"Yes. Well." She hesitated. "Mine weren't. None of the little sisters had a choice in the matter. Or most of the Big Daddy volunteers but. In general."

She shrugged. "You went to a Gatherer's Garden, and you picked the ability you wanted and then injected yourself with it. Or you could go right to the factory and buy things. I don't know. I was really young when people did that, and no one bought them when I was older, they just stole them."