Leon nods along with that, frowning thoughtfully. "Makes sense," he says. "And downgraded or not, that's probably still really complicated machinery keeping them going. Even if it weren't for the weirdness of it, it'd be hard to trust just anyone to try to fix that."

Pretty much like expecting someone who'd never seen a human before to do invasive surgery, like Bart said. Even if they were the best veterinary surgeon or whatever in the world beforehand, it'd be a hard sell for sure.

"Still. Hope they can trust someone around here to help put them back together if they come apart. It's hard trying to do everything by yourself."