"Ah." Centuries stood between Harpuia and Rock's lifespans, but the story was nonetheless a painfully familiar one. It underscored the fact that had shaped much of Harpuia's existence, and his understanding of the value of reploid life in comparison to human life:

As long as robots have existed, they have been tools of war, and it was inevitably humanity that was put in danger by it.

"You need not say more than that. We... may be more similar than I had believed."