[ Scott has a point, which means the excuse falls flat. Still, it doesn't mean 9S is any more eager to go spilling what's running through his mind than before, and so: ]

No, it's fine—really. How humans rule or want to be ruled is still pretty beyond me, and I shouldn't be interfering with that, anyway.

[ Curious about how it all works, sure. But it isn't his place to go influencing things around here. ]