It's entirely possible that the Smiley entity has as little control over the rest of the ship as we do, and that we're fighting a common enemy. [ Quiet for a moment, then, distracted almost- ] Did you want more?

[ Food. Not weird AI. Yes or no there, he will carry on with a related thought eventually: ] In my world we have various magics that protect information, or identities, secrets and promises, depending on the spell and ritual. It's not completely unusual for me to see someone attempt to get information across to someone else while they're incapable of actually getting the information across.