We androids can life for hundreds of years as long as regular maintenance is performed and parts are replaced as they're worn down. I mean, we still die all the time, but...your body's human. So, you're kind of stuck?
[He hopes Haruto can understand what he's trying to say, without him having to actually do so.]
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.
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[ He braces himself for whatever the end of that sentence is going to be. ]
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[He hopes Haruto can understand what he's trying to say, without him having to actually do so.]
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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.
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In the case of an emergency, I can personally relocate your data to the nearest device with sufficient space.
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But I'd like to keep that as a last resort, for now.
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[But survival was what mattered, so... As long as they could do that much.]
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[ Downsides and all, he's grown rather fond of his human body. He'd hate to have to leave it. ]
fade out?
[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!
Right. Yes.
[ And then they do the thing for a really long time! ]