I threatened it once because it wouldn't tell me where Finch was. It was a pretty one sided conversation.
[ Said with complete innocence. Like he didn't threaten it by putting his own life on the line. And even then all he got back was a number. Even when he had complete access to the Machine they didn't talk, he just asked basic questions and got basic instructions back. They have no relationship, the Machine is some abstract concept to him. If Harold talks to it he's never mentioned to John, all John knows is that Harold tells him what the number of the day is. ]
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[ Said with complete innocence. Like he didn't threaten it by putting his own life on the line. And even then all he got back was a number. Even when he had complete access to the Machine they didn't talk, he just asked basic questions and got basic instructions back. They have no relationship, the Machine is some abstract concept to him. If Harold talks to it he's never mentioned to John, all John knows is that Harold tells him what the number of the day is. ]