[actually untangling the Knot might come almost as second nature to Rose. the terminal isn't especially complex, its keys and the commands they execute clearly labeled. (the biggest challenge is behind her, after all.) it's almost like the Knot wants to help Rose sort everything out, move people to where they should be, bring experiences held only by Annalise back into Anna to remove the division between the two. there's no reason they should be lost, right? everything that happens to her, and these file trees should bear it out, has shaped who she is pretty drastically.]
[it might not be clear what happens when Anna comes back with two months of memories from someone who shouldn't exist—if that's even how this works—but as long as it gets Anna back. right?]
[it will take Rose steady, consistent, but not necessarily difficult work to sort everything out. glorified data entry, effectively. once it is untangled and the Knot is satisfied with the work Rose has done, a rectangle of golden light will open behind her, at the top of the stairs. it couldn't more clearly be an exit if it had a big glowing sign above it. if Rose decides to walk through, it won't lead to the end of the dream quite yet, though.]
[instead, it opens up into another all-beige data construct, but this one looks much less plain even if it is largely just textureless rectangles. they're arranged identically to Anna's room, the one she hasn't had for the past two months, and on what should be the couch-bed is Anna herself. she's got a weary sort of smile on her face, but she's definitely alive and it's actually, 100% her—half-android and all. she raises two fingers in a lazy wave as Rose enters.]
no subject
[it might not be clear what happens when Anna comes back with two months of memories from someone who shouldn't exist—if that's even how this works—but as long as it gets Anna back. right?]
[it will take Rose steady, consistent, but not necessarily difficult work to sort everything out. glorified data entry, effectively. once it is untangled and the Knot is satisfied with the work Rose has done, a rectangle of golden light will open behind her, at the top of the stairs. it couldn't more clearly be an exit if it had a big glowing sign above it. if Rose decides to walk through, it won't lead to the end of the dream quite yet, though.]
[instead, it opens up into another all-beige data construct, but this one looks much less plain even if it is largely just textureless rectangles. they're arranged identically to Anna's room, the one she hasn't had for the past two months, and on what should be the couch-bed is Anna herself. she's got a weary sort of smile on her face, but she's definitely alive and it's actually, 100% her—half-android and all. she raises two fingers in a lazy wave as Rose enters.]
Someone finally killed her, huh?