To say Locus didn't have the best experience with AI was perhaps more fair than not. Epsilon had been working with the Reds and Blues to thwart his plans, quite effectively, and the alien AI he'd encountered in the temples on Chorus? The less said about that particular experience, the better.

So he could be forgiven for turning to face the unfamiliar blue hologram with a critical eye.

Well. So far as that tip of the helmet would betray, at least.

"I don't remember requesting an AI," he replies flatly, straightening and turning to face her fully. "Although I have to give them credit where it's due for accuracy."