"A planet," SecUnit asks, a clarifying question for it but potentially not for V. "A human-viable one." Not a half-terraformed wreck, it means - but it adds, getting at what it's actually concerned about, "You haven't seen any weird grey people, right?"

Clearly it's processing something, frowning without meaning to as it runs through the data in its head. The memory check comes back - no signs of corruption. As far as its organic and onboard memory can figure, it was on Perihelion, until it wasn't.

It gets V's urge to run wildly into the woods, even if it won't say so.