A/N: Hello this is my second story on this site, considering my first one is unfinished. For the record I do not own Nier automata. The game belongs to Square Enix and Yoko taro. The starting point will be after ending E with the revival of 2B, 9S and A2. While focusing on the relationship between 2B and 9S, this will also focus on an OC of my creation. A rather eccentric scientist. All I gotta say is possibly last human go BRRRRR considering there are probably a good amount more of these fics.

Some people say that humanity would be wiped out in one fell swoop. Fast acting, no room for protest. However It was a gradual destruction, one that slowly encroached upon every single country and there was nothing they could do to stop it.
Only halt the inevitable. The 6-12 Incident that happened in Tokyo on june 12th, 2003 was something that would have never been expected, even after the gag order of most things concerning it from the Japanese government, they could not stop the spread of it online with it eventually reaching other countries. A few months later an international meeting was held between every country on the issue that happened in June. This was on the news for all the world to see, especially for one scientist named Jonathan prota.

Jonathan was a man of English and Asian descent, He took after his fathers European looks majorly with the only difference being his eyes which resembled his mothers who was a Korean. Piercing orange, a rather strange mutation in the iris and melanin from what his mother always told him. A slightly pale skin complexion and semi long light brown hair finished off his looks. However despite this he never really got out into the dating market considering his research and inquisitiveness to precedent.

Growing up he would often always be asking questions, learning from his father about the ins and outs of his company Oasis technologies, asking questions towards his mother about her job at the pharmaceutical company she worked at as well. Eventually Jonathan went through his schooling and college getting a rather well paying job at Oasis. It was there he perfected his craft with robotics and other branches of science as well while only being around twenty. This being around 3 years ever since the 6-12 incident. Jonathan saw all the news reports, the meetings and even the rumors on a new disease popping up in Shinjuku. One that turned people into sodium chloride. Eventually dubbed white chlorination syndrome. Jonathan felt that the whole situation was going to get even worse, and oh how right he was about it.

During those few years Jonathan studied up on other branches of science, specifically relating to cryogenics and upon hearing news of the WCS beginning to appear in Europe and other countries alongside some sort of strange army eventually dubbed the Legion, his research kicked into overdrive. Cryogenics, Biology, Quantum theory, even occultic research was done by man. If only to hold off the inevitable. The team he was working with slowly dwindled, He had lost contact with his mother and father a month before WCS spread worldwide. Eventually it was just him inside of his laboratory, surviving on canned food and bottled water. There was enough to last for a good decade which was good.

The only company he had at that point was a robot he built that he affectionately named tinkers, She was a marvel of engineering. And one that kept him from losing whatever sanity he had left. At first people stopped by his bunker for supplies occasionally which he was all too happy to give to them, if only for the meager amount of contact with whatever humans were left. Then slowly no one else showed up. As if to say to the man that it was all for naught.

Jonathan still had hope despite this, although it had been months since he had heard a news report or even any chatter over the internet itself. One thing that surprised him was his immunity to the WCS syndrome. There were particulates of what he now knew as Maso after acquiring(hacking) some documents from a government building. Jonathan was…well relieved was not really the word he could accurately describe, It was a mixture of relief and also sadness. A good week was spent just wallowing inside of his laboratory, no progress on anything. It was only thanks to tinkers that he did not outright kill himself right there. For a moment his hope returned and so too did his drive to see if things would get better in the future.

On august 12th 2010 he began plans of a cryogenic pod, and only four years later did he fully finish it right on the month that the gestalt project fully began, Jonathan gave instructions to tinkers. Keep watch over the lab. Make sure it stays in good shape. If need be help those who are in need. Jonathan then recorded a video detailing who he was, the date and time alongside any other pertinent information in case someone came across his laboratory. The scientist then gave a hug to tinkers and spoke one last thing to the bot if only to calm himself as well

"Who knows, maybe humanity would have figured out something by the time I am unfrozen…"

Upon letting go of the bot, Jonathan stepped into the cryogenic pod laying down. The man then closed his eyes counting down until he fully fell asleep. Not knowing that when he woke up, the world would be different…. So very different.