[ This is such a mess. 9S stares at 2B with this look of complete confusion and loss and it seems that isn't going anywhere anytime soon. She kisses his hand, bringing this ridiculous contrast of warmth to the tension he feels broiling in his gut, and he just doesn't know what to do anymore. It makes him feel less like himself, not having the answers and of being able to figure anything out as quickly as he's accustom to.

It's a shot to the already nonexistent ego he has. It kills his confidence. Completely and utterly.

His expression falters, both his eyes and his hand dropping between them as he practically deflates to the implications of her words. ]

They would terminate you. Even if I can't be sure the same would happen to me, I'd lose my memories again.

That's...

[ His eyes flit back to her, desperate. ]

2B, that's all I have now. They'll take it away from me again. Take you away and just--

I don't know anymore. Scanner models aren't supposed to be uncertain or lost. But it's like I'm completely out of answers and understanding.