Mariko knows better to argue against a sentence like that and she's pretty sure having that conversation with anyone besides Togusa is bound to end in bloodshed.
There's a silence that feels longer than it probably actually is, now that she's not exactly worried about dying and the 'whrrr' of the Knot has faded into something almost normal sounding. It reminds her that she has to rewire her personal rig, install a better cooling system so her baby doesn't choke the way A2 did. Hopefully, she remembers.
Then A2 spits her question and Mariko laughs; it's a quick, tired snort that is more seen in the sudden jump of shoulders than properly heard.
"Honestly? Kinda. But I'm an asshole." She laughs again, shaking her head - eyes flicking warily to the sword in A2's hand. "And I'm probably going loopy from blood loss."
no subject
Mariko knows better to argue against a sentence like that and she's pretty sure having that conversation with anyone besides Togusa is bound to end in bloodshed.
There's a silence that feels longer than it probably actually is, now that she's not exactly worried about dying and the 'whrrr' of the Knot has faded into something almost normal sounding. It reminds her that she has to rewire her personal rig, install a better cooling system so her baby doesn't choke the way A2 did. Hopefully, she remembers.
Then A2 spits her question and Mariko laughs; it's a quick, tired snort that is more seen in the sudden jump of shoulders than properly heard.
"Honestly? Kinda. But I'm an asshole." She laughs again, shaking her head - eyes flicking warily to the sword in A2's hand. "And I'm probably going loopy from blood loss."