[ 2B leaves her answer open-ended, free for him to take as he sees fit. 9S has always been by her side, and while this instance is no exception to that, she's never felt more lonely in her life. Being close to him hurts, and keeping him at a distance is devastating. The fact that he continues to try to get to know her seizes her artificial heart and wrings it dry, making her want to scream and cry all over again.
She can't understand his thought processes, not as a Scanner or even as another individual. 2B feels as if she's being crushed by the weight of her memories, and the added heft of his eyes on her makes her feel like choking.
2B tries to think of a response to his question. She could deny him outright and avoid deviating from the path set before her within her programming... But she can't bring herself to.
Instead, she deflects. ]
... I have. But I don't see how that's pertinent to our objective.
[ 2B wants to grab his hand and run somewhere. Anywhere. Far from the prying eyes of Command, far away from the Resistance. While she knows Pascal would be more than happy to take them in, she doesn't want to risk his village being targeted by YoRHa. She's tense and she knows it, and when they enter the first silo, she immediately draws her weapon and sets to work upon the large concentration of machine lifeforms gathered at its center. ]
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[ 2B leaves her answer open-ended, free for him to take as he sees fit. 9S has always been by her side, and while this instance is no exception to that, she's never felt more lonely in her life. Being close to him hurts, and keeping him at a distance is devastating. The fact that he continues to try to get to know her seizes her artificial heart and wrings it dry, making her want to scream and cry all over again.
She can't understand his thought processes, not as a Scanner or even as another individual. 2B feels as if she's being crushed by the weight of her memories, and the added heft of his eyes on her makes her feel like choking.
2B tries to think of a response to his question. She could deny him outright and avoid deviating from the path set before her within her programming... But she can't bring herself to.
Instead, she deflects. ]
... I have. But I don't see how that's pertinent to our objective.
[ 2B wants to grab his hand and run somewhere. Anywhere. Far from the prying eyes of Command, far away from the Resistance. While she knows Pascal would be more than happy to take them in, she doesn't want to risk his village being targeted by YoRHa. She's tense and she knows it, and when they enter the first silo, she immediately draws her weapon and sets to work upon the large concentration of machine lifeforms gathered at its center. ]