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Liv: Lux VI
I've used the terminal to clear some of the caches. I'll do a more thorough checkup later, so just stay here and don't move.
Regardless of what Commandant thinks, you've been pushing yourself too hard recently, Liv.
You carry everything on your shoulders—combat, preparations, even Commandant's documents were taken care of by you.
I know we're Constructs, but we still need some time off for ourselves. The way you've been going...
I can take care of myself!
Sigh.
Right, Commandant, I'll leave this to you.
This is a tactical retreat...
Don't let me down.
I'm sorry... for losing my temper in front of you, Commandant. I'll write a review report...
...
I don't want you to think of me as someone weak... b-but...
I'm scared that the war will end...
Of course it's a good thing. There will be no more deaths, no more crying...
Of course not... but I'm scared...
Since the Punishing Virus appeared and the war broke out...
I've been in a repeating cycle of loss and gain, and gradually, I've started to get used to this loop...
And every time I'm by myself, I'll close my eyes, and I'll wonder...
Who will I be when the war is over...? If I don't stop working, I won't need to question myself...
But when the time comes...
Commandant's right. We might have been created for war, but we don't have to stay in it forever.
But it's still too far away to think about where we'll go when the war ends...
Instead of the distant future, I'm more interested in what we can do, what we want to do, here and now.
So, Liv, what do you want to do at this moment?
I... I...
I... want to stay by Commandant's side.
