Savior or not, Jake was the most trusting of the Orange Star COs, and therefore their best bet. He wasn't quite sure if Jake would take him to the Orange Star barracks, but if they played their cards right, they could quite possibly use him to reclaim all of their old documents. It was the best option and...

...Lash didn't seem to want to go through with it. Was that...hesitation?

"We could build the robot anyway." He said, rubbing his chin. "But you have to admit Jake is probably our best bet if we want to go through with this."