[A2 listens to this in uneasy silence. Truthfully, after being in the Tower, she can't be sure where the blame lies. Was it humanity, for creating the idea of them? Or had they imprisoned themselves?
It seemed pointless to argue the difference anymore. Still. The sentiment is appreciated.
Being referred to in such a way — basically a person — only makes her discomfort rise. She keeps her hard, focused stare on the river instead of thinking too hard on the sudden and unwanted feeling.]
... They can't.
[Isn't it funny? 9S had asked her, his mind eaten away by the virus and his grief. Destroyed by his hatred of her. Doesn't it make you laugh?!
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It seemed pointless to argue the difference anymore. Still. The sentiment is appreciated.
Being referred to in such a way — basically a person — only makes her discomfort rise. She keeps her hard, focused stare on the river instead of thinking too hard on the sudden and unwanted feeling.]
... They can't.
[Isn't it funny? 9S had asked her, his mind eaten away by the virus and his grief. Destroyed by his hatred of her. Doesn't it make you laugh?!
In the present, a muscle in A2's jaw twitches.]
... It's over, now. The war.