["Hanging"... The word bounces around inside Otto's mind like a small wrecking ball, hitting far harder than the earlier mention of execution. Perhaps it's because he's just had a taste of what it'll be like. Through the frenzy, a very simple question rises to the surface. 'Can the actuators still function when all his higher brain functions cease?' Perhaps when he dies, they will die also and that will be the end of it.
The actuators catch wind of that thought. The free one turns to look at him almost as if it's offended and their presence floods his mind once more, drowning out anything but the need for survival. Otto's right hand moves to his head, clutching it.]
... We won't allow it. There will be no execution.
[It doesn't matter what he has to do to avoid that fate. It doesn't matter how many obstacles will be destroyed. He will live, and so will they.]
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The actuators catch wind of that thought. The free one turns to look at him almost as if it's offended and their presence floods his mind once more, drowning out anything but the need for survival. Otto's right hand moves to his head, clutching it.]
... We won't allow it. There will be no execution.
[It doesn't matter what he has to do to avoid that fate. It doesn't matter how many obstacles will be destroyed. He will live, and so will they.]