It's a real possibility.

[ Not one she likes, but one she's ready to entertain. ]

If not us, others. But if it was us ... that might explain how it knows so much about us. Though I still think it's just mirroring stuff, I think we're making our own monsters.

But why. I get hung up on the why. I don't think it's just sadism. It's -- you weren't here for the welcome party, right?