"She's a bird a lot of the time," says Johnny, like no big. Not really a good sign, probably, that Mako's popped up in more than one of these, and so close together. Not a good sign for her, anyway.

"So like... giant robots," he says slowly. "You fly a giant robot that fights aliens."

Is he literally talked to an anime character right now? He supposes weirder shit has happened.