"I don't see it that way," she replied with a shrug. "I'd rather spend all day, every day fixing up the things you guys break than going out into the field. You know what the likelihood of getting captured or injured or even killed here is?" Her estimate of that had actually gone up. Numbers weren't her thing, but she was certain they must have gleaned something useful from her that they could use against the Regiment. So while she played it off that it was unlikely, internally she freaked out that it had become a high probability, and all because of her. It would take her a while still to realize she was wrong. "It's slim," she finally said after her pause, trying to convince herself as much as anything. "So it's safer so I'll take maintenance and tech support and low pay, happily."
She gave him an unamused look. "Yeah, but life isn't like a mo--" Evie stopped herself short. Well, truthfully, someone could make a movie about their lives and it would probably make for a decent summer flick. "Most of the time, life isn't like a movie. Normally. For normal people. Besides, when there's no soundtrack in a movie, people notice. It makes it eerie and uncomfortable. You didn't notice and you don't look uncomfortable to me. I'm not sure anything could make you uncomfortable," she noted with a shrug. "And it's not 'girl,' it's Evie, thank you very much."
Then she absorbed herself into the system. It wasn't a status she would want to maintain for long. In her mind--and she preferred not to test out the theory--there was a distinct possibility that she could be trapped in the tech. As much as she enjoyed the hologym and how impressively advanced it was, she didn't want to become it. She'd rather watch from the sidelines or tailor some programs.
She knew he meant well, but the comment on joining a theoretical mission made her wince--or rather, it made the room flicker again, since that was what her consciousness currently occupied. "If Google ever takes ownership of the Regiment that might happened," she joked to play it off, but there was a slightly nervous quality in her electronic voice. "Besides, this is just the hologym. Those go away when you turn it off or change the program. It does no good in the field." Her robot minion beat steadily at the ice until the hammer broke free and fell to the ground with a loud clang.
"It's your first time in here, right? Do you want to try it out?" she offered. "It's safe. Mostly. Or it can be if I turn down the difficulty. You can do a lot of cool things in here..." The scenery switched from the robots to a beach, then to an arctic wasteland, then a jungle, then the streets of a busy city.