Yeah, yeah I'm fine. You don't have anything to apologize for! [ He sheepishly accepts the hand and hauls himself to his feet, slapping the dirt off his clothes. ] My commanders always told me I gotta stop overacting so much when I'm surprised, that I'm gonna get in trouble some day because of it, but it's so hard to fix, you know?

[ Jion hesitates the next moment, looking like he's trying really hard to do the polite thing and not point out Aigis' robot-ness ... but he lasts for all of ten seconds before blurting out, ]

-- hey, can I ask what you are? [ It's not meant rudely, his expression purely curious. And he hurries to add, ] I mean, you don't need to tell me if you don't want to, or if you're not supposed to. But I've never seen anyone like you before.