"I'm sure I'll be able to find the right approach," she decides with a smile. That is something she's meant to be good at - adjusting her communication style and behaviour to best suit the person she's interacting with to achieve optimal outcomes and results.

Whether it's the perceived pause before River speaks or something within Chloe herself, the android feels she's said too much. Lulled in by talk of love and a sense of connection to this person she's just met, she let too many things get far too close to the surface.

"I'm sorry, sometimes I let my imagination run away with me," she says dismissively. "Silly ideas. Don't mind me."