Well... people are people, but— mm, there are things humans can't understand about what it's like to be a person who was made? Just as there are things we can't completely understand about being human. That isn't a bad thing, but sometimes it can make for a sort of distance. And so can being someone so many people look up to.

[ pausing for a beat, and then she laughs, a little sheepish ]

It can be different than having a peer around, I suppose I'm saying. I don't mean to be discouraging; I was just in that kind of position myself for a while, so I get fussy about it.