They're making steady progress - they usually aren't put into situations that are too close to impossible, as dangerous as they are. Ple Two will tired faster than Zechs, but so far she's as reasonably optimistic as she should be.

"I was a soldier," she responds simply. There's a sense, even if she can't place it, that she can be honest. "I was... meant solely to pilot specific machines using a mental interface."