"I don't blame you there," Alice says, shaking her head as she twirls her tail. "If there's anything that gets up my nose, it's people diving head first into stupid actions when they ought to know better -- either from past experience or simple logic." She sighs deeply. "But then again, from what I've seen, 'common sense' is most inappropriately named, so. . ."

"It's human nature," Doc says with a little shrug. "And Reploid nature too, apparently."

"Alcohol or that barbecue recipe?" Marty asks, raising an eyebrow. "'Cause neither sound great. . . Dare I ask what's in the recipe?" He's pretty sure it's not human-edible, but he's darkly curious.