[She curls into him, not answering, shaking too hard to really hold on back, and whimpering -- even sobbing is too much now. She can feel that the program hasn't shut down, it's just in the loading phase. But she doesn't want to see what comes next, and if fragmenting means she doesn't have to be killed anymore, it might be worth it.

But she can't leave Will alone.

She does her best to pull herself together -- she doesn't know how she's doing it, this new instinct is strange but effective. After a short moment, she's able to straighten up and even though she's still weeping -- she can feel the tears on her cheeks -- and give him a proper reply.]

Why did it have to be that one? How -- how many --

[How many terrible scenarios like that can they possibly run?]