Aigis' brows rose slightly at the mention of a joke. That was as far from the truth as one could get. "This is no joking matter in the least."

She held up her hand to assure him. "Assuming you were not mechanical before entering this place, then no, I would never say you were a robot. In fact, there are only a very few artificial intelligences here. Primarily, I believe the patient body is made up of humans with specialized abilities."

There were a few regular humans, as well as several other species that were trapped in human bodies. Aigis didn't think much about it. If a robot could be placed in a human body, then why not other beings? Oh, but that did need explaining. "Pardon me, I have been here so long it has become habit to assume certain knowledge." Her hand moved to her chest. "I was not originally in the body you see before you. I am unsure of how Landel managed it, but he transferred my Artificial Intelligence into this body. It is remarkably similar to the form I had before, but it is much more life-like than anything even my creators could have crafted."