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could've followed my fears all the way down by Bara_no_Uta
Fandoms: NieR: Automata (Video Game)
06 Nov 2020
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The problem was that with the machines’ evolution, strategy only could get them so far. They could create the most brilliant strategy in the world against the current varieties of machines, only to get ambushed by some that were undefeatable… No. 16, Lily, Gerbera, Daisy, Dahlia…
Her hands curled into fists, and her gaze lowered to the ground. “It scares me. To think that I could lose you. I failed to protect my squadron. I can’t let that happen to anybody else.”
She didn’t think that it was fair for A2 to blame herself for what had happened to her squadron, but unsure how to help her believe that, 2B stayed focused on the matter at hand. “You don’t have to protect me. I can defend myself.”
“What if… there was an enemy that you couldn’t defeat? If your attacks were completely ineffective?”
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A2 and 2B have a heart-to-heart.Series
- Part 13 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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A Neverending Spiral by Babenclaw for Thalassa_Promise
Fandoms: NieR: Automata (Video Game)
05 Nov 2020
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He remained there a moment, contemplating.
Was it worth it? To return to an empty earth?
To walk alone?
(A Post-E world where everything isn't okay, and two lost androids desperately cling to any sense of belonging in a world out to tear them apart. Side: 9S)
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- Part 3 of [E]verything That Lives
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“I… wasn’t prepared for how much 6O reminds me of No. 4. They’re different, but it’s that same optimism and always trying to cheer everyone up.” She drew her knees to her chest. Of all of them, the one who she tended to remember most was No. 4.
“Yeah. Seeing 21O is harder than I thought it would be, too,” Anemone admitted softly, looking down at her hands. She didn’t regret killing No. 21. It wasn’t like there had been any alternative – since No. 21 couldn’t erase the virus, and she was the only one with the capability to do that at all, there hadn’t been any chance of saving her. But it still brought back strong memories. She had shot countless allies due to infection, but something made the situation with No. 21 all the more vivid in her mind.
Perhaps it was because after seeing No. 21 cure Lily, she had gotten a sense of hope that she wouldn’t lose anymore allies to the virus, and then she’d had that hope ripped away.
“I miss them, Anemone.” She knew that this was likely so obvious that the words were redundant, but she didn’t know what else to say.
Anemone placed an arm around A2’s shoulders. “I know. I do too.”Series
- Part 12 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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What kinds of things she liked to do? Spending time with 2B was at the top of the list, followed by spending time with Anemone. “I like spending time with my friends. 2B likes to fish, so I go fishing with her a lot.” She smiled at 2B and admitted, “Maybe it’s growing on me, too.” Or maybe she just was happy to do anything, so long as it was with 2B and not dangerous. “What about you? I know you just got to Earth, but is there anything else you’d like to do?”
“Back on the Bunker, I liked looking at old world archives on plants and animals. Now that I’m on Earth, I want to try growing some flowers! I also hope that I can meet one of the animals known as a ‘cat’! Rumor has it that they were widely regarded as the cutest of all creatures!”
Her enthusiasm for cats when she had never even seen one got a chuckle out of A2. “You know, until your generation, all androids that I know of had simulated memories. Memories of a human life in the old world, that they thought would help us diversify on the battlefield. In my simulated memories, we had a cat who lived on our farm.”
6O’s eyes lit up. “Tell me more? What was it like? Was it soft?”Series
- Part 11 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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Pod set to work booting up 6O. Once the startup sequence had completed, her eyes opened.
The first thing she saw was 2B, which brought a smile to her face – she had never expected to wake up to 2B. But as soon as she processed what she saw around 2B, she could tell something had drastically changed. 6O sat up. “2B? Where am I?” She looked down at her outfit, which was that of a B-type instead of an O-type. A thread of panic made its way through her chest, not liking that she had no idea what was going on.
“You’re on Earth,” she said, hoping that if she stayed calm, it would help 6O calm down as well. She had had faith in the process, but even so, she was immensely relieved to see 6O awake and well.
6O looked around, curiosity sparkling in her eyes. She had a number of questions, and still felt deeply uneasy about what might have prompted her to be on Earth in a B-type body, but she couldn’t deny hoping that this was a chance for her to explore Earth as she had often wished to.
“We’ll explain everything soon, but it makes more sense to explain it once to both of you,” 2B told her, nodding at 21O, who the Pods were working on waking.Series
- Part 10 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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After consulting with Anemone, A2 decides she's ready to tell 2B what happened during the Pearl Harbor Descent Mission.
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Part of a series, but can be read as a standalone.Series
- Part 9 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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“What is a bath?”
The question caught 2B off guard. Since A2 was an older unit, 2B had assumed she would also be more knowledgeable. But A2 had spent almost her entire life working in complete isolation, so now that she thought about it, it made sense that she might not know certain terms. “With our current resources, it’s washing your body and relaxing in the water.”
“So… I stand in the water and do cleaning maintenance?” Without even undressing, she waded into the water. It wasn’t exactly like she had much coverage in the first place at this point.
…Not exactly, and she was doing things out of order. “Is it… okay if I join you, and help you with what to do?”
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A2 needs a bath, some maintenance, and some actual clothes. 2B decides to make sure she's taken care of, and A2 starts to open up.
Part of a series, but can be read as standalone.Series
- Part 8 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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2B took a few seconds to decide on the right phrasing. When she finally spoke again, her voice was quiet. “Does it get easier? …Carrying bad memories.”
A2's expression darkened, but she decided she would answer the question. “I don’t know. Anemone tells me it does. She says I’ll feel better after I grieve.” She still wondered if she actually deserved to feel better, no matter what Anemone said or what her old allies would have said. “It’s… complicated.”
