[ He has no clue what is to come, though he might be vaguely concerned. It's those words that still burn him, but 9S seems to cling to some hope that he's so wrong. And this seems to be a step in that direction. He jolts only briefly as 2B roughly impales a machine lifeform, though it doesn't bother him truthfully. The piece of garbage deserved it. But his attention seems to be locked on other things as of now. ]

[ 9S cranes his neck, gaze shifting towards the west. ]

Can't be too sure. Not until we get closer, at least. I felt some static the last time we were around the central area. Kinda hard to get a full reading when I'm not directly connected.

Before that.

[ The machines in this particular area are cleared out, so it's safe to at least be a bit casual for the time being. 9S pulls his arm forward, holding out the flower from the bunch she had previously taken a snapshot of. ]

It's uh.

A thing... That humans did. A gesture.