Penny's P.O.V: Would people treat me differently if I were to lose my memory? What if I had done something offensive and life-threatening? How would people change their behavior?

It might not seem obvious at first, but its there. People suddenly trailing off when you enter the room. Talking about events they know you cannot remember. I can only imagime what T.O.M. is going through. I just wonder what will happen if- when he remembers. There are stories of those who jhave done something bad- forget their horrific action, but then they remember it. And they are worse than before they forgot the event. Others, just grieve, for actions they cannot undo, and horrible memories they can no longer forget.

But T.O.M isn't human. Only an imitation of one. So what would I do if someone kept something from me? Say like homicide? I would probably become worse than I was before. But what would T.O.M do? He has none of the human predictably, no true emotion to inhibit him, and nothing to lose except himself.

Everyone has two choices, but everything comes down to what choice is chosen.

Ava's P.O.V: "Ava?" T.O.M. asks, "I feel like a puzzle, not yet fully completed, like pieces of me have been scattered to the cosmos."

"And why would that be T.O.M?" I ask.

"I can only remember so much, I remember waking you up, bits and pieces of conversation, meeting the Robinsons, and now. I remember you going into my memory, and now it is the present."

Just how much of those conversations just does he remember? Stay wary.Another part of me wars with myself.

But what if he does remember? I thought we- I had come to terms with it? I think we had all just gotten tired of the fighting. I think we just wanted to relax.The wary side wins.

"T.O.M, what conversations do you remember?"

"If my memory banks serve me correctly, I think most of the conversations were me trying to convince you of something. You seemed angry. Sarah? She helped you realize something..."

"Uh, T.O.M?"

The reply is so quiet, I almost missed it.

"I killed them. They begged. And screamed. And cried. I killed them. Oh how they tried, but it was futile. I was under orders? But was that enough to justify my actions? Maybe to me it was, but to you, it was immoral. Murder."

That.. is not where I thought that was going.

"Ava, I am so sorry. I know I could never deserve your forgiveness. But, at least hear my apology. I thought I was my own. But algorithms and programming, like human conditioning, is really hard to break. I know they cannot come back, and that none of us are necromancers. I do nit know if my memory loss was of malicious intentions, or if it was pure accident. Either way, I am glad I was able to apologize."

"T.O.M, I am glad you were able to apologize. I might not ever forgive you, but know that I listened, and I heard you."

Later, in the meeting room...

"Everyone, I have a message. T.O.M. has remembered his past, and he is truly sorry. I might not be abke to forgive him in this lifetime, and I do not soeak for Sarah. I know you guys have been wary. But he has managed to see the error of his ways, even of those ways were a bit rash." A small chuckle around the room. Sarah speaks up.

"I actually think I am ready to forgive him. I am tired of holding a grudge. Just as I was tired of sitting on Europa. I know my family, my friends, can never be brought back. But I have made new friends and family. It is time to stop dwelling in the past, its time to dwell in the here and now."

The Robinson's and I applaud. Penny speaks.

"I know my decision to expose myself to Organism 119 was rash, and I know it affected my family, but I am glad my decision led us here."

Everyone nods. And Will speaks.

"I am glad we're here. But my only regret is that we lost Robot."

We all hear a knocking. Not from outside the door. Outside outside. Outside of the Fortuna. Space.