The question landed in the space between them with the weight of something that definitely wasn't hypothetical.
But THE Living Concept, distracted by its work and used to Emotive's strange questions, didn't think too deeply about the implications.
"Such a thing would be very simple, and even someone less astute than me could tell you this…" Concept said, returning most of its attention to its problem. "Three words: isolation, disorder, and then the inevitability of collapse."
"Oh?" Emotive's interest sharpened to a point that could have cut concepts. "How fascinating. Could you elaborate?"
Concept nodded absently, its form continuing to work while it explained.
