[Straightening completely and putting his hands behind his back, Connor is grateful for this new slice of knowledge to partition away into his memory.]

There are people that I would prefer to be around, of course. Those I would label as friends, much like yourself.

But romantic entanglements are beyond what our programming allows us. Even deviants, who might believe themselves to be inclined to it, are really just reacting to unfortunate errors in their coding. Like I've mentioned before.

[...ah. Hm. Suddenly, Connor's face falls into something more somber.]

...There's one here with us, in the Circle. Did you know that? I only found out myself recently.