OK, Lea couldn't help but chuckle at the other man's obvious embarrassment. But there was nothing mocking about it. If anything he was laughing at the situation, and how unintentionally awkward their misunderstanding had made everything.

"Well I've never met a program before," he said. "And none of this-", he gestured vaguely to their their surroundings to indicate the entire situation, "-is normal for any of us either. So don't worry about it. Everyone's just been kind of thrown together on this ride so there's bound to be a few misunderstandings here and there."

"So let's just... start over, hmm?" He offered the program a handshake. "Hi, my name's Lea. Got it memorized? And you are?"