Eighth Resurrection

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[Loss.  It's been something that's hit the Chalice quite a bit in recent battles, and losing Chips was a pretty hefty blow for R.  And what's more, there's the reports Cora got about the weapons of terror used and then everything that came after it.  And Typhon's words are still fresh on its mind.]

He was wrong.  The other Retroactive Existence, Typhon.  He (and it feels uncomfortable using gendered pronouns for another RE unit like myself) talked about how acts of cruelty were the measure of how close he could be to a human... but you find violence, even pointless violence, in countless animals.

I don't want him to be right, and if he is, I'll more than gladly be wrong.

[There's a brief pause.  Even AIs gotta think.]

No.  More than that, I'll be superior to his definition.  Chips, Dozer Felicita... and going back further there's countless more who were on this ship and died because they thought the world was worth it.  I can't help but feel sentimental and inspired in spite of the shock.

At least that's how I'm coping with it.