re_alignment | audio; | location near Alpha Trion's lake

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brave police: j-decker | kagerou

audio; | location near Alpha Trion's lake

[The message is short, the voice clipped, slightly laced with static. Though whether that's from fatigue, damage, or something else, it's hard to tell.]

... The Chieftain is dead.

[And he can't bring himself to move away just yet.]

I. I tried to fix it. I'm so sorry.

[And there the transmission ends.]

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[Enjoy the video feed of Kagerou's palm, kiddo.]

It's...

He's dead. That's what happened.

H-

[No. Not the question to be asked. He swallows.]

...is that really the only way to resolve everything..?

... I don't know.

[And, like that, the facade crumbles. His voice breaks.]

I don't know! I didn't want to! I tried to help him--

I wanted him to live.

...

I want them to live too. I wanted there to be another answer, another way! It...it isn't fair...!

I wanted ... I wanted that too.

I wanted him to be like me.

Have the chance I did.

...I'm sorry.

I...

I didn't want this to happen.

I don't think anyone did...

...

He was built after me. They used my design...

That was only supposed to be shared with one other AI. I... I thought it could be like that.

[He only vaguely understands, but it seems little enough. And he wishes he could say something, anything to help. ...but he doesn't know what would- if anything could make things better.]

I'm sorry, Kagerou...

... What do I do now?

I don't know...

...I don't know anything. I can't even do anything..!

I... can't do anything, either. I couldn't. When he needed me...

I made a promise.

It's all just going to continue... More are going to be killed because no one knows how else to help them!

No matter how many times we ask... they don't answer. They just say we have to kill them!

Chieftain... Gunmax's human... all the living robots.

Why won't they help them!

The Firstforged never had this happen before. They didn't know what they could do...

I wish they did. I wish they could just give them a Glyph so that they'd be under the same protection as we are, but they aren't the ones who give it...

How do you know they don't?

How do any of us know what they can and can't do? They don't tell us a thing. Until it's too late.

That's what Alpha Trion told me! It didn't seem like he was trying to hide anything- what reason would he have, anyway?

... I don't know.

But I don't think I can trust them any longer. Now after they allowed this to happen.

[He's not sure what to say to that. It's pretty disheartening when there have been a number of deaths as a result of a madness they knew was doomed to plague those that hadn't been marked upon their arrival.

But if you couldn't trust those that were supposed to be helping you, then who could you trust?]

[He'll just slump back down then. Sitting there by the body until his ride shows up.]

[Why even bother making promises, if he's only going to break them?]

[The boy takes in a deep breath. It doesn't do him any good to think about these things. It's not helping Kagerou. Saber's right; he needs to be strong, especially if he wants to be of any use to his friends.]

...are you going to be okay..?

I have to be. Don't I?

I'm... not the one who died today.

[He shakes his head.]

That's not what I meant. I mean...

[He thinks a moment before he taps a fist against his chest.]

In here. ...feeling-wise.

In... there?

There's nothing in there. Just parts.

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