[In the end, his comparison only gets them so far. At least she seems to understand how he can forgive her, but 9S isn't sure how to help her forgive herself. He's wrestled with guilt and shame before, it's just not the same thing. What 2B has lived with goes deeper than that, and, he thinks, she's a far gentler person than he is to begin with.

It seems dangerous to decide that circumstances and the eventual logic virus infection account for all of his ruthless actions. 9S isn't sure he would do any different if faced with the same situation or not. What was there to do with one's grief, when all seemed lost?

But that was then, and this is now. His focus might wander, but he centers it right back on 2B, watching her face in profile from where he sits]

Maybe...when you're ready to, you should try.

[With the past weighing her down, 9S can't imagine that she would ever truly be happy. And she deserves to be, after all that she has been through. He wants that more than anything in this world or any other. Well, that, and to remain by her side. What more could he truly ask for?

Well...aside from knowing what to do with feelings, but that's a subject he'll revisit another time]

There are things you can do here. Positive things. Ones we didn't get a shot at, before.