She smiles at him, the kind of smile that's the result of a shared amusement rather than anything mocking. It's habit. Trying to put him at his ease, calm him down a little about the whole situation. It's not that the situation with the bots isn't alarming, but panic is more infectious than a virus. Besides, calm people are easier to deal with and educate.

"Yeah, they don't, do they? It's why I think if anything, they are VI. They're glitchy, but there doesn't seem to be an actual intelligence behind it. Programmed responses and responsibilities? Yeah.

So, I let myself be herded. Going to the spa isn't dangerous."

Unspoken: if it was dangerous, I wouldn't be here - and neither would the bots.