He was looking at her weirdly. More weirdly than normal, at any rate. Re-l found it vaguely uncomfortable that she could tell the difference. She'd clearly spent too much time in his company already.

He looked away, and Re-l shook her head slightly. It didn't matter how he looked at her, in the end. It had no bearing on her goal.

"Yes. It helps to keep things clear."

She didn't add that it was a link to her old life. If he couldn't figure that out, he didn't deserve to know.