Ada's mechanical fingers clack away at a glass touchscreen. "Initial readouts look promising—power levels are stable and the operating system hasn't hit any assertions."

She says the words carefully and meticulously, like they don't fit well around her voice yet.

"As far as I can tell, the Loom is ready for production. Let me give it a test run and see what we get, and if it passes quality checks, I'll explain the process."