[somehow, even though he's as human as they come, that seems to strike a chord with Lyle. Enough for him to want to help, anyway. Even if he has absolutely no clue in hell how to.]
... so what makes eating and sleeping something that you need to be human, anyway? [shrugs] Animals need to eat and sleep as well.
Yeah, sure they do, but they aren't made of metal and wires. They need those things to survive. She just does it out of a reminder of something she can never be again.
[Motoko only glares at him for a moment.]
Not another word.
Or you'll do what? You can't suspend me or anything because you've already left Section Nine.
[She buries her face in her hands and runs the over her head.]
I'm getting sick of these phonies.
Who are you calling a phony? Does this seem phony to you?
[This time it was Aramaki that speaks. He walks over to her and whacks her shins with his cane, causing her to recoil.]
Now really, Major, leaving your artificial pain receptors on? I expected better from you.
It doesn't make her any less mechanical. It's just all a facsimile to trick cyborgs into thinking they're more human than they really are.
[She rubs momentarily at her legs before staring around at them.]
This isn't right. Even if I did turn my back on some... [Ishikawa clears his throat] most of you here, I don't think it would so drastically change your opinion of me. Especially Batou. I never thought you would ever have the balls to say anything along the lines that you did.
[She studies them and soon it becomes apparent that their expressions were blank.]
Could it be... all of you had your cyberbrains hacked? Who would even have the skill to do that?
[A creepily familiar voice calls out to her from the figure in the shadows behind the rest. One that she recognizes as Kazundo Gouda's, long since dead since she shot him rather viciously in the head.]
Perhaps if you keep investigating, you'll figure it out eventually. The same goes for trying to figure out the secrets that this ship and its captain hold.
[She glances over at the Sphere in slight surprise and then down to her watch. She strokes a finger along the side of the face briefly before looking up at everyone in the room with an iron glare. She attempts to hack into them, but a faint buzzing noise like an alarm echoes over the Sphere. Her networking is down. Time to do this the old-fashioned way.]
I'm getting really sick of this, so all of you listen up and listen good.
[She reaches behind her to pull out her handgun, which she extends in front of her. She has no intention of firing, just to make sure she has their attention.]
I don't know if it's because I left last year or what, but this isn't like any of you. Especially not you, Batou. Did you all allow yourselves to get your cyberbrains hacked?
[There was no response for once as she inched closer. They all parted ranks to reveal the shadowy figure at the back. It was a tall man with a disfigured face, Kazundo Gouda. On sight, Motoko grips her gun a little tighter and advances a few steps forward.]So, you're behind this
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... so what makes eating and sleeping something that you need to be human, anyway? [shrugs] Animals need to eat and sleep as well.
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[Motoko only glares at him for a moment.]
Not another word.
Or you'll do what? You can't suspend me or anything because you've already left Section Nine.
[She buries her face in her hands and runs the over her head.]
I'm getting sick of these phonies.
Who are you calling a phony? Does this seem phony to you?
[This time it was Aramaki that speaks. He walks over to her and whacks her shins with his cane, causing her to recoil.]
Now really, Major, leaving your artificial pain receptors on? I expected better from you.
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So you keep all of those reminders of being human around, right? ... Well, I hate to say it, but that sounds pretty human to me.
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[She rubs momentarily at her legs before staring around at them.]
This isn't right. Even if I did turn my back on some... [Ishikawa clears his throat] most of you here, I don't think it would so drastically change your opinion of me. Especially Batou. I never thought you would ever have the balls to say anything along the lines that you did.
[She studies them and soon it becomes apparent that their expressions were blank.]
Could it be... all of you had your cyberbrains hacked? Who would even have the skill to do that?
[A creepily familiar voice calls out to her from the figure in the shadows behind the rest. One that she recognizes as Kazundo Gouda's, long since dead since she shot him rather viciously in the head.]
Perhaps if you keep investigating, you'll figure it out eventually. The same goes for trying to figure out the secrets that this ship and its captain hold.
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You're human if you believe it, Motoko. Don't let them tell you otherwise.
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I'm getting really sick of this, so all of you listen up and listen good.
[She reaches behind her to pull out her handgun, which she extends in front of her. She has no intention of firing, just to make sure she has their attention.]
I don't know if it's because I left last year or what, but this isn't like any of you. Especially not you, Batou. Did you all allow yourselves to get your cyberbrains hacked?
[There was no response for once as she inched closer. They all parted ranks to reveal the shadowy figure at the back. It was a tall man with a disfigured face, Kazundo Gouda. On sight, Motoko grips her gun a little tighter and advances a few steps forward.]So, you're behind this ( ... )
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Are you alright?
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