(Oki that's fine.)
"Pft-what friend? Face it Akira-there's no way out for me. It's fine, I'm ok where I am."
"Akira-as far as they know, I don't have any friends. And it wouldn't be safe for me to stay with you while the queen was there-she HATES cyborgs-laws in Rusaya are stricter than they are here, and that's saying something. And especially if she figures out I'm making tech for you-it's too big of a risk to take."