[It's probably a good thing that Dia doesn't know enough to take offense to that--and the fact that they hear praise like, 'your brilliance is blinding' often enough.] I don't know about that... [He hasn't seen Bortz in battle yet, after all. Their smile wanes a little, but they keep a pleasant expression nonetheless.]

Hmm... I suppose it's a little of both? Sometimes a new one of us will be found fully formed, and Sensei or our doctor will help smooth us out. If we break apart, new pieces have to be added. [They laugh a little, looking sheepish.] But organics don't work like that, right?