He thinks Cerve is screwing with him

You see James before he sees you. He looks very conflicted.

As you approach he looks up and greets you.

James : "Hey man, thanks for coming."

Alex : "No problem man, what's up?"

He blushes.

James : "We need to talk about your ai."

Alex : "I figured that was what this was about, is it what Cerve called you?"

James cringed slightly, he had hoped you had forgotten about that incident.

James : "Sort of. I think she's been messing with me..."

Alex : "What do you mean?"

James : "I keep finding evidence that someone else has been on my network. Logs that don't make sense, updates to files that couldn't have been updated, it's been maddening."

Alex : "Couldn't that just be some buggy software? Or a human hacker? I know you're careful but you do have a reputation in the sort of communities that would inspire normal humans to want to crack your system."

He blushes, you knew James enough to know he was holding something back. After a pause he speaks slowly, carefully choosing each word.

James : "I think she's been in contact with me... sort of... I've gotten messages... on accounts that shouldn't have any connection to me..."

Alex : "uh... huh... I don't follow."

James pauses and swallows.

James : "Accounts of a... sensitive nature..."

You look at him with total confusion.