Peerssa tries to "talk him out of it", but this is actually only a subterfuge; an artificial intelligence program based on his personality is secretly transferred into the ship's computer by way of the conversations.
Peerssa tries to "talk him out of it", but fails. Peerssa and The State resort to subterfuge; an artificial intelligence program based on Peerssa's personality is secretly transferred into the ship's computer by way of the conversations.