[ the will, and the intent she wanted to pass on to A2 - those haven't changed, even if she's still alive. When she'd had the sword with Hathaway, it was simply her sword. When A2's holding it, it's something slightly more. It feels wrong to take them back - like taking a step backwards into the past, turning into the person she had been before. Or maybe it's just easier to pass the metaphorical burden onto A2 than to carry it with her again.

It's strange, to simply talk to A2 like this. There's a tension in the air, the feeling that this shouldn't be happening, and she isn't sure if it's because she should be dead or simply a result of the E-type programming commanding her to kill all traitors. 2B ignores it as best she can. ]

So... there's been another time distortion. [ great. ] Pod 042 was with me until a few hours ago, according to my memory data.