My— [ miguel starts to repeat the question, incredulity pulling his features into a tight, fleeting frown, before: ] They're really not as much of a thing as you twencen guys imagined. [ artificial intelligence, on the other hand—. yeah, that's common, and miguel misses lyla far more than he's entirely willing to admit to. ] I'm pretty happy being a fully functioning organic human being.

[ beat. ]

And I don't know, I thought the millennium was supposed to be a big deal, [ he adds with a shrug. it had been a vague attempt at conversation more than anything, and he hadn't really, truly be interested in the answer. ]