[Let her stop you right there, Kanaya. Peko shakes her head again and lets out a sigh, moving around the chairs so there's nothing between them. This also puts Eridan almost directly into her line of sight, but, well -- she'd already investigated his body once. As long as he didn't suddenly spring to life to protest all this conversation around him, she's not overly concerned about him.]

You are forgetting a crucial detail if you are trying to pick apart my actions. You keep referring to me as a person. I am nothing of the sort.

[Even though she wants to be. That's one thing she's certain of, from watching Kuzuryuu on the screen, coupled with her memories from home. She doesn't want to be just a tool, anymore. But without Kuzuryuu, she can't make that leap for herself. She needs to hear, from him, that she doesn't have to be. Not in the wake of her being voted for on the island, but to her face, when she isn't about to be dragged away to be killed.]

I am just the young master's tool, to do with as he pleases. If he orders me to lie, I will lie. If he orders me to tell the truth, I will tell the truth. That is all there is to it.