Don't be condescending with him just because he had a momentary lapse in logic, Togusa! He's sixteen and half the kids his age, including his best friend, thinks some kind of supernatural or extraterrestrial conspiracy is afoot.

"You say there will be people, but I'm not so sure," Tim murmurs doubtfully. He's still on about Jim et al being programs, though he's not sure whether that means people have created them, or whether they have learned to create themselves.

Tim's eyes find Togusa's face and hold it. "Okay," even if he doesn't so readily agree deep down. Too much doesn't make sense. He's sure Retrospec is doing it to overwhelm them on purpose.

Or maybe there really had been a mess up, and now Jim and the rest are trying to get it under control when it doesn't seem to be going so well.

"Let's see how Luke is doing."