Adam sat next to Gladys. “How old are you in actuality?”
“Well, I got my robot body in 2011, but its hard to define age for robots from SecGov.”
“Oh? Why?”
“Before we’re given our physical bodies, we spend time growing our minds in this magic alien computer they’ve got. We spend virtual years as disembodied consciousnesses. From our point of view, when we finally get into the physical world, we’re kind of like human teens turning into adults.”
“Then in a sense we are of similar age.”
“And Dante is our decrepit old father.”
“Shut up, you brats,” said Dante.