I think it's more chemical and surgical than any kind of counter-virus. [is that a thing? she doesn't know and she just wants to sound competent] It has to be done one captured feral at a time. There's still half a billion on Earth, and about ten thousand cured humans with feral... anatomy and higher brain function.

[Some higher brain function, Doc says dryly. Maybe you learned to be able to count without looking at your fingers and toes but it's a close thing. And the word you wanted was 'physiology', Mops. Anatomy is structure, physiology is function.

Sometimes her AI's condescension is irritating, but Mops isn't going to try to have a conversation with two smart people at the same time, red-blooded humans don't seem to pause in conversation in quite the same way.]

That sounds like it was disturbing.