[There's no point pretending to be other than digital when she's been clumsy enough to make it obvious how the power drain affects her; the captains of the ship already know. Yori hopes her new acquaintance isn't the type to use it against her.]

I'm only a program. I was written to analyze code or data and warn my User of errors.

[She quirks a small, pleased smile toward the camera, not taking her eyes off the ends of the corridor. The compliment applies to both her function and her free choices.]

Learning to defend myself and others is more of a personal goal. Something I wished I could do back when the disappearances started and my home system lost all its freedom. Anyone caught wasting energy on inefficient processes such as friendship would be taken away and deleted.

[Memory darkens her expression. This voice speaking for a system doesn't sound anything like the arrogance of the MCP or Sark, but...]

I hope your system and those aboard ship are a little kinder to programs.