their sentience is simulated. in reality, they are not sentient, but only the greatest of minds could tell. we didn't tell Kala either of these things.
*pops back in with a plate of strawberry waffles* someone told me Taffy came back, so I got her something! .....where is she?
cloned? huh. I figured they were her from alternate dimensions, or timelines or something. .....yeah we kinda left her entirely in the dark