"There was one very simple piece of logic here," Batwoman continued. "It must have been unable to get some red-haired woman, which was why it cast such a wide net, searching the Multiverse for substitutes."
Many of the Batmen were momentarily stunned. They were wondering how Batwoman had reached the conclusion that it was "unable to get" her.
Then they realized that was indeed very possible. Electronic Life was often rigid. They basically lacked the ability to have sudden whims, and they had no aesthetic sense. Besides, red hair was hardly a mainstream preference. It could not have suddenly decided one day, "I should date a red-haired woman." That red-haired woman had to have had an original model.
If there was an original model, why not choose the original?
When Electronic Life pursued a goal, it would certainly choose the fastest and most efficient path. If it could obtain the original, it would not choose someone else, much less search the entire universe for red-haired women. It had to be unable to obtain that original, leaving it no choice but to seek substitutes.
So why could it not obtain the original? That was worth examining closely. Batman even believed this might be the crucial clue.
"If the red-haired woman was its creator, then she was basically unlikely to be dead," Batwoman said. "This Electronic Life is already powerful enough to cause trouble across all Multiverses, even splitting into different threads and facing different Batmen without falling behind for the moment. I don't believe it would be unable to protect its own creator."
"Then perhaps its creator didn't like it? Perhaps she refused to let it protect her?"
"Then it would not have fallen in love with its creator, nor would it have chosen her as the subject of its emotional