[It was mostly a kneejerk reaction on his part, to which he lets out a shaky laugh.]

Sorry. I've just had a history of people calling me a fake or a toy just because I'm a replica-- hard to tell if people here will act the same way with the SCOPE partners.

[So yeah, it's part projecting. He won't dwell on it, though.]

But I hear you about personalities. Kotemon's not too bad, but my Gabumon makes me want to tear out my hair.