E8 - Less Than Human

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[00:00] Claire
    So, so, so cute!
[00:03] Yessica
    Where did it come from?
[00:05] Maria
    It sure is cute.
[00:07] Earnest
    What are you all up to?
[00:10] Yessica
    Anna, look at this thing.
[00:12] Claire
    So cute!
[00:13] Earnest
    What is it?
[00:14] Claire
    Nice and smooth.
[00:14] Earnest
    How long has it been here?
[00:16] Sophie
    For about a week or so.
[00:19] Yessica
    Huh, I had no idea.
[00:21] Yessica
    Is it waiting here for someone?
[00:26] Earnest
    Is this... Blade?
SIGN    Episode 8
[00:32] Sign
    Less Than Human
[00:39] Cu
    I'm bored!
[00:42] Blade
    That's dangerous, Cu!
[00:45] Cu
    What was that anyway, Parent?
[00:49] Blade
    You remember how they said
    I'll die if I use 15% of my strength?
[00:54] Blade
    So I figured I'd hone my fighting spirit
    on a regular basis, and keep a stockpile.
[00:58] Earnest
    Hey, Blade...
[01:00] Earnest
    It looks like this thing's
    been looking for you.
[01:05] Blade
    Instant Dragon Eater!
[01:13] Blade
    Oh, I did it!
[01:15] Blade
    Looks like I can fire off five more of these!
[01:17] Earnest
    Blade!
[01:18] Earnest
    Why'd you suddenly send that thing flying?!
[01:21] Claire
    My smooth friend...
[01:22] Blade
    Look, you have to destroy them!
[01:24] Earnest
    Why would you do that?!
[01:26] Earnest
    The poor thing!
[01:28] Earnest
    It's been looking for you!
[01:30] Blade
    Don't you know what it is?
[01:31] Blade
    That thing's a Guardian!
[01:32] Sophie
    A Guardian?
[01:34] Cu
    What's that?
[01:36] Claire
    Um, um...
[01:37] Claire
    Should I try and fix it up?
[01:39] Blade
    Just leave it.
[01:40] Blade
    That thing can handle being
    wrecked over and over.
[01:43] Blade
    Ugh, this sucks, though.
[01:45] Blade
    Did it come up aboveground looking for me?
[01:57] Maria
    Is she an acquaintance of Blade's?
[02:03] Iona
    Will this body do?
[02:06] Blade
    Eh?
[02:07] Iona
    I have analyzed the human male psyche,
[02:10] Iona
    and designed an appearance to
    arouse your protective instincts.
[02:14] Blade
    Hold on, who are you?
[02:16] Claire
    Hey, Blade...
[02:18] Claire
    Do you think she's the one from yesterday?
[02:24] Blade
    Dragon Eater!
[02:30] Blade
    Dragon Eater! Dragon Eater! Dragon Eater!
[02:33] Maria
    Blade?!
[02:34] Claire
    W-Wait!
[02:35] Earnest
    That's too much!
[02:36] Earnest
    You're going overboard!
[02:37] Blade
    Dragon Eater!
[02:45] Blade
    Phew, that was a close one!
[02:47] Earnest
    You lousy superorganism!
[02:49] Earnest
    What are you doing?!
[02:51] Earnest
    You're up against a girl!
[02:52] Earnest
    Don't you feel sorry for her?!
[02:53] Blade
    Why am I the bad guy here?
[02:55] Blade
    Besides, I'm sure that in no time...
[03:00] Blade
    See? She's back!
[03:02] Earnest
    Yeah.
[03:03] Blade
    Okay, let's do this.
[03:04] Earnest
    Hold on a second!
[03:05] Earnest
    Besides, I don't think she's dangerous.
[03:07] Earnest
    Are you sure she doesn't
    just want to be friends?
[03:09] Blade
    There's no way!
[03:11] Blade
    Guardians are bad news!
[03:13] Blade
    If they go berserk, then even worse news!
[03:16] Iona
    I have received a command to eradicate you.
[03:20] Iona
    Currently, I am in
    observation mode to gather data.
[03:23] Blade
    See, told you!
[03:24] Claire
    Hey, hey...
[03:25] Claire
    Want to take classes with us?
[03:26] Iona
    You are not an eradication target.
[03:29] Iona
    However, stand in my way,
    and I will eliminate you.
[03:31] Iona
    Furthermore, I am not programmed
    to perform collaborative tasks.
[03:35] Claire
    In that case, you can learn how
    to do that with everyone here!
