Time to debrief.

"So, what did you think?" Regina asked warily before sipping her tea.

Madison pause let the question hang in the air for a second. "About what?"

"You know, Lauren." Regina glanced nervously around the coffeeshop. "You know. That was fucking awesome, right?"

Madison frowned. "I guess. I mean, it's just a really advanced machine."

"Exactly! Meaning we could do whatever we want to it..."

"Like what? It's an expensive piece of school property." Something twinged as Madison struggled to understand this sudden enthusiasm. She scowled. "It's like fucking up expensive lab equipment. Unless you mean... are you a lesbian?"

"What?" Regina scoffed. "Of course not! I mean, I don't think so. I think it'd be better if it was a dude, but honestly, having this kind of power over what looks like a person..."

"We don't have that power over it, remember? It said only-"

"No, not that!" Regina said. "It's completely ethical! Whatever we do, whatever we say, even if we get in trouble for it, it can't hurt that thing!"

"Jesus," Madison said. "Are you gonna do some Saw shit?"

"No! No. It's more like, you can do whatever you want without judgment. You could tell it your secrets, fuck it, degrade it, make it eat your shit, and it's an ethical net zero! You can literally

stop it

suffocate the thing

stop it

on your unkempt-"

"I get it!" Madison said. "You have some kind of ethics fetish."

Regina flipped her the bird. "Whatever. I'm gonna do a little research."

"Please don't," Madison said. "Just, I don't know, play pranks on her or something."

"It," Regina corrected. "I'll research pranks."