[ well. she doesn't have one anymore, actually, but that's not quite what he's asking. ]

They're not orders from a specific superior. Serving and protecting humanity is the reason we exist in the first place. It's always been that way.

[ or it has been that way for the past few thousand years, at least. She's never once blamed Commander White for the situation, even if she's technically 2B's commanding officer and the one giving the orders. ]

The Council of Humanity was the group managing our operations.