[ understandable. past concerns regarding his systems are in the past, handle the current situation fir--

--wait.

systems?

here, aigis's expression shifts a little. she had paused over him previously, but she couldn't say what, exactly, she was so hesitant over. and now... her own systems hadn't caught this, after all. ]

I'm sorry, this is off-topic. But you said "systems", and that caught my attention...

[ she isn't sure how to phase this appropriately. it's a question that might hit something sensitive, because it's a sensitive topic, but she also isn't sure if it's the same for him. ]

... Are you also some sort of machine?