[A2 isn't sure if she's grateful for the silence or not. As someone who spent most of her time alone in her own thoughts, this quiet seems oppressive. She feels as if they are overlooking the edge of a great cliff, and one or both of them needs a single push to topple them over. But there's no one here to do that. No one left but them.]
Pod.
[Pod 042, accustomed to A2's blunt non-requests for information, answers:]
The station is approximately 4 kilometers away.
Mm.
[Her pace picks up a little. Without her enhancements, 9S is heavier than he should be, but she ignores the way her joints protest at the strain of carrying another android's weight. It's not the first time some part of her body has complained. Won't be the last.
To no one in particular, lest 9S think she's trying to make unnecessary small talk, she says,] Not that far.
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Pod.
[Pod 042, accustomed to A2's blunt non-requests for information, answers:]
The station is approximately 4 kilometers away.
Mm.
[Her pace picks up a little. Without her enhancements, 9S is heavier than he should be, but she ignores the way her joints protest at the strain of carrying another android's weight. It's not the first time some part of her body has complained. Won't be the last.
To no one in particular, lest 9S think she's trying to make unnecessary small talk, she says,] Not that far.