[ That's... a point that hadn't crossed his mind, considering it's always been unheard of before. ]

Oh, man, I really hope not.

[ Unfortunately, it makes too much sense; it would be one thing if the watches were simply malfunctioning, but 9S can neither get a hold of 2B's own Pod nor pick out a single black box signal from the three others that exist out there. ]

I don't know if separating us would benefit us at all, but then again, Astoria hasn't really proven herself to be the most competent of people out there.

[ but that's just his two cents :u ]