You found sleep when the battle came to a close. To your surprise, 47D was far more subtle in her movements during this battle. Whether this was due to her being careful carrying you, or whether she was facing fewer enemies by her positioning, you didn't know. Maybe when you'll wake up you'll remember to thank her. You felt yourself drift into unconsciousness.

By now, you had gotten a few hours of sleep, and had drifted up into semi-consciousness. Someone was shaking your shoulder. Figures, just when you were getting back to sleep.

"C'mon, we're getting close to the base." 9S spoke up.

"Leave it, 9S," 47D said. You could feel the vibrations as she spoke, "We can drop him off there while he's asleep."

"Command said they wanted him to meet up with a few people in the camp- even if he's still waking up, it's better than nothing." He shook your shoulder again. "Now come on." You failed to suppress a sigh. You stretched out your arms, tensed your back, then lifted your head up…

Only to set it back down on 47D's other shoulder. The shoulder that was further away from 9S. 47D gave out a short laugh while 9S stammered in anger and a bit of surprise.

"H-Hey! Stop that, I'm serious here! We'll be there any minute!" It was almost a shame you couldn't see 9S so riled up, much less any android. The mere thought- a robot, the pinnacle of technology at the time, succumbing to a minor temper tantrum.

"Alright, fine. Mind letting me off?" You felt 47D kneel down and unhook your legs. Thankfully, 9S was right behind you to make sure your half-asleep body didn't just topple backward or crumple down. You got a deep breath of air and sighed, then turned slightly. Hopefully 904 took the cue you were talking to him.

"Any idea how long I slept?" was what you tried to say, but it got slightly mangled though your exhausted brain and mouth.

"6 hours, 21 minutes," came the monotone reply.

"Thanks." Great, tired enough to barely function, awake enough to have no excuse. You tried once again to rub the sleep from your eyes as you mindlessly followed the group.

The uneven road you were on ran by a couple of buildings, and was leading you into an opening ahead. As you rounded the last building, you heard a waterfall somewhere ahead in the nearby vicinity, probably connected to the steam which fed the pond just in front of you. There was a fair-sized bank on the other side of the pond, where another road in disrepair bordered a wall of buildings. An alley situated itself near the middle of the wall, bordered on the ground by two walls, which didn't do a great job at preventing access.

But what was interesting was what was going on in front of the walls. There were a number of androids standing guard both on the wall and on the ground. Remembering what 9S told you, these were probably resistance androids, due to how they were dressed. In particular, there was one who was arguing with two androids that looked pretty similar to each other from where you were standing. You could tell from the body language that the argument was still calm, but in that stage where it could easily still get worse. The group you were with started to make their way through the pond before they realized your preferred circumventing route.

The group started approaching the base along the wall. You were curious as to why there would be people having an argument at the entrance of the base. They shouldn't be fighting while they're on duty, right? As you drew nearer, you started to make out bits of the conversation.

"...be out here?" It was one of the two girls.

"Anemone said that you should stay in the base, especially during times like this. You won't know when the Machines will come up next." A guy's voice. The one fighting against them.

"All the more reason to have more of us defending, right?"

"No. Anemone would have my drives if I defied her orders."

"Oh, come on. I've seen it before, she doesn't flip out if there's a minor infraction. Besides, the only thing we can do here is help." At this point, the group rounded the corner into the base. And… of course the alley made a turn no more than a few meters in. Built up the tension for the reveal of the camp, you guessed.

"My answer is still no. Orders are orders." At this point, you could see the three arguing androids clearly. Well, the male android was arguing with one of the female androids. The arguing twin had wavy, auburn hair and wore a flower in her hair on her left. The more passive twin had straight, auburn hair and pinned back her bangs with a flower on her right. Their black-and-white clothing seemed to possess a strange sense of fashion, but you never had the eye for it, so who were you to judge.

"Well, fine," the argumentative twin turned her body in a huff, keeping her gaze locked on the male android. "If you want to decrease your odds of survival, then you can be scrap metal for the Machines for all I care. But don't come crying to me when they start shoving their-"

"Sister, it's not worth the fight." The twin with straight hair spoke softly, but firmly. The words seemed practiced, like she's had to speak this exact phrase a thousand times before. Something struck you as odd about her as you passed by her. Maybe it was because the other androids at the wall at least gave you a passing glance, but she almost acted as if you weren't there. Of course, the other two were too embroiled in their discussion to notice this new group wander in. "Let's head back in."

There was a marked silence before you heard someone make a frustrated noise, then turn and stomp off. Well, 'stomp off' was toward you, but still. You were more interested in seeing the camp than paying attention to the two behind you, but you couldn't help but hear that they were whispering behind you.

Before you saw the camp, your thoughts turned briefly to the whole android/human similarity in appearance. When you first met 78B, 47D, and 50G, you found out that they didn't think you were a human at first- they thought you were an android, like them. So, at least for now, if you tried to play it cool, and weren't an idiot about betraying your identity, you could probably pass as being an android toward the camp for a short while. You were so lost in thought, that you didn't hear the footsteps behind you. You jumped when a hand landed on your shoulder and a voice spoke into your ear.

"Welcome to the camp, human."