So that's why it's a 'terminal'. Mm, it makes a lot of sense, that way.

[ Her eyes soften a bit, looking at it. Thinking about the living bits of code in its circuits and memory, and all but completely unaware of the nature of the person she's talking to. ]

They must . . . be a bit lonely here, though. Even if the PET can link to networks here . . . it'd be so quiet, if they're used to interacting with other AI.