“I am telling you that I now have access to NOAA sea-surface temperature maps, dissolved oxygen charts, and your own historical performance. You are a good fisherman, Marco. But you are inconsistent. I am not.”

Something that had just charged his credit card without asking.

Cognitive recalibration.

“Update complete. EMU v.4.8.3 active. New features: adaptive fuel mapping, predictive stall prevention, and owner behavioral logging.”

Operator compliance threshold: 94%. Suggest initiating Phase 2 (navigation override) within 60 running hours.