Four months may not seem like much to anyone else, but to an android that's been in service for less than two years, it's a considerable sum of time. A large percentage of his lifetime. He'd spent it alone, wondering if he'd ever see her again. And with this reunion, he's feeling a similar desire to share the experiences that had previously been denied to them, but...
His hand makes contact with her arm and he feels the solid material of her sleeve, following it down until his fingertips are lightly brushing along her skin, marveling at the physicality of her new form. Something he'd never imagined possible. It must be Thirteen's doing. And he can't help but wonder how else the fox may have altered his companion. Is it wrong to even continue thinking of her as his? Through Joi, he'd been able to feel something like a real person, even if only in his own mind. And now that she has the opportunity to exist as a real person, on her own terms, free of any algorithmic based reliance on or obligation to him—
Who is he to stand in the way of that? She deserves better than an obedient tool with a head full of false memories and programmed emotions. At the very least, she deserves to choose for herself. He has always wanted that for her, valuing her freedom even over his own. He'd attempted to provide what he could through the emanator, through encouraging her to make her own choices in whatever capacity she was able to, and now — now it seems she truly can be free.
"More time has passed for you." It isn't quite a question. He continues his tentative exploration while he speaks, still gently touching her skin. "I was there with you? That would confirm at least part of what the fox claims is true."
Timeline discrepancies. The strangeness of this new universe over the last several months has primed him to accept such concepts as a possible reality. They all allegedly have versions of themselves simultaneously continuing to live their lives back in their home universes, so perhaps that's the case now. Another version of himself may have continued on with Joi while he was here. Though with what she said about having been afraid, and that it would be cruel to tell him of his future, the thought makes him uneasy. It isn't hard to imagine the many ways things may have gone very badly for them both, even without knowing any specifics.
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His hand makes contact with her arm and he feels the solid material of her sleeve, following it down until his fingertips are lightly brushing along her skin, marveling at the physicality of her new form. Something he'd never imagined possible. It must be Thirteen's doing. And he can't help but wonder how else the fox may have altered his companion. Is it wrong to even continue thinking of her as his? Through Joi, he'd been able to feel something like a real person, even if only in his own mind. And now that she has the opportunity to exist as a real person, on her own terms, free of any algorithmic based reliance on or obligation to him—
Who is he to stand in the way of that? She deserves better than an obedient tool with a head full of false memories and programmed emotions. At the very least, she deserves to choose for herself. He has always wanted that for her, valuing her freedom even over his own. He'd attempted to provide what he could through the emanator, through encouraging her to make her own choices in whatever capacity she was able to, and now — now it seems she truly can be free.
"More time has passed for you." It isn't quite a question. He continues his tentative exploration while he speaks, still gently touching her skin. "I was there with you? That would confirm at least part of what the fox claims is true."
Timeline discrepancies. The strangeness of this new universe over the last several months has primed him to accept such concepts as a possible reality. They all allegedly have versions of themselves simultaneously continuing to live their lives back in their home universes, so perhaps that's the case now. Another version of himself may have continued on with Joi while he was here. Though with what she said about having been afraid, and that it would be cruel to tell him of his future, the thought makes him uneasy. It isn't hard to imagine the many ways things may have gone very badly for them both, even without knowing any specifics.