[Luckily, it's not yikes to Aloy -- machines are just machines, she doesn't feel any emotional attachment or empathy towards them.

She nods grimly, pushing some braids back over her shoulder.]

There are some people who are learning to control the machines. Naturally, [she adds dryly,] they're learning to do this so they can wage war. So I guess they never really stray too far from their programming. [War machines gonna war.]

Anyway. Yeah, I'd count yourself lucky your droids aren't the same. It's, uh... messy.