"Yeah. Like you. Like the kid that came in covered in blood and was angry about it. Like other people. Gotta maintain that look of control, you know? Look, take the cop of the moment. It's what you get here right now."

He steers them best he can down the alley Connor indicates.

"He deals with me, so yeah, he'll bitch. I'd rather he did than didn't. The iterations don't bitch."

Which is probably the nicest thing he's realized about AIs. The more unhappy the can get, the more complaints they make, the better off everyone is."