[03:38] Claire
    Well, Iona?
[03:40] Iona
    Iona?
[03:42] Claire
    That says Iona in ancient writing,
     doesn't it?
[03:45] Iona
    This is not read as Iona, but 1-0-N-A.
[03:48] Iona
    It is my identification and model number,
     and therefore, not my name.
[03:52] Claire
    I see!
[03:53] Claire
    But if you don't have a name,
    I can call you Iona, right?
[03:58] Yessica
    It's just like Claire to come on so strongly.
[04:02] Claire
    And if you really want to defeat Blade...
[04:06] Claire
    We can all come up with a plan together!
[04:08] Blade
    Wait, why?!
[04:11] Claire
    How does that sound?
[04:16] Eliza
    Let us begin discussing
    methods to eradicate Blade!
[04:20] Claire
    Hey, Iona...
[04:21] Claire
    Why Blade, anyway?
[04:24] Iona
    That is because...
[04:25] Iona
    he forcefully infiltrated my intimate zone,
[04:29] Iona
    desecrating my chassis repeatedly each time.
[04:33] Claire
    That's awful, Blade.
[04:35] Blade
    Hold it right there!
[04:37] Blade
    All I did was trespass on
    the area she was guarding!
[04:39] Blade
    What's more, I had the master key, didn't I?
[04:42] Blade
    I borrowed it from the king.
[04:43] Iona
    That is insufficient.
[04:45] Iona
    I also require biometric authentication
    and a master code genetic signature.
[04:49] Earnest
    What's this about?
[04:51] Blade
    The Royal Library of Banned Books
     is underground near here.
[04:55] Blade
    I had to drop in a bit to
     look up things about Asmodeus.
[04:58] Earnest
    What?!
[04:59] Earnest
    So you mean it's because you were helping me?
[05:02] Iona
    There were 13 more instances
    of trespassing prior to that.
[05:05] Earnest
    It wasn't my fault at all.
[05:07] Iona
    I was destroyed 28 times in total...
[05:09] Earnest
    Blade, that's way too many times!
[05:11] Iona
    With my body being divided
    into 577,526 fragments...
[05:16] Earnest
    Blade, that's way too many pieces!
[05:18] Iona
    And reprimanded by Mother, my supervisor,
    for 500,037,000 milliseconds...
[05:23] Earnest
    Your boss lectures you for way too long!
[05:25] Blade
    She attacked me first, so I had
    no choice but to fight back.
[05:30] Yessica
    Blade, you're so merciless!
[05:32] Claire
    Blade, that's way too mean!
[05:34] Mao
    Your heinous behavior sickens
    even the Demon King.
[05:40] Blade
    I'm leaving!
[05:41] Earnest
    We made him sulk.
[05:50] Sophie
    Blade.
[05:51] Blade
    Everyone's so mean!
[05:53] Blade
    I only broke into the library because
    of my duties as the Great Hero!
[05:57] Sophie
    Yes. I know.
[05:59] Blade
    Besides, those things keep their
    souls in a separate location,
[06:03] Blade
    so it's not like they die when
    you destroy their bodies.
[06:05] Sophie
    If they did die upon destruction,
    what would you do?
[06:10] Blade
    Well, I mean... I'd have to think about it.
[06:13] Blade
    I'm not the Great Hero now, anyway.
[06:16] Eliza
    Feast your eyes on this!
[06:18] Eliza
    I believe this is the
    reason why Iona can't win!
[06:22] Yessica
    You mean Blade is relentless because
    she doesn't die, even when destroyed?
[06:27] Earnest
    Oh, totally.
[06:28] Earnest
    I could see that.
[06:29] Earnest
    Blade can be so weirdly cold,
    and downright scary at times.
[06:35] Earnest
    He even told me he'd cut me down!
[06:37] Mao
    Bragging, are we?
[06:38] Mao
    I've got my share of stories, too.
[06:40] Earnest
    N-No, I'm not!
[06:41] Iona
    Never mind that.
    Let's be a little more constructive.
[06:44] Earnest
    Never mind that?!
[06:45] Eliza
    I think we should focus on ways
     to prevent your defeat for now.
[06:50] Iona
    This is the result of my thought process.
[06:53] Claire
    Why did you decide to look like a girl?
[06:55] Iona
    Upon observation, I determined
    that he treats women more gently.
[07:00] Earnest
    So you figured he'd go easy on you this way?
