[He considers this for a moment. It’s the opposite of what the situation was back in his proper time — androids were not at all in hiding, yet he shares a passing similarity with Ai. Being something that others distrust, something they don’t quite understand.

He understands what she meant, now, when she said he was lucky that she found him.]

It must be difficult, to remain mostly in the shadows. I can... understand, in my own way.

[But, then, he offers her a small smile.]

But I’m glad you came out of them to aid me. I owe you for that — and I’ll owe you more, I’m sure, before all of this is through.