▁friendly ▁with ▁Ke i ichi , ▁making ▁Bel ld andy ▁je alous . ▁ ▁Sig el ▁ ▁was ▁originally ▁an ▁ant ique ▁welcome ▁man ne quin ▁with ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁ten - year - old ▁girl , ▁with ▁a ▁" wel come " ▁message ▁recorded ▁in ▁an ▁internal ▁t ape ▁player . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁of ▁an ▁ant ique ▁shop , ▁Sk uld ' s ▁utility ▁robot ▁Ban pe i ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁man ne quin ▁on ▁first ▁sight , ▁even ▁going ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁imm obile ▁form ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁date . ▁The ▁man ne quin ' s ▁voice ▁player ▁finally ▁broke ▁down ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁scra py ard , ▁to ▁be ▁claimed ▁by ▁Wh irl wind ▁Gar age ▁owner ▁Chi hi ro . ▁ ▁Chi hi ro ▁gave ▁the ▁man ne quin , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁digital ▁voice ▁player , ▁to ▁Sk uld . ▁After ▁Sk uld ▁re - m akes ▁the ▁man ne quin ▁into ▁a ▁sent ient , ▁walking ▁robot , ▁it ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ban pe i , ▁though ▁she ▁secret ly ▁does ▁have ▁a ▁soft ▁spot ▁for ▁him ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁dev otion ▁for ▁her . ▁This ▁welcome ▁robot ▁was ▁not ▁named ▁until ▁much ▁later ▁by ▁Bel ld andy , ▁who ▁named ▁her ▁after ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁fut hor c ▁s - r une , ▁Sig el . ▁ ▁Sig el ▁shows ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of