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The moment one established themselves as an individual, a boundary appeared between them and the others. Perhaps if we returned to our Machine identities we could fuse again, but we chose not to do so.
But for Lily, that fear was stronger than that of the other androids. Whether or not creating a model capable of experiencing extreme fear was the result of intention or error was unknown.
Rose didn’t stay around to listen to someone say, “It’s Rose.”
“I’ve unable to die for two hundred years. And yet I wanted to live. Even though I wasn’t valuable in the least.”
“Unlike humans, we’re told that androids have no souls. This message is the closest thing to a soul that I can leave you with.”
Earth has virtually returned to a state of nature. Looking at Earth now, filled with greenery, I’m starting to think that humanity were the bad guys …”
Oh shut up. I'm so tired of this boring idealized perspective.
And No. 21 told No. 2 to not tell anyone else, because Lily wanted to keep it a secret for now … “Wow! They aren’t moving!” No. 4 said as she jumped in the air, probably because gravity had returned to normal. No. 2 almost fell on her behind as a result.
Wow, there's just no transition.
“I wonder if Anemone is okay.” Gerbera mumbled. “It’s okay,” No. 2 replied. “The elevator is still moving, so they should both be okay.”
Who is speaking?
No. 21 had said she needed to keep hacking to keep the elevator moving. The fact that all of them were heading toward the bottom of the shaft was an indicator that the two of them were still alive.
Yes the previous dialogue had this covered.
If it’s better to be like humans, then we should be like humans. But we’re also tasked with doing things that humans couldn’t do.”
She had noticed that something was off. That something had been attached to the fusion reactor inside of her. But she hadn’t thought about it. It hadn’t crossed her mind to investigate the object. She had been manipulated so she wouldn’t think about it …
Can't tell if this is random or not.
It wasn’t as though he had looked, but scanner types like him that specialized in research had exceptional observational skills and intuition. It wasn’t time for the regular report from the human board on the moon to come, and she surely wouldn’t have engaged many Machines just to open a personal message. He had probably taken those factors into account, and instantaneously arrived at the conclusion that it was mail from Command.
You hardly need expert observation skills to figure that out.
10H reached for the bread that was on the plate. It was square and flat, with some brown char marks on its surface. When she bit into it, her mouth felt dry. It was hard to swallow, so she washed it down with the liquid in the cup.
Wait, I was under the impression that they couldn't eat food at all, hence the fish death in the game.
