"More or less. I mean, in theory it's a pretty legit practice but... it was a matter of time before someone tried messing it up." she sighs and turns around, knees in the seat to look at Chiaki.

"Anyway, I got better, we got back at the guy and saved the world. I don't remember if he's comatose or dead but... I suppose the biggest loss was having to give up on him." She hangs her head on the back of the seat.

Wait, THAT wasn't the point of the story. "Not the bad guy, the guy who's... girlfriend saved me from being some crazy berserker in a lame tripod robot."