Oh. Wait, if the Great Koi is like you, then... He was human once.

[He stops.]

I mean, not that you're not human to me, but... I guess... Human-shaped?

[He scratches his head at that though. Sometimes his brain to mouth filter is all kinds of bad. He does contemplate the last part... Existing to protect things the best way they knew how.]

Including, but not limted to the ones you left behind, I suppose, if you're here right now.