She chuckled at him, balancing the potted plant in one hand so she could turn to face out from the railing, looking out to the faint silhouette he was referring to. Enjoying fun, living life... those things would be very important for what Maruki wants to accomplish with this whole project.

"I was thinking about that, honestly - when they're not 'on duty' keeping me safe, I'd let them roam out and about, experience things and other people."

They'd look innocuous, but be inherently suspicious because of the two people who created them... assumed dangerous, investigated, drawing attention... but if she programmed them and made them soft as a teddy bear, they'd probably get along swimmingly with at least some of them.

It'd give those apocalyptic dogs something else to monitor, to worry about, and they'd end up with a curious little AI with a propensity to be kind. Oh, that's a perfect plan.

"A good learning opportunity for them, we could see how well their plasticity is emulated, and all that - and more than anything, they'll have fun."

The bump tipped her a little, but she swayed back upright, grinning.

"I had fun! But I can only have so much fun with teenagers, you know? I would've wandered out here and rattled all my thoughts out eventually."