Her jaw flexes a little and she sighs, giving him a withering look. Despite that, she doesn't snap, or yell, just sounds almost... tired. "Well, we'd never have fucking found out, would we? You know, seeing as I was never going to get one."

It's not as if she hasn't thought about it. Command claimed they'd rate her for implantation if she did what they wanted, but she knows now that it was almost certainly just another lie. She probably always knew, if she were honest with herself.

But even then, she can't imagine how it'd be any different. They're just computer programs, right? It couldn't make that much difference overall, right?