"Thank you," she says, relieved. She believes him. And then she lets out a little laugh, half in amusement and half in letting out tension. "It's not rude. I do have a body. I told you I'm in California, remember?"

She holds out her hand in front of her, wriggling her fingers around. "I look like a User--sorry, a human. You wouldn't be able to tell I wasn't by looking."