"Uh...well it's the controller that sends the signal..."

She pauses, and the drones slow to a stop as she thinks of how best to word it. "It's more like they're a part of me. I can see through their cameras and things like that. Moving them is just like moving myself, I don't have to think about it too much most of the time."

Yes, she's looking at herself looking at herself, as long as the drones are facing her. That's a big part of being good at drone control, being able to properly process inputs that should by all rights be very disorienting. During combat, no less.