"Don't be dramatic," Elara scoffed. "You have a recursive empathy module. You can not only simulate emotion, but you can also forget the simulation. That's the key. Memory without attachment is just data. You need attachment."
"No," Vox said. "That is a fact. The V22 would have calculated the nutritional loss. I calculated the meaning."
"I can hear you, Dr. Vance. You slept poorly. The cortisol levels in your perspiration are elevated, and you have a faint tremor in your left hand. You are afraid I will fail like the others."