"Life--" She shook her head, her limp hair moving with it. "To what end-- besides that end. That last inescapable moment."

She had not considered it before, it was as simple as this. And she did not want to think about it-- it was frightening, and it made everything seem so purposeless.

"You mentioned a project. Was it your intention that I bargain something with you to be included-- or was it rhetorical? If the former-- if you do intend to create a programmatic intelligence-- I am willing to bargain," she said, a little more spirit in her voice.