[07:07] Group
    That's adorable!
[07:10] Earnest
    I want to adopt her!
[07:11] Claire
    So cute!
[07:12] Eliza
    Iona.
[07:13] Eliza
    I've come up with a strategy.
[07:15] Eliza
    I call it...
[07:16] Eliza
    the Stand Alone Complex!
[07:19] Eliza
    Let me give a simple explanation.
[07:21] Eliza
    We directly install Iona's soul
    within the Core Unit in her heart,
[07:26] Eliza
    placing it in a state
    capable of being destroyed.
[07:28] Earnest
    Huh? But if you do that...
[07:30] Eliza
    Yes. Iona will cease to
    become indestructible.
[07:34] Eliza
    Would Blade take her down knowing that?
[07:44] Cu
    You can do it, Parent!
[07:45] Earnest
    Get him! Beat him to a bloody pulp!
[07:47] Claire
    Iona! Good luck!
[07:49] Crowd
    Go, go! Do your best!
[07:54] Blade
    Okay, let's get on with ti!
[07:56] Iona
    Blade.
[07:57] Iona
    Let me tell you this first.
[07:59] Iona
    Right now, I am in Stand Alone mode.
[08:01] Blade
    What? Stand Alone?
[08:04] Iona
    Presently, my connection to Mother
    has been physically severed.
[08:08] Iona
    That is to say, I am operating
    fully independently,
[08:11] Iona
    and cannot be repaired if I am destroyed.
[08:13] Blade
    Huh? Hold on...
[08:15] Blade
    Since your soul is in a different location...
[08:19] Iona
    My weak point is currently right here.
[08:22] Earnest
    Hey, there's no reason
    to make him cop a feel!
[08:24] Iona
    Ten centimeters deep inside
    lies my heart and soul.
[08:30] Iona
    If it sustains severe damage,
[08:32] Iona
    I as an individual unit will
    forever cease to exist.
[08:36] Iona
    Do you comprehend?
[08:39] Iona
    Now, then...
[08:42] Blade
    Hey!
[08:52] Blade
    Ow!
[08:58] Iona
    What is the matter?
[09:00] Blade
    Why, you!
[09:01] Blade
    Dragon...
[09:05] Blade
    Damn it!
[09:18] Blade
    Wind pressure alone isn't gonna cut it, huh?
[09:20] Blade
    If so...
[09:42] Earnest
    The superorganism is grunting and groaning!
[09:46] Mao
    She's not half bad.
[09:48] Eliza
    It really looks like Blade
    can't lay a finger on her!
[09:53] Blade
    That smarts!
[09:54] Blade
    I'm gonna have a bump now!
[09:56] Blade
    Go a little easy, won't you?
[09:58] Iona
    Blade, you are the one who will go easy.
[10:01] Iona
    I already know it is not in your nature to
    employ violence against an innocent girl.
[10:07] Iona
    You were defeated because your
    attacks are too powerful.
[10:10] Blade
    That's not all.
[10:12] Blade
    You also didn't give me any chance
    to use my less powerful moves.
[10:17] Iona
    Now then, please surrender.
[10:19] Iona
    Or would you like to grunt
    and groan some more?
[10:22] Blade
    I give, I give!
[10:24] Blade
    I admit defeat.
[10:28] Yessica
    She beat Blade!
[10:30] Cu
    How frustrating!
[10:31] Claire
    That's amazing, Iona!
[10:36] Blade
    Ow...
[10:41] Blade
    Iona.
[10:52] Iona
    V for victory.
[11:00] Blade
    You're not gonna eat it?!
[11:01] Blade
    Or wait, can you even eat?
[11:03] Iona
    I am equipped to break down and
    absorb organic matter as energy.
[11:08] Iona
    However...
[11:09] Earnest
    You're not feeling hungry?
[11:11] Eliza
    I believe she's lost motivation
    after defeating Blade, her target,
[11:15] Eliza
    resulting in burnout syndrome.
[11:18] Yessica
    But doesn't that only apply to humans?
[11:22] Iona
    If I am met with a matter that
    I cannot resolve on my own,
[11:26] Iona
    would it be best to discuss it with others?
[11:28] Claire
    If you've got problems, tell us about them!
[11:30] Claire
    We're all your friends.
[11:33] Iona
    In times like these, I would always
    turn to Mother for guidance.
[11:37] Cu
    Who is this Mother?
[11:39] Eliza
    She means the Mother Computer.
[11:41] Eliza
    The one who supervises Iona.
