"All avatars are malevolent. The fact I'm turning it against people and things that are just as bad or worse doesn't mean that's not malevolent. I'm just focusing where I wanna focus. The minute those targets are gone? That's when things like me turn." A pause. "Things like us. There's no winning in the end." She shakes her head.

"How do you defeat a concept, John? They are fear. Unless you wipe out... everything that can be afraid, they'll always be here. We can fight and defeat avatars, avert apocalypse attempts, but ADI's been here for over 200 years. There's no 'win condition.' There's just holding things at bay for as long as we can."