Kaji blinks in surprise as Jade tells him that he probably already has the answer to his own question. "She....saw Palitulu there, on the Plains. So, yeah. She probably can control it remotely."

His hand itches for a cigarette, but not with this many people in the room. "There's something- similar, from my own world. Biological-cybernetic weapons that can be controlled, but they need an active pilot. The pilot was both the weakness and the strength of those systems. So take what I know with a grain of salt."

"In order to control something else that's living, the two of you have to be in...sync, some kind of training. And Palitulu's had a year to get synced up with the WEAPON. But the more in sync that pilot and weapon are? The more they might be able to act independently. Little before I came here, I saw that happen. Our most skilled pilot was disabled, and his Eva just..." Kaji shakes his head. "It moved on its own, but when into an uncontrolled rage, took out what it was fighting with no input from him."

Kaji waves a hand at Jade, "Or it might go straight for attacking the Calamity if we free it, which, last time, meant it was drawn to the crystal heroes in the Hospital?"