They only came once, and pretended they could take us home. It wasn't true, of course, but some people believed them. It was a while ago now.

[Road smirks, lifting a finger to her lips in a secretive gesture.]

She says she can exchange real body parts for mechanical ones, or grow creatures from [she thinks for a moment to remember the exact terms SHODAN had used] basic biological components. She isn't human and she doesn't seem to like them very much either.