[North watches quietly as one more AI is added to the line, thinks about how to phrase his answer.
He can hear Sigma calling for Theta.
He can hear Theta crying when he fell.
"North, get up! You promised!"
He closes his eyes and shakes his head, taking a deep breath to steady himself.]
They didn't remember being part of the Alpha, but they knew that they were all born from that same source.
[He glances appraisingly at Church, steps a little closer, in front of Tex (Tex, who had told him that the Alpha was being tortured, who had told him that the Alpha was still alive and needed their help).]
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He can hear Sigma calling for Theta.
He can hear Theta crying when he fell.
"North, get up! You promised!"
He closes his eyes and shakes his head, taking a deep breath to steady himself.]
They didn't remember being part of the Alpha, but they knew that they were all born from that same source.
[He glances appraisingly at Church, steps a little closer, in front of Tex (Tex, who had told him that the Alpha was being tortured, who had told him that the Alpha was still alive and needed their help).]
They wanted to meet him more than anything.