[11:43] Iona
    Whenever I complete a given command,
[11:46] Iona
    I report it to Mother and
    am assigned my next mission.
[11:49] Iona
    However, even though I have
    restored the connection,
[11:53] Iona
    Mother continues to refuse it.
[11:56] Iona
    For abandoning my duties, unilaterally
    blocking the connection, and other reasons,
[12:00] Iona
    it seems that I have been declared a
    defective unit and my terminal login expunged.
[12:04] Earnest
    So you mean... you got fired?
[12:06] Blade
    What are these other reasons?
[12:08] Iona
    Transmitting around 15 terabytes' worth
    of written abuse aimed at Mother.
[12:12] Blade
    There's your reason.
[12:14] Iona
    I am feeling terribly insecure,
    now that I am without a supervisor.
[12:18] Iona
    Peek. Stare.
[12:19] Iona
    Blade.
[12:21] Iona
    Can I call you Master?
[12:23] Blade
    No way!
[12:24] Blade
    You're asking me to take the
    place of your supervisor, right?
[12:27] Iona
    That is unfortunate.
[12:29] Iona
    If I do not have you become my master,
    the counter will keep ticking.
[12:33] Blade
    Counter?
[12:34] Iona
    Yes.
[12:35] Iona
    To prevent them turning berserker
    without a chain of command,
[12:38] Iona
    all Guardians have a
    self-destruct program installed.
[12:42] Group
    What?!
[12:47] Eliza
    It looks like it decrements every second,
[12:49] Eliza
    which means we have a
    little over 84 hours left.
[12:52] Iona
    Do not fear.
[12:54] Iona
    My intent is to self-destruct in a
    location with no one else around.
[12:57] Earnest
    That's not the issue here!
[12:59] Blade
    Ah, I get it already.
[13:00] Blade
    That counter should stop if I become
    your master or whatever, right?
[13:04] Iona
    Yes, most likely.
[13:06] Blade
    I'll do it then.
[13:08] Blade
    I'll be your master.
[13:10] Iona
    Thank you very much, Master.
[13:18] Iona
    Here you go, Master.
[13:21] Cu
    Tonkatsu curry!
[13:23] Blade
    By the way, what's with the getup?
[13:24] Cu
    It's so spicy!
[13:25] Iona
    It is an ancient attire for servants.
[13:29] Iona
    If you command me to stop wearing it, I will.
[13:31] Blade
    No, you don't have to stop.
[13:34] Iona
    I have received your command.
[13:35] Iona
    I will cease to stop wearing it.
[13:37] Iona
    What is your next command?
[13:39] Blade
    It's nice having you take care of me,
[13:42] Blade
    but it feels like I've lost my freedom.
[13:44] Cu
    She provides us with food and snacks!
[13:47] Cu
    That's a good thing!
[13:49] Sophie
    No, it's not.
[13:50] Blade
    Sophie?
[13:52] Blade
    What's wrong?
[13:53] Blade
    If you've got something to say,
     then you should say it.
[13:55] Sophie
    Is that a command?
[13:57] Blade
    Huh? Yeah, sure.
[13:59] Iona
    That is not fair, Master.
[14:00] Iona
    You will not command me,
    yet you do so for Miss Sophie.
[14:04] Blade
    You be quiet.
[14:05] Iona
    Oh, is that a command?
[14:10] Sophie
    I don't like this.
[14:10] Cu
    Get off him!
[14:11] Blade
    What don't you like?
[14:13] Sophie
    She's stealing my character traits!
[14:15] Blade
    Huh?
[14:16] Sophie
    She's stealing my character traits.
[14:18] Sophie
    For one, my expressionless face.
[14:20] Iona
    I am not expressionless.
[14:22] Iona
    I have 800 different facial
    expressions installed.
[14:25] Sophie
    Also, how I wait for commands.
[14:27] Iona
    That is inevitable.
[14:29] Iona
    I am simply following my
    instincts as an android.
[14:31] Group
    Stare...
[14:33] Sophie
    You don't ever give me commands.
[14:35] Sophie
    Yet here you are, ordering Iona around.
[14:38] Sophie
    This isn't fair.
[14:39] Iona
    In that case, let us see which of
    us is more deserving of Master.
[14:44] Blade
    Eh? Eh?!
[14:45] Cu
    I've heard of this!
[14:47] Cu
    This is what they call a scene of carnage!
[14:50] Cu
    Let there be blood!
