Doug frowns at Annie. “You’re talking to her like she’s human,” he says to Monica. “I’m not going to pretend she is.” “No one’s asking you to do that,” Monica says. “But I am going to suggest that you recognize the humanity in her.” “Excuse me?” Doug says. Monica speaks calmly. “She has human-like qualities. Very advanced ones. She’s capable of physical and emotional intimacy, isn’t she? Isn’t that why you wanted her in the first place?” “I didn’t know she’d cheat and lie. I didn’t pay for that.” “And yet, that’s human, too, isn’t it?”
