[ i, naru, fully understand what michel is saying here and have known so he is doing his absolute best to describe things as simply as he can. the metaphor/example really helps spell things out to her, though.

she'll make a soft "oooh" sound after he finishes. ]

So, then, if Lily was programmed to look for a certain thing, he would take in everything that he has experienced or seen in order to make sense of that certain thing.

[ ....not that any of them know what the hell that could possibly be?? but it's hateful that this has come up twice now for her in different situations. an "other" person. ]

And if we keep in line with what you know, then that means that there's someone else who might be verifying what he is learning as right or wrong.