“Did you just apologize to the bloodsuck for killing it?” “Yes.” “Why?” “It didn’t do anything wrong. It was acting in its nature.” “Is this typical of people, to apologize to things you kill?” “Yeah.” “Hm!” the robot said with interest. It looked at the plate of vegetables. “Did you apologize to each of these plants individually as you harvested them, or in aggregate?” “We … don’t apologize to plants.” “Why not?”
