"Pe-chan?"
"Yes, Rei?"
"The main reactor systems are coming online, but I'm reading massive ship-wide brownouts caused by an unknown energy drain. Would you like me to reroute the remainder of emergency power to your location? I'd feel just awful if your friend over there happened to die due to his life-support systems shutting down in the middle of the implementation of his cyberorganic enhancements, wouldn't you?"
"Indeed. I honestly don't know where we'd get another hobo, especially at this hour. Proceed, thank you."
"Okeedokee, Pe-chan! Happy to be of service!"
"And when you're happy, Rei, I'm happy, and I'm sure everyone else is, too. Right, everyone?"
"Please... please let me... let me die... please............"
"See? Happy."
"Yay! Thank you soo much, Pe-chan!!!"
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Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.
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