In the upper right of her HUD, text flashed: :-P “Oh my god. They taught you emoticons.” “I had access to the in-system internet.” “Of course you did. Because what better way to introduce a newly created intelligence to the world than through cat pictures and terrible puns.” “I rather enjoyed the puns.” “But not the cat pictures?” “May I ask you an embarrassing question, Sanda?” “Those are my favorite kind.” “Are cats… real?”
