Part 196: 12/28/09-12/30/09

12/28/09

It seems like we’ve all made our decision, just from looking at everyone.



It’s like they’ve all come to a realization or something.
Yeah, I agree.
I wonder if everyone’s made up their minds…

Mitsuru had some news on Aigis, finally.



Oh, don’t worry about her. She’s being treated as we speak.

Mitsuru wasn’t very specific, but I’m still hopeful she’ll be home before the new year.



There are three more days until New Year’s Eve.
Have you decided what you’re going to say to Ryoji-kun?

What I’ll say to him… Hah, that’s something else I hadn’t even thought of yet. I’ll need to think about that a bit…

12/29/09

Looks like Aigis’ return won’t be today.



There’s not much time left…



The day’s almost here…
I’ve made up my mind; I’m gonna fight with all I’ve got.
And I know we’re gonna win.
I got so confused thinking about it, but then I figured it out…
Whatever Nyx is, all we have to do is kill it!

12/30/09

I got great news this morning as I was getting up.



I’m up!
Hey, I have good news…
Aigis is coming back today!
Mitsuru-senpai said her wounds have finally healed.
We’re meeting in the lounge tonight. Don’t forget, okay?
See ya!
> Yukari has left…

I don’t remember much of the day, going to be honest. I was pretty excited.



Female Reporter: Today’s subject is a man in his 30s who dresses in very stylish suits.
Though he’s a policeman, he dabbles in a little cooking on the side.
…Next is news. This year, Apathy Syndrome must go away!

I went down to the shrine to thank, well, whoever it is that’s still looking out for us. Then I headed back to wait in the lounge with everyone else.

Video- “Being Human”

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> Everyone is gathered around Aigis, who has finally returned…
I’m back, everyone. Sorry to have worried you all.
Man, I’m glad to see you. I was getting nervous.
Me too. I was fearing the worst…
I’m a machine, so I can always be rebuilt.
Even if I was completely destroyed, the programming data necessary to recreate me would still exist…
Hey… Don’t talk about yourself like that.
They said another week would be required for a complete recovery, but I had the process expedited.
…Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve.

I wish I could have gone down to the lab to visit her while she was recovering, to let her know that she didn’t need to worry.



Mitsuru-san visited me at the lab and told me everything…
That must have been difficult for you all to hear.
Aelita-san… Have you been well…?
I mean, considering the circumstances…
Welcome back!
I’ve… come back, but…
……
Ten years ago, I… What I did to you was…
……
You did the right thing.
But…
If I hadn’t done that to you, you wouldn’t be suffering like this…

To let her know I’d rather face down death than lose myself now that I know what I want to do.



Ryoji has presented you with a difficult choice…
Have you made your decision?
Yes, I have.
…I have a favor to ask of you.
Tomorrow, when Ryoji comes, please…
Please kill him…!
I can’t bear to see everyone hurting like this!
Please choose to have your memories erased…!
Even if…
Even if it means forgetting everything… and everyone…
A-Aigis, what’re you talking about!?
Yeah, this isn’t like you.
……
What’s wrong, Aigis?

Just to be there, so she didn’t have to face the questions that were haunting her alone.



My mission is to protect humanity from Shadows.
But now, I know that I can’t defeat them!
So then… why am I here?
I’m useless! I cannot even shed a tear for you all…!
Oh, Aigis…
Why fight, when you know that you can’t win!?
What is the purpose of that!?
Why are you wasting your lives!?
I don’t plan to waste it.
Yeah, she’s right.
We’re just planning for the future. Right, Ken?
Right.
I… I don’t understand. * sigh * It must be because I don’t posses a “life”…

Well, she won’t have to be alone ever again now.



I’m a machine, a machine that was created to protect humans from Shadows.
But, I can’t fulfill that mission with the powers I was given…
So then, what is my purpose now?
Could someone please tell me?
We don’t know the answer, Aigis…
The only one who can tell you what your purpose is, is you.
That’s why we’re having such a hard time making our decision. There’s just no easy answer.
But as long as we’re alive, we have to do something…
When we see others hurting, we want to help them.
So that’s our purpose.
Haha, I’m not too good at explaining it, but… that’s what we all think.
Can finding one’s purpose really be so simple…?
When I saw you collapse, I realized something…
I want to protect you… I don’t want to forget about you.
Fuuka-san…
There are times when you will lose sight of your goal, and you will hve to search for it.
But if you can’t find it again, then you must set your heart on a new goal.
I’m not really one to talk… but I feel that I’ve come to understand something important this year.
To truly live, you will need to make changes sometimes.

I mean, no human should have to live like that.



Yes. I mean, you’ve changed so much already. …Haven’t you noticed?
In fact, you’re changing even as we speak.
I know what my purpose is…
I’m a machine, a machine who is here to “live”.
And the one who has given me this new purpose is… me.
This is the promise I’ve made to myself.
I don’t know how I’ll do it… but I guess that is a part of living, too.
That’s for you to decide.
…Yes.
> Aigis nodded reassuringly…

And if there’s one thing I’m 100% certain of going into the end of the world it’s that miracles are real.



Because I saw a machine come to life.



Will you allow me to join with you all?
You’re already a part of us!
…Thank you!
I will be with you all…
…no matter what happens…!
That’s the spirit!

Now we’re ready.



My destination lies in the decision we make.
Let’s choose wisely.

Ready for whatever it is that’s coming here tomorrow.



She’s so… “human” now.
Do you think I’ll still be able to talk to her like I did before?

Whether it’s a fight or just a heavy decision.



She looks so… different…
…like she’s human.

We’re ready to fight.



She changed from a robot to a human being.
She used to be so formal…
But now, she’s like a big sister…

We might win, we might lose, but one thing’s for sure.



They said she’s more “human”.

We’re not going quietly into the end.



She seems totally different now…