I can understand that... I think it'd be complicated for any robot that was made to act human. But... I don't know. I think questioning whether you're feeling things or imitating them is a good indication that it's the former, for you.

[It's very strange. He can hear familiar notes in her cadence, but she does seem very different from the SQUIP. Her curiosity about the world seems to have a kinder motive, at least. Though the mention of a challenge does make Rich twitch just a little.]

I wouldn't really know, though. I'm not a robotics expert. Just kind of lived with one for a couple years.