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Part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone.Series
- Part 7 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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【Post Final E】Despertando en una ciudad en ruinas sin ningún propósito de continuar luchando, ambos androides deberán aclarar sus fantasmas del pasado y buscar la manera de seguir adelante en este "Nuevo mundo" mientras enfrentan sus verdaderos sentimientos. Porque esta vez, ya no estaban atrapados en aquel espiral interminable de vida y muerte.
NieR: Automata pertenece a Yoko Taro, SquareEnix y PlatinumGames©
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- Part 1 of r[E]birth and hope
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to trust myself to trust someone else by Bara_no_Uta
Fandoms: NieR: Automata (Video Game)
16 Oct 2020
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Ever since the war had ended and she had started to understand that she wasn’t alone anymore, some of the numbness that she had been submerged in for the past few years had started to melt. Some would assume that to be a good thing, but… in its place was overwhelming, intolerable despair so thick she felt she was choking on it more often than not.
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A2 is beginning to heal, but sometimes the process is painful. Luckily, she has two friends who care deeply about her to provide support.
Part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone.Series
- Part 6 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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After the fall of the tower, 2B reawakens, her wounds healed and her head cleared of the logic virus. She finds 9S, still unconscious but his body intact. She waits for him to return to consciousness, but their reunion isn't as cheerful as she may have hoped.
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"...Nines?"
I smile.
"Good morning, 2B."
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2B thought about that, then exhaled deeply, something in her chest seeming to loosen. “I never have to be ‘2E’ again. I… can be 2B now, for real.” After talking to A2 the other week, she felt more comfortable allowing herself this.
She looked at 2B for a moment before looking back to the sky, hints of sadness in her expression. “I don’t understand why they would use No. 2 data for an E-type model. Making someone whose nature is to fight only for their comrades be an E-type… was cruel.”
A2 understood her. She had just put words to the instinct 2B had felt from the beginning. But how did—Oh. After all, A2 was a No. 2 model as well… “I always told myself at first that by executing those who betrayed YoRHa, I was protecting everyone else,” she said softly, tears forming in her eyes. “…Until it was 9S. Until then, I really believed what I was doing was just, but with the cycle we were placed into… I understand Commander couldn’t see any other way, but it was… a cruel fate.”Series
- Part 5 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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take a risk (take a chance, make a change) by Bara_no_Uta
Fandoms: NieR: Automata (Video Game)
21 Sep 2020
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“What about you? What are you doing all the way out here?” 2B asked, curious if A2 had been here for any specific reason.
A2 averted her eyes, embarrassed to admit the reason she was… well, most likely in the middle of nowhere.
To be fair, everything was “the middle of nowhere” except 2B’s home base and the Resistance Camp. And yet, any other android would be able to navigate themselves back to those locations…
She had never understood what was wrong with her. It should have been impossible for an android to get lost, and yet even in a fairly small space, she got turned around and lost her way easily. Even now that she had seen so many different places, that hadn’t changed. Yet, no scans had ever turned up any defects, as far as she was aware.
Eventually, she decided to be honest. She had told 2B she would try to stop pushing her away, and part of that meant attempting to open up to her. Perhaps this was a good opportunity to see what it was like to be completely honest with her. “I don’t know why, but I’ve always had difficulties navigating. Honestly, I thought I’d go to the river to get some water, but I never found it.”
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Part of a series, but can be read standalone.Series
- Part 4 of Finding Meaning in [E]ternity
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Anemone and A2 have a moment together.
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The Wasted Time (Between Your Lips and Mine) by runicmagitek for SophieScarlet
Fandoms: NieR: Automata (Video Game)
07 Sep 2020
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They didn’t have to worry anymore; whatever piqued his interest was worthwhile and 2B was eager to follow. Not to keep him in check, but because she wanted to share it with him.
And yet.
Why.
Why were her dreams anything but peaceful and welcoming?
The horrors they endured are over, but they persist in 2B's dreams. While acclimating to a new life, she contemplates telling 9S of what she dreams of and how she wants nothing but for him to live. Preferably with her.
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Nothing [A]bove, Nothing [A]bsolute by decay for hotsuqueen
Fandoms: NieR: Automata (Video Game)
24 Jul 2020
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There’s a memory in 2B’s data that flickers to the forefront of A2’s mind when she looks up and knows the Commander is no longer watching her from above.
“Hey, did you know that android battle fever is actually quite similar to the human emotion of ‘love’?” The android with a hood - Jackass - stands in the shade of jagged desert walls, and 2B’s vague discomfort at the idea of thinking about it too deeply is palpable through the memory data. “So if we want to know what all those old human records are always going on about, all we need to do is let our fists fly!”
Jackass’s voice is teasing and the hint of a smile lingers on her face. “Makes this whole thing feel more romantic, don’t you think?”
A2 closes her eyes, ending the replay of 2B’s memory. Yes … perhaps it does.
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Field of Flowers by Zoomi_zoomi
Fandoms: NieR: Automata (Video Game), Nier Gestalt | Nier
10 Jul 2020
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6O invited 2B to participate in a strange human ritual known as a "picnic," all while their mutual friends scheme to create the perfect, and safest, romantic atmosphere!
Make sure to click the google link to read the fic! I don't like the Ao3 formatting, so I always use a goggle link.
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Three times A2 pretended to sleep, and one time she had to wake up and intervene.
Or, A2 just looking out for 2B and 9S after their reboot. Her logic circuits found it tiring just to skim over the complexity of 9S and 2B’s relationship.
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They have to get clean before they get dirty.