This was a disturbing middle of the night read. I was confused in the beginning, but then I was just sucked into the idea of an AI that brought itself to consciousness. Which seems to be what happened. I love it. Max is intriguing, to say the least., and that ending... Damn.

But I especially love the inclusivity of the story, the acknowledgement of different gender identities, and the preference for they/them pronouns as a valid choice.