"The SCOPE Virus... It came later, as far as I know." It hurts her to say this. She focuses on his question.

"She's a tricky one. Venusmon said she didn't want anything to do with the...factions we were making. When the first Chosen started appearing, she said she'd ally herself with you." She frowns, and for a moment she looks childish. "But that's what I want to do too, so she's just being stubborn."