HTC and the Virtual Object are still warming up to each other. On the subject of cyberspace and their inevitable relocation to its endless lands of monitored interaction, HTC was unoriginal, saying "What's a nice VO like you doing in a place like this?"

But the Virtual Object was in no mood for cliches.

"This isn't a place ,"said the VO, "and I'm far from nice. Mind if I infect you with my latest virus?"