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[deem]

[It surprises him, that A2 has extended him such a courtesy, one which she doesn't owe him in the slightest. And despite his best intentions, that surprise does carry, before he can stop it or assign words to a reply.

He would never have expected her to hold off on anything she might have to say]

I don't know if I'd want her to get it. She thought she was protecting me, didn't she? If she knew...

[It could just make her feel worse]

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[ she doesn't owe him anything, and she didn't have to hold back, but she did anyway. it didn't feel right to tell 2B about what happened. this was personal; it's something she believes 2B should hear from 9S himself. ]

Doesn't matter how far you bury it... the truth always finds a way to the surface anyway.

[ he would know, wouldn't he? ]

[deem]

Does it? Only you and I knew about mankind, in the end.

[And he mentions that, specifically, with purpose.

It's something he didn't tell anyone he crossed paths with, and he doesn't intend that to change. He might be good at ferretting out the truth but that doesn't mean everyone is]

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That's two more than they anticipated. Even with everything they put into place to prevent anyone from discovering it.

[ not everyone is good at discovering the truth, but they both did. ]

Whatever you decide, that's your choice. But there will be a day when she finds out... just a matter of when.

[deem]

[9S can only wonder if that's true. 2B had no idea that he remembered anything in the first place, until he'd told her.

And for himself the results.

He can't imagine, if she knew that her effort to protect him ended the way it did, how badly that might hurt her on top of that]

I don't know. Whatever I tell her, it just causes her pain.