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Got it. We’ll have to adjust. When you have time to go over data from the vaccine, maybe you can - think of another way to make it.

I will. And - I'm sorry, Aloy. You trusted me with this.

[ she feels like she let her down ]

[There's a heavy breath.]

We're all just trying. Someone on Sloth couldn't deliver on getting you in. I probably rushed you from my end, too.

You didn't. I needed to try, at least. To know I did something. I would continue testing it, but Kaine insists on us getting back inside.

[ then, a little benignly huffy ]

Being strong enough to carry me away is cheating, though.

Is that what I needed to do, to get you places all this time?

It definitely makes it faster, at least.

Stick with him for a bit. Let me know if there's something you need from me?

We're together now, that's what's important.

So - was that before any of these games started happening?

It was. We'd only just managed to get out of the houses, and she was going around checking on people.

[ then, with a sudden laugh ]

And there was this guy! He saw the trees and started hugging them and crying.

Ha. That sounds like her.

[A baffled little smile spreads.]

Hugging them?

Yeah! Just took one look and threw himself at them.

I like trees, but that’s - overboard.

[Did this place used to have more dumb puppies to watch. . .]

I don't know about hugging trees, but it might be fun to climb one, one day.

That's easy enough. We can make that happen, sometime.

I will. And you too. If there are more ways I can help, just tell me.

It'd be fun! Assuming I don't fall out and break my arm or something like that.

The only way to make sure is to practice it. I never broke anything on the paths.

[Just, you know, doing things like blowing out a dam and getting slammed around underwater.]

So it's like punching.

I don't know where you get that connection from. But yeah, probably. Just like any fighting technique.

Leon taught me how to punch earlier. He says he has to stay strong to fight bioterrorism, so he has to do his exercises for it every day. I guess he fell behind on them when he got here.

That'd be pretty easy to fall behind on. There's always something else that needs done.

[She thinks, since she keeps finding work for herself.]

Really? I feel like there's so much free time... But then again, I'm used to a very strict schedule.

Does that mean you'll be spending a lot of time practicing punching things?

[ playfully tapping Aloy's arm with her fist, ]

Why? Are you volunteering?

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