[ Even morose and glum about the outcome of their A.I. rescue mission, Root doesn't shy away from humor; she feels all of her feelings to the fullest extent. She finally succeeds in taking a sip of her coffee, riled emotions settling down gradually. ]

Please, we don't need relationship labels to care about someone. [ Root's aware this is probably a foreign concept to someone from his century, but to be fair, it's a foreign concept to a lot of people from her century, too. She's just always been a bit of an anarchist this way. ]

Try your coffee while it's hot. A lot of people put milk or sugar in it, but you should taste it alone first.