[But compliments of that sort are embarrassing-- he's the 'plain' brother, remember? Even Hakuryuu has more presence than he half the time!]

The stories vary from person to person, [Koumei explained in his usual even tone, unbothered by Kouha's exaggerated display.] But the end result is typically in the robot attacking them for one reason or another.

I also have little reason to trust the Company because of their history of lies, but that itself is a separate matter.