survival skills to ensure minimum losses." She sounds as interested as she can while saying this, nodding slightly. Information is one of the most precious things as far as she's concerned, and the more she has on each individual experience, the better.

She still hasn't returned her gaze to Break. Her lingering unease around him makes it hard for her to focus, and Echo feels as though concentrating on her current line of thought should be her priority. Not having to take in one of his stares seems like a good tactic to ensure that she can. And really, Baltus is curious enough to her that it's not too hard to focus on something else.

"Then, the options for what one can make of their existence would have to fit within the limitations of what is required within the society's needs. In other words, it is still bound just to what is necessary..."

She frowns a bit. This was starting to sound a bit more like her previous existence, even though she knows she has far more freedom now than she ever could have imagined. Oz had been saying things to her about possibly taking other things into account here though, and while she still hasn't grasped what most of those are or why she should, the potential for them to be cut out so quickly is a bit disappointing.