Fair enough. I do want to keep it, since I love the idea of a giant, hard-light, robot bird becoming a fast travel option if you choose to befriend it instead of destroying it. And I like exploring the idea of giving an intelligent machine further purpose after its duty is done instead of tossing it aside.

I just absolutely LOATHE the idea of the usual suspects going "Robots support trans rights!" with my ideas. As though an intelligent machine being rebuilt for a new task is remotely comparable to a human being mutilating themselves.