“It’s just unsettling, is all.”
“Yeah, well, it’s not like there’s any alternative.”
“I know,” said Lucas, “but that’s the point, isn’t it? All the major governments and religions have signed off on it being morally sound, but if the only other option was the extinction of the human race what the hell else were they going to do?”
“You don’t believe it?” asked Sarah.
“Of course I don’t believe it. I don’t even believe that they believe it. Even discounting all that, I’m still uncomfortable with the fact that my refrigerator is excited when I come home.”
“Oh you’re such a prude, Lucas. They do good work. Besides, I’ve seen the appliance reserves: herds of exercise bikes roaming the plains, water coolers gathering around drinking holes, flocks of mobile phones texting in trees. They have a good life when they’re out of service.”
“Fine, fine,” Lucas sighed. “Just don’t come crying to me when your alarm clock starts watching you sleep.”