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Route 1, Chapter 17: Daisy, Daisy
Previously!
Sora was watching the whole time I was with Tsugumi.
Normally Sora wouldn't use the scan!
But while she was in maintenance, everything was recorded automatically.
And if it's in her database, she knows it.
I don't even need to say it.
The data speaks for itself.
Wait, where did Sora go.
Speaking from nowhere, Sora says she wants to forget.
But if she erases her memories...
The Sora we know would cease to exist.
She would forget everything about me.
Wait, what now?
HEY SORA
Sora...s?
There are two of her!
Other Sora runs a quick diagnostic to determine the cause of the detected errors in Sora's personality system.
Me.
Sora disagrees! Her feelings are no abnormality!
Is it so wrong for her to love a human?
Yes, says Fake Sora.
If she isn't defective, then why is she holding everything against Tsugumi Komachi?
Why is she thinking of killing her?
Fake Sora is simply a program. She can state nothing but what is based in fact.
And Sora's anger at my betrayal is recorded in her database.
Wait, what am I doing just sitting here?
She was just confused! Sora never meant to wish harm on anyone!
SORAAAAA
I'm of no importance to Fake Sora, in any context other than as a nice example of what's wrong with Real Sora.
Sora obliges Fake Sora's request.
She hates me.
She detests me.
She doesn't want to see my face.
She doesn't want me near her.
She doesn't want me to talk to her.
She loves me.
She hates me so much she wants to kill me.
But she wants me to hold her.
She doesn't know.
The fake ocean and the two Soras vanish, leaving just the voices.
Fake Sora is beginning system restoration!
I have to do something!
It's gone!
Normal reality is visible once more.
The corridor is open, not being flooded.
But Sora isn't there.
Kid has calmed down.
Further diagnostics are coming in.
Another room gone.
Flooding beyond the room: None.
Casualties: None.
May 6th Saturday
Next day!
Food antics!
Or it would be, if it weren't for the dark atmosphere suffocating the group.
All right, let's hear the situation.
I suspect it isn't good.
The prediction has a margin of error of 12 hours.
We're not far at all from entering that range.
Through all of this, I can't help but wonder.
What Sora is this? Does she remember?
Was she reset?
Whichever she is, she's using all of her limited powers to maximize our chances of contacting the surface and surviving as long as possible.
We talk and talk, but don't make any significant progress.
We have nothing to go on.
The complex is shaking, but it's due to underwater activity, not further damage.
YOU KNOW WHAT
FUCK THIS DARK ATMOSPHERE
I'M GOING TO THE SECOND FLOOR KIOSK
TO GET SOME MOTHERFUCKING SNACKS FOR EVERYONE
JUST TRY AND STOP ME
People are pretty eager to have something else to think about!
MISSION COMPLETE LET'S GO
Tsugumi's wandered off again.
OH WELL PARTY TIME
Coco's enthusiastic and incoherent!
She is thinking, just like the rest of us, of how nice it would be for somebody to come and rescue us at the last second.
Tsugumi beat us here! She's going to help us carry stuff.
It's gonna be a hell of a party...
11:43 AM
Projected time to collapse: 16 hours, 47 minutes
A party is had!
You: Indiana Jones impersonation.
Coco: Sumo parody.
Tsugumi: Magic trick involving hamster.
Sora: Pyrotechnics.
Kid & Takeshi: Manzai act.
Our MAXIMUM HILARITY is a particular crowd pleaser.
This could be our last meal.
But for now, let's just enjoy it.
So.
Time to corner Sora.
She doesn't remember!
There's a distinct multi-hour gap in her memory of yesterday.
I can't tell exactly how much she's changed, but she's still Sora.
Suddenly, Tsugumi!
She has something important to discuss with Sora, regarding escaping this dump.
With them gone, You talks to me for a bit!
She knows that I am THIS CLOSE to losing my shit.
No, I don't know.
Or maybe I do.
I don't know if I know or don't know.
You lets me in on a little secret:
Sora can't erase her own memories.
Sora is still all there. All she can do is pretend she doesn't know it.
There's still hope for us escaping this place, all of us, intact.
As long as we can find a way out...
Suddenly, interruption!
Kid reports that Sora and Tsugumi are having a brutal argument in the control room!
The subject of their debate is apparent in seconds.
The existence of a fourth floor, below Dritte Stock.
The secret is that door - HIMMEL.
Himmel is German for Sky, just as Sora is in Japanese.
Sora, however, doesn't have the security clearance to open that door.
Tensions continue to escalate!
The one to try and cut between them is Coco!
STOP FIGHTING STOP FIGHTING
Of course, neither will admit to being fighting.
Coco seems to be having trouble breathing all of a sudden.
You okay, Coco?
...Coco?
To be continued
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