The Dog sat down when asked, as it was in his programming to be quietly obedient lest he experience punishment. 

He listened to her question and cocked his head to the side. A single finger raised and pointed to the loudspeaker. Then he took his tablet and wrote down, [From the speaker. Every morning. They give me instructions.]

He erased what he had when she seemed to have read it all, and wrote again. [And you, right now. Sometimes the guards say things, but not to me.] He erased and directed his next written statement to a guard. 

[Did Rico ever ask that lab tech out?]