"it is good to meet one of mistress's friends. she calls me compy, when she is feeling whimsical." The mechanical voice sounds amused; this may indicate that Ganieda is 'whimsical' much of the time. "i am...neither male nor female."
Ganieda whispered, "Thank you, Compy. I am sorry I am not very good at naming things."
"it is well, mistress. i have no idea what you would have called me, in any case."