abandonware | i n [B] o x . // acata.

You called me, dumbass!

[She sounds more huffy than actually angry and adds:]

Twice!

[There's the sound of her kicking at something on the ground. Probably a rock, the motion more idle than frustrated.

Some part of her recognizes that Zero is attempting to commiserate, if in a way that A2 has decided is typical of her.] ...It's not just that.

This is the first time I've been around humans. And...it's the first time in a while I've been around other YoRHa androids.

[There's a little sigh, and she sounds less petulant and more hesitant.]

It's strange.

[If she had something to do, to fight, to throw herself at, she wouldn't have to be left alone with her thoughts, which was always the worst thing she could think of.]

Hm..

[ Zero makes a quiet sound of acknowledgement, but otherwise it's mostly silent on her end. She hadn't been expecting that honest an answer, despite being the one who asked in the first place. ]

You never thought about what you would do if you ever ran into humans and other– what'd you call them? Yooha androids?

Doesn't matter if it's stupid or unrealistic, just tell me whatever the fuck you always thought you would do.

YoRHa.

[She corrects, though patiently, for once.

There's a while before she says anything else.]

Never thought I'd live long enough to meet humans. Never thought I'd see most of the other YoRHa androids again either. Not like this.

[It's true and said with the sort of blank dullness that she usually gave morbid information in. She never thought she'd see most of these other androids alive again, and she had not thought she and 9S would have reached any sort of understanding, even one made begrudgingly and likely at the request of 2B.]

...

I used to think I'd ask the humans how long the war was going to last. When we'd get to meet them.

[Why they had been left behind, if they cared at all, if they were proud of them.]

What the world was like before the machines, I guess.

[ Said conversationally: ]

Well, I don't know whatever the fuck most of that means– but honestly that's pretty much how it always goes when you manage to make sounds that aren't just grunting noises.

[ But to her credit, she did listen seriously. ]

But I don't know why you can't do those things despite all of that.

[ a pause ]

You remember that one time? When you tried to kill me but you got some shit in your eye and started crying? I said some bullshit about how you were dead on the inside, but honestly if you're this bent out of shape about all of this you're probably just trying to figure out how to live.

[ She shrugs on the other end of the line, not at A2 can see. ]

No point in being so worked up over it. People who are supposedly geniuses spend their whole fucking lives trying to figure out the meaning of life or whatever. No way a dumbass like you is gonna' figure it out right away.

I didn't cry about shit! Have you been down there so long that your memory's shot?

[There's a pause.

Eventually, she speaks up again, her tone thoughtful.]

You must really be bored if you're trying to be helpful.

I'm not trying to be anything.

[ Again, she is offended at the prospect of coming off as being helpful of all things. ]

But I am bored. And cold, and wet.

That's not the point– all I'm saying is that you just need to calm down and stop thinking about all this shit so much. It's annoying as hell to listen to and even worse to watch.

Sure. Whatever you say.

[You don't fool her Zero. Tsunderes be knowin other tsunderes. Game recognize game.]

I am calm. [

]

Is there water in your ears? Like I said, you can get lost at any time if I'm so annoying to you. Make yourself useful down there instead of being a pain in my ass.

Don't get mad at me because you can't float. If this is you calm I can't wait to see you lose your shit over something.

[ RIP anyone in the general vicinity of Zero while she's having this conversation, because she's definitely yelling and its definitely echoing like crazy. ]

Hey, I think I found a way for you to keep busy! Considering shaving a few pounds off your giant metal ass before the next one of these field trips. Then you won't be stuck on land whining.

[ And because she's dead set on "winning" this conversation and getting the last word in, she hangs up– pretty satisfied with herself. ]

[SHE CALLS BACK]

That's not how it works, asshole! Oh, I've got it. Here's an idea for you: try growing a brain before the next mission! Maybe then you won't be stuck repeating yourself.

[and she disconnects the call again.]

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