I had to get out. Everything was fallin' apart, and I didn't wanna stick around to see the end of it.
[ She shrugs, like she's trying to push away the vague discomfort of the conversation. She hasn't had to explain this to someone from her world for a long time, let alone to someone who seems so inclined to be suspicious of her. ]
The difference is they did take the AIs. Every single one of 'em. That was it. But I don't know what happened after that, and I wasn't planning on finding out. There was nothin' left for me in Freelancer. They were gonna shut the whole thing down, and the Director had already done plenty of damage. They'd already taken D away.
[ She's not looking at Carolina anymore, staring at the wall, the ceiling, the clock, anything but her. It feels a little like reopening an old wound just to talk about it, but she can handle it. She's already grieved over David. ]
Besides, there was somebody who needed me. Somebody I had to help.
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[ She shrugs, like she's trying to push away the vague discomfort of the conversation. She hasn't had to explain this to someone from her world for a long time, let alone to someone who seems so inclined to be suspicious of her. ]
The difference is they did take the AIs. Every single one of 'em. That was it. But I don't know what happened after that, and I wasn't planning on finding out. There was nothin' left for me in Freelancer. They were gonna shut the whole thing down, and the Director had already done plenty of damage. They'd already taken D away.
[ She's not looking at Carolina anymore, staring at the wall, the ceiling, the clock, anything but her. It feels a little like reopening an old wound just to talk about it, but she can handle it. She's already grieved over David. ]
Besides, there was somebody who needed me. Somebody I had to help.