He's prevented from responding immediately by another bit of news floating over the police frequency, holding up a hand to ask her to wait for a few moments as he makes sure it's not something he has to attend to. As he listens, his eyes flicker to the avox as well, feeling a twinge in the pit of his stomach as it happens to meet his gaze.

"Sure, but then those come with their own maintenance. Housing, feeding, that sort of thing plus the fact that they have to be periodically reconditioned. C&C's good about that at the Center but I've witnessed a few incidents where privately owned ones have flipped out."