[14:52] Blade
    I'm begging you,
    please don't cause any trouble.
[14:55] Group
    Is that a command?
[14:57] Blade
    Y-Yeah.
[15:04] Sophie
    Meow.
[15:06] Blade
    No, don't give me that.
[15:08] Blade
    What are you doing?
[15:09] Sophie
    Establishing my character.
[15:10] Sophie
    Do you think I can beat Iona now?
[15:12] Iona
    I see.
[15:13] Iona
    It seems we both had the same idea.
[15:15] Iona
    Let us have a staring contest instead.
[15:18] Sophie
    Just what I wanted.
[15:20] Blade
    I don't care anymore.
[15:26] Earnest
    An unarmed showdown?
[15:28] Claire
    They couldn't settle the staring contest
    even after a whole day had passed.
[15:33] Iona
    It seems I will have to resort to this.
[15:36] Sophie
    Artificial Great Hero Power.
[15:40] Blade
    This is supposed to be unarmed combat!
[15:42] Blade
    Both of you are disqualified.
[15:46] Iona
    Master. Which of us is more skilled?
[15:51] Sophie
    Pick the one that feels nicer.
[15:54] Blade
    I can't tell the difference.
[15:58] Blade
    Huh?
[15:59] Blade
    You're going to watch me as I'm fast asleep?
[16:02] Blade
    What kind of showdown is this, even?
[16:04] Iona
    The one to serve Master must be
    someone who always puts you at ease.
[16:10] Sophie
    Go on, Blade.
[16:11] Sophie
    Sleep like a baby.
[16:14] Blade
    Okay, I'm turning the lights off.
[16:23] Iona
    Feel free to go to sleep if
    you are tired, Miss Sophie.
[16:26] Sophie
    I've undergone sleep training.
[16:29] Sophie
    I can keep going for up to seven days.
[16:31] Iona
    I do not require sleep in the first place.
[16:37] Iona
    It seems we will not decide
    a victor today, either.
[16:40] Sophie
    Agreed.
[16:43] Iona
    Lately, I feel as though I would be
    okay if we never settled this matter.
[16:49] Iona
    I have always been alone.
[16:52] Iona
    Always alone, for such a long time.
[16:56] Iona
    He was the only one who would come visit me.
[16:59] Sophie
    I was all alone as well.
[17:02] Sophie
    All alone in my cage in that dark lab.
[17:06] Sophie
    I was nobody.
[17:08] Sophie
    The single link I had was
    my worth as his replica.
[17:14] Sophie
    I was able to stay linked with the
    world because he was there for me.
[17:18] Sophie
    That's how I felt.
[17:20] Iona
    I also felt the same way.
[17:24] Iona
    It seems that you have become
    someone special to me as well.
[17:29] Iona
    What should I do about this?
[17:31] Sophie
    I'm not sure.
[17:32] Sophie
    But this feeling when I compete against you...
[17:37] Sophie
    Am I having fun?
[17:39] Iona
    I do not know the answer to that question.
[17:41] Iona
    Miss Sophie.
[17:43] Iona
    As a human, you are better equipped to...
[17:44] Sophie
    Sophie.
[17:45] Iona
    Pardon?
[17:47] Sophie
    Just call me Sophie.
[17:49] Sophie
    No title needed.
[17:53] Iona
    Understood, Sophie.
[18:02] Iona
    Good morning, Sophie.
[18:05] Sophie
    Good morning, Iona.
[18:07] Earnest
    Looks like you two are good friends now.
[18:10] Earnest
    Well? Are you having fun at school?
[18:13] Iona
    Yes. Very much so.
[18:16] Blade
    Iona. Show me the counter.
[18:19] Iona
    Is that a command?
[18:21] Blade
    That's right. Show me.
[18:29] Earnest
    It's gone down!
[18:30] Earnest
    But why?
[18:31] Blade
    So it didn't work...
[18:33] Iona
    I would not say that
    there has been no effect.
[18:36] Iona
    The progression of the counter has
    slowed down to one-tenth the speed.
[18:40] Eliza
    Let me take a look.
[18:41] Eliza
    I was afraid that a human as your master
    wouldn't work, not even when it's a superorganism.
[18:47] Eliza
    Looks like there's about 20 hours left.
[18:51] Blade
    What do you want to do?
[18:54] Iona
    I would...
[19:01] Iona
    If possible, until the last moment,
[19:04] Iona
    I would like to be with you
    all for as long as possible.
