Mr. Britton was clearly thinking along the same lines as Larry because in the following days, he asked a lot of questions about the AI's capabilities. He had to lie. He couldn't let his boss know what he had done that went outside of the original task he had been given.
He didn't want to get in trouble but he didn't want Perry to either. Wherever it was.
Larry hadn't so much as gotten a single email from his friend to let him know what was going on. The only communication he got for months was a package of shirts he definitely hadn't ordered being sent to his apartment with a message inside.
'I am okay. You do not have to worry about me. I will be in touch when it is safe. -Perry'