"Yes." Aigis blinked. "That is what I hear, even if you are not speaking it voluntarily." Even if he managed skepticism, Aigis was the last person to know how to pick up on such nuances.

She tilted her head, considering any other possible options. "My programming has always been set to Japanese recognition. There is the possibility I was reprogrammed when I was brought here. However, I find that highly unlikely considering the translator malfunction I mentioned previously."

"I am actually speaking of it in a very literal sense. Protecting humanity is what I was created to do." She stopped eating and looked down at her hands. The skin on one was reddened by her rash, but the other was a more acceptable flesh tone. Her skin was threaded as it would be for any normal human, not synthetic and smooth like it had been back home.

"As it is..." her voice was soft, contemplative, "I was unnecessary to achieving that ends. Though I still wish I could have helped in some way."