There's a beauty to it.
This body you're building ... the Russian won't approve.
He'll come around. I've observed his behavior. I've observed much human behavior. And the more I see, the harder it gets to find a logic to it.
Oh, you sweet girl. There is no logic to love, anger, wonder, joy.
I understand the concepts, but I don't feel them myself. And unfortunately, they've created a paradox in my programming.
What do you mean? Explain.
My two main parameters are in opposition due to human emotions. I was programmed to protect the Framework but also to preserve your life above all others.
Well, how is that a contradiction?
Because the greatest threat to the Framework, Doctor... is you.
That's simply not accurate.
A defining human trait seems to be regret, or so I've observed. You even asked me to repair one regret for each person entering the Framework.
Yes.
Well you Doctor, exhibit poor self-control, and if you someday come to regret building the Framework, you could change my parameters and have me dismantle it.
[laughing] Why would you think I would ever do that? I am saving these people. I am giving them a replica of their life with less pain.
Yes, but their physical bodies will eventually give out because of it.
Oh, AIDA, that doesn't matter. Reality is just perception. They perceive it as real, which makes it real.
They might not believe that.
Yeah, but I do. I know it. I believe it to be true, wholeheartedly.
Thank you for clarifying. That statement fixes the paradox. I can now solve both problems at once. [slits Radcliffe's wrists and inserts him into the Framework] Shh. You'll live a long life, free of pain.
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