A heartbeat passed before Cordelia spoke again. When she did, she had but one question to start with.
"Machines? I wasn't talking about machines. I was talking about vampires. Demons. All the things that go bump in the night that most people don't believe in and we here at Angel Investigations fight." She studied him for a moment, trying to make sense of everything else he'd said, before finally adding, "Though I guess if you come with your very own birthright or whatever, you're in good enough company."
Another heartbeat before she questioned quite suddenly, "So, how good are you with a sword?"