[This takes a moment to consider. He hadn't thought of it that way.]

I'm aware that nicknames are a way to create familiarity and express affection between individuals. I wasn't aware that they could have the effect of "humanizing" a non-human individual. I was designed to be as close to human in appearance and behaviour as possible, while remaining a robot, but if you feel that I need humanizing, I'm concerned that I might be failing at this.