[ "Sounds rough" nearly makes its way past Maine's lips — but he's said that before, hasn't he? He's called it "rough"; he's called it "complicated." Those things are still true, but what's the point of repeating them?
He takes another drink. Tries to imagine what it would be like to struggle so hard against something inside of him. Then he remembers wrestling control of his body away from an AI. Remembers losing control, too, and being unable to even attempt to fight back. Was Larry's experience anything like that? ]
Don't think acceptance will work. Power's not sentient. It doesn't care.
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He takes another drink. Tries to imagine what it would be like to struggle so hard against something inside of him. Then he remembers wrestling control of his body away from an AI. Remembers losing control, too, and being unable to even attempt to fight back. Was Larry's experience anything like that? ]
Don't think acceptance will work. Power's not sentient. It doesn't care.
[ Whether or not he accepts it, he means. ]