First Plunder (2)

"For one thing, they're real people. It was easy to say, 'if necessary, I'll take the lab out, my family owns it anyway.' But, you know, in actual production, the next building over, people work 24/7 - how do I take that out without hurting or killing someone?"

"I know, I know," he said, even though Chao hadn't made any comment or objection, "they mass produce fight fight mods and our families are most responsible for it, but I've never knowingly or even by intent killed and it's different when they're people."

He frowned, picked up a perfectly ripe peach from a bowl of real fruit.

"You know," he said, "this is unimaginable to them. Fresh water, fresh fruit. All this space for one person. Never mind travel, anywhere, anytime, even just for business, never mind pleasure. To them, this would be paradise."

Another pause.