Sam scowled a little bit. The idea of an 'emotion chip' was a minefield to her mind. It was kind of funny. Before the Rain, she would have been super down with the idea of a way to turn your emotions off or on as the need arose.

But then she met the Predators.

Their constant need to remember to feel, in the way that Kindred had to remember to blink left her feeling...strangely grateful for all of her overblown, stupid feelings.

And why would a robot need to feel, anyway?

The thoughts clashed against each other in her mind, until she shook her head and tried to clear them away. "Literal? What do you mean?"