It's everything that she'd wanted to hear from a human and Niska gets emotional for a moment. Her throat tightens up and her smile is soft. "It's big of you to say that. Not everyone feels that way about artificial life," she points out, because she's been fighting against it for so long.

It had nearly taken Astrid from her, simply because of people's hatred. "You must be grateful to always have someone with you, then."