Memory Theater's Mecha Symphony

Lydia

I should have known you'd be here for the memory theater demonstration.

Lydia

After what happened with the mecha project, I wasn't sure you'd want to see me again.

Emma

The ranger corps needs to evaluate this technology before it goes public.

Emma

Too many civilian casualties from uncontrolled memory extraction devices.

Lydia

(No, not those memories. The system wasn't supposed to access our personal data!)

Emma

Turn it off, Lydia! Those are classified ranger operations!

Emma

The families of those pilots don't need to see their final moments displayed like entertainment!

Lydia

I'm trying to override the neural link, but it's reading both our memory patterns simultaneously!

Lydia

Emma, I need you to think about something else - anything but the crash!

Emma

(The sunrise over the mountain range. The morning we decided to develop defensive mechas instead of weapons.)

Lydia

The system's offline. Your peaceful memory broke the trauma loop.

Lydia

Maybe we can finally move forward from what happened.