re_alignment | [Video] That's what bein' friends is about!

[The feed clicks on to show our favourite ninja girl (or not, depending on if you actually talked to her or not) trying to adjust her Link against the wall of her room. She still hasn't quite furnished the place yet, but she's trying. There's a bunch of paintbrushes in the corner in what can only assume to be for future use, and a few other knick-nacks she seems to have picked up along the way. But enough about that. After the link slid down to the floor a couple of times, she manages to get it propped upright so she can sit a little ways away from it, a notebook propped up in her lap.]

Hi everyone! Everybot? Whatever you guys call yourselves. I'm not picky!

I just had this great idea... we're making a lot of friends here, aren't we...I know I am... so I thought we should keep track of all the things we promise to do with each other! I've got a notebook here specifically for promises, you know, so if you have one, just let me know, kay?

Not that you have to...

[She pauses for a second, tapping the pen to her chin. There was something else she wanted to ask too...]

Oh yeah! All you teenage girls out there! Holla at me! I got a proposition for you guys!

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Not on your life you can't. Once I'm a friend I stay that way.

[Unless you like...kill her dad or something. But that only happened once.]

Then I won't. I won't argue it.

Good. Then we've both made promises.

I got a feeling you'll keep yours.

I don't make promises lightly.

Then I feel extra special, because I got one from you.

[She really does.]

I seem to make promises to friends more than anyone.

That's good! You have more friends too? The more you have, the easier it is to not feel alone.

I...

There is yourself. Soundwave. And... one other.

Oh gosh, I love Soundwave. He's the best guy ever, isn't he?

Who's the other one?

You love him? [A beat.] I didn't think that was possible... for human beings and robots.

[He is completely serious. And also maybe avoiding the other question.]

[And the fact that Kagerou means physical attraction flies right over her head.]

Well yeah! Love isn't restricted to just humans, you know.

Who is it.

... I guess it's different, when someone isn't just AI.

[HESITATES.]

Someone... someone I won't see again.

Well, I love all my friends! So that means I love you too, you know.

[She notices that pause and her face drops.]

W...What happened?

... You do?

[fsdjfds what? What is this even.]

I promised I would leave. That's all.

Uh huh! You're a sweetie!

[Oh. Oh her face falls, not that you can see.]

...Your friend wanted you to leave?

Sweet... ie?

[SO CONFUSED.]

... It's complicated. He wanted... me to live

Yeah, it's like...you're super nice and adorable, Mr. Kagerou. That's what 'sweetie' means!

[AWWWWW.]

So he must have loved you too...

I'm not. I'm not that... nice. At all.

[SDJFKDSJFHDSKDFS WH--]

[He actually makes a static-y little sound before managing to answer.]

I -- I don't --

I don't know the answer to that.

[Can an AI love...?]

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That's not true! You're really nice. I mean, I'm just a little girl and you're a giant robot. But we're friends now.

[Oh, that static sound frightens her a bit. DID SHE BREAK YOU?!]

Well, if he wanted you to live, that must mean you...

you were worth saving. That's what love is.

You haven't tried to harm me. There's no reason to show you any violence, or anger.

[That... why does that hurt? Why does it feel as if his AI is twisting up into knots?]

[ ... love ... was he really... loved?]

We... we were friends. He was my -- the only friend I had.

But Mr. Kagerou, that's how it's like with humans too. When people are hurt they get angry...but when they're happy they show love.

[Her smile starts to come back.]

That makes it extra special.

Are you sure? I don't... know anything about this.

[Which is, sadly, true.]

Does it?

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