[ those extra letters probably aren't supposed to be there, but 2B can't see them from her end...
this is such a Simon thing to offer. In real life, she's sure she'd turn him down; over text, it's slightly easier to not panic and lock up. Reading - that's not so bad. It's not that different from gathering information. ]
[ ...is it shitty to be kinda ‘lol’ at 2B’s Struggle Texts? It’s just, you know, Simon fucks up at things pretty openly. When it’s 2B sending “swim.mm m mmm mm m” it’s funny.
Not the content. He doesn’t approve of that. ]
Haven’t seen any, but I’ll keep an eye out. How about mermaid culture?
[ then like 10 minutes later all in one text blob ]
With Yorha, you guys went on missions in In squa Right?drons And nobody wasn’t an asset. important here . Not just combat
[ no, it's totally hilarious. yuck it up, simon... ]
I guess learning about that would be important for the mission.
[ clearly, she's more interested in human culture - and for obvious reasons - but she can't deny it wouldn't hurt to brush up on how to deal with these fish. ]
Squad makeup was always composed of different units. I'm a combat unit. That was always my pu pose. I don't have any other speciany other specialization.s.sts pointless to deploy me here.
[ there’s a pause, part wrestling with their broken technology, part wrestling with his own impulses about what to say to this. He knows what he wishes 2B would believe if he said it, because he’s tried it before. Turns out it’s not that simple!!
[ another pause... Simon shouldn’t get into it, what he thinks about that. not now — and it just freaks them out, anyway. Maybe he’s been going about it wrong.
[ he seems to be taking her ineffectiveness here under the water a lot more personally than she was. Then again, he's seen her becoming increasingly frustrated at her lack of purpose back with Hathaway; it's more of a sign that he's paying attention than anything. Even if his message is in pieces, she understands what he's trying to say.
It's strange having someone completely disconnected from the obligations of YoRHa care about her. It's... nice. She feels a little guilty about it. He's right: to him, she's just 2B. ]
Yeah, I figured When A4 got ake I don't think it's that bad. Swimming 24/7 works if you're half-fish, but I'd rather walk.
[ "can't swim" is pretty low on Simon's list of robot dysphoria priorities. That, and he just assumes 2B is as functional as he is down here, and just frustrated by it the same way she is usually frustrated by being expected to blend in with humanity... and solve human political problems and things. ]
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You'll be an asset in this mission.
[ this is her way of trying to make him feel better. Also, it's a miracle that this text went through without a hitch. ]
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Thanks. I know you
[ two blank messages here ]
Will be too.
Any requests?
Books, I mean.
you wouldn’t know. I’ll just pick some out.
[ all of the androids should try reading but he feels like 2B might really get into it. she’s thoughtful and quiet, ok. She could!! ]
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[ those extra letters probably aren't supposed to be there, but 2B can't see them from her end...
this is such a Simon thing to offer. In real life, she's sure she'd turn him down; over text, it's slightly easier to not panic and lock up. Reading - that's not so bad. It's not that different from gathering information. ]
I'm guessing they don't have any books about h
uman culture
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Not the content. He doesn’t approve of that. ]
Haven’t seen any, but I’ll keep an
eye out.
How about mermaid culture?
[ then like 10 minutes later all in one text blob ]
With Yorha, you guys went on missions in
In squa
Right?drons
And nobody wasn’t an asset. important
here .
Not just combat
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I guess learning about that would be important for the mission.
[ clearly, she's more interested in human culture - and for obvious reasons - but she can't deny it wouldn't hurt to brush up on how to deal with these fish. ]
Squad makeup was always composed of different units. I'm a combat unit. That was always my pu pose. I don't have any other speciany other specialization.s.sts pointless to deploy me here.
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maybe something else. ]
kind of unit am I?
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u tell me. Didn't you say that body was made for underwater exploration?
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[ another pause... Simon shouldn’t get into it, what he thinks about that. not now — and it just freaks them out, anyway. Maybe he’s been going about it wrong.
maybe he can just say one thing about it. ]
alw een 2B
to me
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It's strange having someone completely disconnected from the obligations of YoRHa care about her. It's... nice. She feels a little guilty about it. He's right: to him, she's just 2B. ]
The problem is that B can't swim.
B,ut thanks..
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When A4 got ake
I don't think it's that bad. Swimming 24/7 works if you're half-fish, but I'd rather walk.
[ "can't swim" is pretty low on Simon's list of robot dysphoria priorities. That, and he just assumes 2B is as functional as he is down here, and just frustrated by it the same way she is usually frustrated by being expected to blend in with humanity... and solve human political problems and things. ]