[ Perhaps its bliss that he doesn't remember anything. But 9S has no means to be thankful of that, or to even think about it. No, his mind has been completely cleared
Except. Of course. For a safety he had put into place well before his termination. 9S had created a document during one of those sleepless nights. Something short and vague that he's embedded into his OS. It was a clever, yet difficult process. And making it purposefully small made it less likely to be located, should he be scanned or worse. 9S had no idea he would ever be wiped clean, but his actions worked in favor of that.
He doesn't know about it. Not now. But perhaps later. It's left for him to find completely on his own.
For now, he works as if nothing happened between them. No intimacy, no friendship. But he seems just as eager to be beside her as he has before. Perhaps not for the same reasons, but it's there. He tilts his head at her correction; he was only being polite. He can't quite understand why it seems to have bothered her beyond minor discomfort... But he understands it's pretty formal. ]
Oh. Okay then. 2B it is.
[ That smile doesn't go away, especially when it's time to move forward. 9S comes to 2B's side, walking in tandem to her. ]
You know, us Scanner models don't usually get partnered up for our rounds on Earth. I've never not been by myself. I think this'll be fun!
[ Quite similar, if not exactly mirroring what he had said before. Just like every other cycle. And 9S is just as lonely and desperate as he had been before. He practically bleeds that out in his tone, hiding it behind a smile. Even if he's truly eager to have a partner. It's just not a new thing. ]
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Except. Of course. For a safety he had put into place well before his termination. 9S had created a document during one of those sleepless nights. Something short and vague that he's embedded into his OS. It was a clever, yet difficult process. And making it purposefully small made it less likely to be located, should he be scanned or worse. 9S had no idea he would ever be wiped clean, but his actions worked in favor of that.
He doesn't know about it. Not now. But perhaps later. It's left for him to find completely on his own.
For now, he works as if nothing happened between them. No intimacy, no friendship. But he seems just as eager to be beside her as he has before. Perhaps not for the same reasons, but it's there. He tilts his head at her correction; he was only being polite. He can't quite understand why it seems to have bothered her beyond minor discomfort... But he understands it's pretty formal. ]
Oh. Okay then. 2B it is.
[ That smile doesn't go away, especially when it's time to move forward. 9S comes to 2B's side, walking in tandem to her. ]
You know, us Scanner models don't usually get partnered up for our rounds on Earth. I've never not been by myself. I think this'll be fun!
[ Quite similar, if not exactly mirroring what he had said before. Just like every other cycle. And 9S is just as lonely and desperate as he had been before. He practically bleeds that out in his tone, hiding it behind a smile. Even if he's truly eager to have a partner. It's just not a new thing. ]