[The first question is one that A2 finds she cannot answer. That had always been the assumption, true. She had never had cause to care about whether or not machines were thoughtless. But Pascal had willingly parted with the network, hadn't he?
...She frowns a little, instead, uncomfortable again all of a sudden, and chooses to let the subject drop. Mention of her helping turns that frown into a scowl in mere moments.]
no subject
...She frowns a little, instead, uncomfortable again all of a sudden, and chooses to let the subject drop. Mention of her helping turns that frown into a scowl in mere moments.]
There's nothing better to do.
[Technically not a lie.]