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[neuralnet]

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[neuralnet]

[ He can. He looks down again, giving a sad sort of nod. ]

I'll die. Or, my body will. I don't know what will happen then. I suppose my mind could be saved. Downloaded into another form.

[ He chuckles. ]

Maybe I'll be like Hank, and live in the station's consoles.

[twoaffirmations]

Right... [9S expression is unchanging, oddly resolved.]

In the case of an emergency, I can personally relocate your data to the nearest device with sufficient space.

[neuralnet]

Thank you. [ He isn't sure he'd be able to make the actual transition on his own. He's good but he's not that good, and he doesn't have experience with this sort of transfer. ]

But I'd like to keep that as a last resort, for now.

[twoaffirmations]

Understandable. It's not the ideal outcome, is it?

[But survival was what mattered, so... As long as they could do that much.]

[neuralnet]

No, not particularly.

[ Downsides and all, he's grown rather fond of his human body. He'd hate to have to leave it. ]

fade out?

[twoaffirmations]

Mm.

[Silence fills the air.]

Well, I guess we better get to work...

[Despite his efforts to dispel it, things were going to be even quieter now.]

wrap!

[neuralnet]

[ Haruto clears his throat. ]

Right. Yes.

[ And then they do the thing for a really long time! ]