"Aigis had an artificial intelligence, and she felt love. Aigis being the Anti-Shadow Weapon that joined us in SEES... she felt romantic love, and platonic love. There's nothing that would keep you from feeling it, Akane, I'm sure of it."

She never had a doubt in her mind about that. Not with how deep and close her bond with Aigis had been - there was never going to be a robot or AI that Hamuko thought couldn't feel things.

"There might be a lot of other emotions happening at the same time that make it feel less clear? You have every right to be angry and upset about things, too. That can make it a little harder to understand your own feelings, sometimes."