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// Confusion 
// Story: Nier: The Last Human 
// by StardustSprinkle 
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"This is...unique. Hi, Popola, take a look." A girl with red hair calls out to her sister.
"What is it? Devola?" Popola asks.
"Her body structure is quite different from other androids."
"Hm...What the...How do you even fight with a structure like this?"
"Is everything ok?" 9S asks: "Sunset was in hibernation for about 9,000 years, so..."
"Yes, well," Devola says: "Her body is not made for battle. She wouldn't have the strength or durability to fight anyone."
"Her body mass is way too low for an android, and her bones are fragile from what we can tell," Popola adds: "Also, it appears that she has some kind of pumping device in her chest."
"Well, she is an older model, so..." 9S replies.
"Yeah, about that," Devola says: "That device resembles a heart that an animal would possess."
"An animal?" 2B asks.
"Yes. By the way, 9S, were you able to hack into her?" Popola asks.
"No! I can't even get to the hacking page! It's almost like she doesn't have an operating system!"
"And what kind of being can move around and keep on living without an operating system?" Devola asks.
"An animal?" 9S says.
"Plus, there's nothing wrong with her body. Her core functions should be intact, and yet," Popola says: "She still can't see, can't talk and is having trouble standing."
"Just what kind of android or machine would have those sort of problems?" Devola says: "Think hard. The answer is a bit obvious if you ask me."
"Are you suggesting she's..." 9S asks in disbelief.
"You tell me," Devola says: "It's only a hypothesis, but adding everything up? I am sure of it."
"I see," 2B says: "I'll contact the Bunker as soon as possible."
"Wait, 2B." 9S interrupts: "We don't know everything about her yet. Perhaps we should wait for her recovery and see what happens."
"Good idea," 2B says: "But we need to keep this a secret. If we are right, then she should be sent back to the Bunker as soon as possible."
"Copy that!"
"Will do."
"Count on me!"



Sunset lays on a bed with her eyes open. I can't see a thing! She thinks. 
"Ah...ah..." luckily, she can make a sound with her throat again.
She closes her eyes again, meditating on the events today: It seems like WCS is long gone, then Project Gestalt must be a success. People at this age don't even know of its' existence. However, why are they using terms such as "core functionality" and "system check" on me? Do they think I am a robot or something? Why do they have names such as 2B or 9S? Something is wrong with this age. It is 9,000 years later, after all. Maybe people at this age would have machinal parts inserted into their bodies, and they live with humanoid robots. Most importantly, what happened between humans and replicants? 
Finally, Sunset decides that there's no point in thinking about these now. Perhaps she should focus more on how to recover from her current state. 9,000 years of slumber is quite taxing for her. She's temperately blind and mute, and the loss of muscle mass made it hard for her even to stand up. One thing's for sure. Nobody remembers the project she participated in. The project manager at the time told her about the possibility of people forgetting about this project entirely. However, she promised two things: one, and she will survive. Two, there would be a bag, containing information that might be useful to her, hidden somewhere in the chamber. 
Perhaps I should go back to the chamber once I recover, Sunset thought: I am alive now, so it's time to see whether I can find that bag that the manager promised. 



"9S?"
"Yes, 2B?"
"Where did you find that document?"
"In a chest in the middle of the desert."
"I see," 2B replies: "Why did you give it to Pascal then? Did you not read over the document before handing it over?"
"Well, I..." 
"Why are you handing him those old-world documents anyway? The machines are enemies, remember that." 2B continues.
"Yes, I am sorry," 9S replies, lowering his head: "I never thought it's possible to find this kind of information in the middle of nowhere." 
"How many documents did you hand over?" 2B questions.
"This is the first one!" 9S says. 
"We are contacting the Bunker now." 2B says with a shaky voice: "Pod, patch me..."
"Wait!" 9S interrupts.
"What is it?" 2B asks angrily. 
"I mean...um...we don't even know if she..." 9S adds. 
"There might be other documents just like this one in the desert," 2B explains: "The possibility of those documents fallen in enemy hands increases every minute we waste."
"I guess you are right," 9S says: "Still, do you think the commander would believe us? I have never heard of such a project before!"
"I know," 2B pauses for a moment: "It's a bit odd that the Council of Humanity never mentioned an important project like this."
"So perhaps we should talk to Anemone about this? There's no need to hurry," 9S says: "Besides, Pascal is our friend, remember? He contacted us instead of giving this document to other machines."
"I guess you are right," 2B lets out a sigh: "Sorry, Nines. I don't know got into me."
"It's ok," 9S replies: "It's ok, I can understand. We've spent all our time fighting for humanity but never seen an actual human. If we are right about Sunset, then we would be the first ones aside from the commander to even interacted with a human! Isn't that exciting?"
"I guess," 2B says: "If she really is a human, then I would like to have a conversation with her. Humans are, after all, the gods who created us. She better has some answers to my questions."
"Are you ok, 2B" 9S gives her a worried look: "You don't seem too happy about her."
"I don't know," 2B says, messaging her temple: "It's just, after all those years of battling machines, I don't even know what's the meaning of anything anymore. Sure I am happy to know that we've just met a human, but still."
"I see," 9S says: "Well, then we should talk to her after she gets better."
"Alright," 2B whispers: "Thank you, Nines."
"Ha! You said it! Twice!" 9S says: "You called me Nines! Twice in a roll!"
"What? I...emotions are..." embarrassed, 2B doesn't know how to respond: "Let's get going."
"Yeah, yeah."
"One affirmation would suffice."
"Fine." 
"One