"You can have mine if you want," Roland said absently, hearing the thunk of plastic and guessing what it meant. Besides, he needed to keep some room for what he expected to get at the night, so it wasn't like there was anything bad about the exchange.

Though... that latter part was worrisome. Roland knew what that was like. If there wasn't something or someone keeping the Embryon AI steady, then they'd likely be far worse than they were now. And if Schwarz was like them... well... "I assume you don't have any good options lined up?"