[ In a lot of ways, this confirms something 2B has already known: 9S is far stronger than her, far stronger than she can ever hope to be. His resolve in the face of everything they'd been created for is admirable; she enjoys-- loves-- his curiosity, his willingness to investigate things. His hunger for knowledge. She's met other Scanner models, but none of them catch her attention the way he can.
2B wants to laugh at how pathetic she's being again. ]
If it works for you, it works for you. I wasn't trying to assert that it was wrong. You haven't been decommissioned yet, so Command doesn't see it as a liability, either. [ A half-truth, all things considered. ] I find it... admirable.
[ A small admission in the face of everything, but an admission nonetheless. At what he says next, 2B pauses, stopping in her tracks. The gears of her mind, both literal and figurative, begin to turn, and she fully looks at him for the first time since their encounter in the basement. ]
... So you admit that it was a mistake. [ Not a question. A statement. Her expression gives up nothing, though something about 9S feeling that way... sort of bothers her. ]
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2B wants to laugh at how pathetic she's being again. ]
If it works for you, it works for you. I wasn't trying to assert that it was wrong. You haven't been decommissioned yet, so Command doesn't see it as a liability, either. [ A half-truth, all things considered. ] I find it... admirable.
[ A small admission in the face of everything, but an admission nonetheless. At what he says next, 2B pauses, stopping in her tracks. The gears of her mind, both literal and figurative, begin to turn, and she fully looks at him for the first time since their encounter in the basement. ]
... So you admit that it was a mistake. [ Not a question. A statement. Her expression gives up nothing, though something about 9S feeling that way... sort of bothers her. ]