Knowing how to employ flattery unfortunately does not make GLaDOS immune to it, and she's glad for the relative lack of a manipulable face on her current platform. She also does not visibly respond to the assumption - to be honest, she would have called the whole thing off if he hadn't figured that out by now. "Your company may not deal directly in robotics or AI development, but that does not mean it isn't intriguing. I have quite a bit of free time outside of my work obligations, and your research has been a compelling read. And so..." She makes a cycling gesture with her hand. "Here we are."