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Does anyone know why people lose their memories when they lose their network access?

Uh. Kara's forgotten everything. I was out pouring snow on the fires, and then... yeah. Our dog's gone, too, but I guess it's because she got him from Retrospec. Most of my friends forgot, too. It feels pretty lonely around now, but... anyway, just letting you guys know.

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You mean, in the other world?

Yes, but also here. Togusa got him back.

And now his robot friend works for the library? That's nice of him.

Togusa and I want Isamu to experience something more than just being a weapon, even if that's what he was made to be. Maybe especially because that's what he was made to be.

Yeah. That sounds really nice. Then he can decide what he really wants, huh? If robots can do that. Can they?

This one can. He likes chocobos, and snowball fights, and taking care of books. I know none of that was programmed in.

It sounds pretty nice. So he learns like anyone else?

He's currently analyzing 'hugs'.

[Guess who hugged the robot. Guess.]

Heh, that's pretty cute, actually.

He's the cutest robot I've ever met.

[Shuji has not met all that many.]

Yeah, I -- [She holds her head suddenly.] ...huh.

Robot memory?

[There are only so many reasons people interrupt themselves in the middle of sentences.]

Sorry... Yeah. I mean, I don't know if she was a cute robot, I guess sort of? But I don't usually think that about people who are trying to kill me. But then she wasn't doing that anymore? I don't know.

Maybe once she calmed down she was cute?

[Girl robots often are.]

I dunno, I kind of was trying not to die. But she ended up helping us in some... I don't know, some big battle I barely remember.

Against some supervillain trying to take over the world? That seems like the sort of thing Supergirl might get into.

Probably.

["Supergirl," not "you." She can't blame Mr. Tsushima of all people for that, not after they talked it over. But it still makes her shrink into herself a little.]

I think we all might be, right now.

[Shuji will never consider the two of them one and the same, but he can at least acknowledge that Lina can become like Supergirl if she wants. That's something.]

Please no, I'd be a terrible superhero.

I mean, so would I. Lina Ellis, total screwup. But if I -- sh -- I can do it, anyone can. People make mistakes, they just get better. "Believe in your super self." Right, Mr. Tsushima?

I don't think you're a screwup.

[So the premise of this is faulty to begin with. Lina is a good person.]

...thanks. I think you can do it, too.

Thank you very much.

-and seriously, I've told you you can call me Shuji, it's fine?

It's awkward!

It's more awkward when you call me by my last name! Literally no one else does, I always think you're talking to my father or something!

Sorry... I just thought it was polite, plus you're way older.