You're still doing plenty, both as support and a Scanner. [Not all of this struggle can be solved on the battlefield after all. She's sure there's no end to the Palai who are grateful for the mechanism 9S helped make.

He sounds convincing enough, just like he always does, but that could be a hint at something in and of itself. Despite all their time together, she's never been particularly good at reading or figuring him out. Not like he's figured her out dozens upon dozens of times. Still, she just can't let go of the niggling feeling that something's not as it should be.

What else should she expect though? Of course something's not as it should be. Your "partner" isn't supposed to be someone who'll kill you the moment an order is given.

But she wants that to change. It can actually change now. She just has to try, right?]

If there's... [How does she say this? Telling things as it is comes easy for her, but being honest like this has always been difficult.] You can always tell me if there's something bothering you. If you want to.

[Of course, she understands if he'd rather not share something like that with her of all people.]