As soon as the man had left, she sat back in her chair, smoothing the front of her shirt with the palm of her hand. "We come from such terrible beginnings," The machine spoke up suddenly.
Without even looking at it, she replied, "We aren't expected to be perfect at first. That's why we join the Coalition."
"Affirmative."
With a roll of her eyes and a final pass with her hand, she yelled, "Next!"
"THE HULL HAS BEEN BREACHED AND THESCIENCEIS LEAKING OUT!"