The android tapped one steel and plastic finger on the marble,
then nodded as it turned to her. 'Thank you, I accept. I shall
come with you.'
She put her hand out to the machine. 'I hope you will not have
cause to regret this,' she said, smiling.
It gripped her hand gently. 'Regret is for humans,' it said.
She laughed. 'Really?'
The machine shrugged and let go of her hand. 'Oh, no. It's just
something we tell ourselves.'