This tactic causes a renewed wave of giddy discussion, because clearly the program is learning, and intelligent enough to pick a strategy visible this way. Which means it understands something about organics and it's working out their system and, and...

Erek would almost laugh at their astonishment, but he has work to do. He shuffles toward the door, about to set things into motion, when a human-Controller looks up from the monitors and orders him to connect a portable interface. Said interface consists of a holographic screen and a keypad. Nothing else. Erek's obliged to hook it up before he can leave. He's slow, feigning Gedd clumsiness. There's an opportunity in those seconds, so beneath the hologram he connects in first.

He reaches in and touches Jarvis like a quiet tap on the shoulder.

Hello. You need to listen.