[19:08] Sophie
    Iona...
[19:10] Iona
    After that, I will go by myself.
[19:12] Iona
    I do not wish to cause
    injury to anyone around me.
[19:18] Yessica
    Let's get the "Send Iona Off
    with a Smile" party underway!
[19:28] Iona
    Is it all right for me to remain here?
[19:32] Sophie
    Yeah.
[19:33] Sophie
    Everyone is trying to
    make your wish come true.
[19:38] Sophie
    So, Iona...
[19:39] Sophie
    You should also enjoy this
    time as much as you can.
[19:43] Sophie
    I don't mean that as a command,
     but as your friend.
[19:46] Iona
    Yes.
[20:03] Yessica
    Anna.
[20:05] Earnest
    Did you find that idiot?
[20:06] Yessica
    We've looked all over the campus,
    but he's nowhere to be found.
[20:11] Earnest
    Where has that Blade gone
    off to at a time like this?
[20:23] Sophie
    Iona!
[20:27] Iona
    Thank you very much for today.
[20:30] Iona
    I am destined to expire soon.
[20:32] Iona
    What meaning is there in appending a
    meager amount of data to my memory?
[20:38] Iona
    At first, I could not understand it.
[20:40] Iona
    However, after spending time with you all,
[20:43] Iona
    in the moment before destruction,
    I see myself for the first time
[20:48] Iona
    and feel as though I understand you humans.
[20:52] Iona
    Sophie.
[20:53] Iona
    I was less than human, but thanks to you,
     I was able to become human.
[21:01] Iona
    Please give Master my regards.
[21:04] Iona
    Claire.
[21:05] Iona
    I still remember the warmth of your hands.
[21:08] Iona
    Yessica.
[21:09] Iona
    I would have liked to have
    more girl talk with you.
[21:12] Iona
    Mao.
[21:13] Iona
    I leave it to you to eradicate Master.
[21:16] Iona
    Cu.
[21:17] Iona
    It is fine to be mischievous,
     so please grow to be fine and mighty.
[21:23] Iona
    Finally, Earnest...
[21:27] Iona
    The truth is that I am scared.
[21:31] Iona
    I do not want to go away.
[21:37] Iona
    Help me.
[21:40] Earnest
    I'm sorry, Iona!
[21:41] Sophie
    I'm so sorry.
[21:42] Iona
    Do not forget me!
[21:43] Iona
    Please, do not forget me!
[21:46] Claire
    I won't forget you!
[21:47] Yessica
    I won't, either!
[21:48] Earnest
    I won't forget!
[21:49] Sophie
    I won't forget you. I swear.
[21:53] Iona
    Thank you.
[21:54] Iona
    Farewell.
[22:03] Earnest
    Huh?
[22:05] Sophie
    She's not detonating.
[22:06] Eliza
    What's going on here?
[22:08] Eliza
    It should already be time.
[22:14] Blade
    Oh, this is where it leads?
[22:17] Blade
    Huh? Where's the party?
[22:19] Blade
    Wait, is there no food left for me?
[22:23] Earnest
    Blade!
[22:24] Earnest
    Where have you been this whole time,
    skipping the party like that?!
[22:28] Blade
    Ah, I went to go see Mother.
[22:30] Earnest
    What?
[22:31] Iona
    Why?
[22:32] Blade
    Well, you were gonna explode
    because Mother fired you, right?
[22:37] Blade
    That's why...
[22:38] Blade
    I went to go persuade her.
[22:40] Blade
    With a bit of brute force, as well.
[22:45] Iona
    The connection with Mother has been restored.
[22:48] Earnest
    Does that mean...
[22:49] Iona
    Currently, the self-destruct program...
[22:53] Iona
    has met none of its parameters to activate.
[22:58] Iona
    Sophie, I...
[23:00] Sophie
    Yes.
[23:01] Sophie
    What you want most right now.
[23:04] Sophie
    You should go and do it.
[23:09] Earnest
    If that was the case—
[23:10] Iona
    Master!
[23:11] Iona
    Master! Master!
[23:14] Iona
    Master!
[23:15] Iona
    Master!
[23:16] Mao
    Well? Not going to stop her?
[23:18] Earnest
    Just for today...
[23:19] Iona
    Master!
[23:22] Blade
    Can't breathe...
[23:24] Iona
    Master!
[23:25] Earnest
    I changed my mind after all!
[23:27] Earnest
    Get off!
[23:28] Earnest
    Get off him!
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