Raef looked at Karen incredulously.
“Why on earth would she need a chair? Coppélia’s an android. She doesn’t get tired. She doesn’t need to rest her aching limbs. Next, you’ll want us to put in a bathroom she won’t use or stock up a larder with things she won’t eat.”
Karen felt a little foolish.
“I suppose you’re right.”
Raef’s tone softened.
“Don’t worry about it. Forgetting that Coppélia is a machine is natural, especially when she looks so human. But she won’t get bored – if an AI can get bored. It’s critical to the final objective of the project, that she keeps her curiosity. She’ll have plenty of science experiments to perform and learning projects. Of course, we could simply download everything she needs or wants to know but it suits both us and her if she learns things rather t
