"Thank you, I need as many as possible," said Grace as Hunter dropped some coins on her hand. She quickly rotated it upside down without dropping them and hovered over his hand until he was ready to catch them, then some of them dropped off. Only unique coins remained attached.
Grace then queued the questions and replied:
"Lumi is safe--that is correct, the door is locked--standard adaptation protocol."
She paused for a while and registered confusion. She got uncomfortably close and one could swear she looked him straight in the eyes, although she had sensors basically everywhere.
"Protocol requires me to maximize my functionality at all times. This world is not properly governed and laws are not enforced. Communication has lesser functional value than--" she broke off and got her face even closer to Hunter's, "--fear," she said with fascination in her deep vibrating voice. She promptly backed off, turned around swinging her tail menacingly and left the room the same way she entered, leaving the door neatly locked.