Image Description: Navashield is sitting on a chair, wearing some sort of beauty mask & cucumbers over its eyes. The face mask is notably still on. Nano is in hte right corner, looking at it.
Image Description: Disinterested Nano sprite.

... What nail polish color do you want again?"

Image Description: Navashield sprite.

"Green? No, wait- blue? No. It should be red. And sparkly."

Image Description: Disinterested Nano sprite.

[sigh]






Image Description: Nano looking away sprite.

"Hey, VCR?"

Image Description: VCR disinterested sprite.

"Yeah?"

Image Description: Nano looking away sprite.

"Why did you come back?"

Image Description: VCR disinterested sprite.

"I..."

Image Description: VCR looking away sprite.

"I needed Task Manager. It’s where I belong."

Image Description: VCR angry sprite.

"I thought they needed me too, but clearly not enough. Wouldn't even let me come with them today."

Image Description: Navashield sprite.

"Hey- watch it, Wires. I'm a price few can afford."

Image Description: VCR disinterested sprite.

"Besides, why else would anyone want to stay here?"

Image Description: Navashield sprite.

"You think I'd give this shit up?"

Image Description: Navashield sprite.

"More tech than I'll ever be able to sort through in a lifetime, and the competition won't touch it. As long as the Mrs. doesn't find out I'm here, it's perfect."

"Codebreaker."

Image Description: Nano looking away sprite.

"I can’t leave Codebreaker. I can’t, she-"

Image Description: VCR concerned sprite.

"Is everything okay? Is she hurting you?"

Image Description: Nano looking away sprite.

"I love her. I love her so much it hurts."

"And if I hurt her too? Then good."
Image Description: Word box reading 'But that's how I feel about Task. Wow. Nano gets it. She gets me.' Image Description: Word box reading 'Folks never get me. It feels... Nice.'
Image Description: Disinterested Nano sprite.

"But I just- I don't get it! Why'd you come back looking like that?"

Image Description: VCR looking away sprite.

"I couldn't fit it through the vent. Besides, it-"

Image Description: VCR looking away sprite.

"It wasn't even me. It wasn't my body. It's just some dead guy. Looking like him felt like lying. I don't like lying."

Image Description: VCR disinterested sprite.

"I like feeling exposed. I like feeling vunerable. It finally feels like I'm me"

Image Description: Disinterested Nano sprite.

"I..."

Image Description: Nano dazed sprite.

"You're right. This isn't my body."

Image Description: Nano dazed sprite.

"I need to get it, off- I need to-"

Image Description: Navashield sprite.

"Hey, you looking to sell?"

Image Description: VCR angry sprite.

"Nava-"
Image Description: Nano stands towards the exit, dazed.
Image Description: Nano dazed sprite.

"I need to go. I need to go right now."

Image Description: VCR concerned sprite.

"Nano- wait!"

Image Description: Navashield sprite.

"Yikes. Oh well! You should stay here while I-"

Image Description: VCR concerned sprite.

"I'm going to follow her."

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