Both, ideally, but we'll have to rationally limit it to hot spots. We can't cover the whole subcontinent, [ he acknowledges. ] Aurora told Mr. Thistlespring that he could send modified bots outside the perimeter to monitor it externally, so we may as well take advantage of it.

[ It's tempting to try to treat this like any of a thousand discussions he's had with John before his death. Over the past two years Harold has become extremely frank with him about his capabilities, the veil of mystery totally pulled aside. He can't even remember what it's like to try to hide things in this sense from him anymore. He only didn't tell him in more detail about the Machine and Samaritan before the end because he didn't see the purpose to it.

But he can't quite convince himself this is just another conversation about surveillance. He stares down at his food as he makes slow progress, unable to make eye contact no matter how smoothly he talks. ]