He helped me out pretty quickly, too, the other week. I, uh, I know this is a weird question to ask this late in the game, but has he ever really been particularly effective as...

['A villain,' is what he was starting to ask, but then he remembers--PAL did have one very strong, unforgettable character-defining moment as their enemy. He freezes, then reaches up to touch the line where his living flesh meets metal.

His fingers move from his arm to his chin. He's thinking hard.]

...Nari, has PAL... besides me and Kip, has he ever actually... done anything bad to any of us?