[ V's much more of a romantic than Johnny ever was, and in any other circumstances he'd have meant it the way Viktor's describing it. But the relationship between him and Johnny was always going to be complicated. ]
's funny, if you'd asked Johnny - person I'm talkin' 'bout when I say soulmate - handling a live 'nade would be his preferred option to ever hear me say those words. Not 'cause he doesn't feel it too, but 'cause he's just not that kinda choom.
[ Soft, is what V means. Johnny's not soft and V knows he'd rather chew his own metal arm off than have a talk about Feelings. ]
Had Johnny sharin' my neural network with me for a while.
[ Yeah, this part doesn't really get any easier to explain to somebody without knowledge of Arasaka's Secure Your Soulā„¢ service. ]
Long story short... Johnny died fifty years 'fore I was born [ in dramatic circumstances, obviously ] 'cept a megacorp stored his personality and memories... his soul... as a digital engram on a biochip. Which... mighta found its way into here.
[ Turning his head just enough to show the duo of chip slots embedded into his skull, there's very clearly a chip in one of them. He points at it briefly but doesn't touch.
V can't yet explain why he desperately needs to believe that even a digital engram is capable of having a soul, but that need is hanging around heavily in the way he holds himself, as though the topic itself creates the kind of pressure that could crush him. ]
Ended up bein' part o' each other in a way I can't really describe, but... I can feel part of me - part of my soul - missin' now.
[ Which sounds really dramatic and it's a constant in his day, a chronic ache that won't go away. He smiles weakly all the same, optics flicking back to Viktor's expression as though he's not sure how that would have gone down. It's a lot and he has the good grace to look apologetic about it. ]
Last place I 'member bein' - not my own world - I found 'im again after I lost 'im. Had his own body back 'n everything. [ He doesn't even bother to try willing his voice to stay level. ] He's not here, far as I can tell.
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's funny, if you'd asked Johnny - person I'm talkin' 'bout when I say soulmate - handling a live 'nade would be his preferred option to ever hear me say those words. Not 'cause he doesn't feel it too, but 'cause he's just not that kinda choom.
[ Soft, is what V means. Johnny's not soft and V knows he'd rather chew his own metal arm off than have a talk about Feelings. ]
Had Johnny sharin' my neural network with me for a while.
[ Yeah, this part doesn't really get any easier to explain to somebody without knowledge of Arasaka's Secure Your Soulā„¢ service. ]
Long story short... Johnny died fifty years 'fore I was born [ in dramatic circumstances, obviously ] 'cept a megacorp stored his personality and memories... his soul... as a digital engram on a biochip. Which... mighta found its way into here.
[ Turning his head just enough to show the duo of chip slots embedded into his skull, there's very clearly a chip in one of them. He points at it briefly but doesn't touch.
V can't yet explain why he desperately needs to believe that even a digital engram is capable of having a soul, but that need is hanging around heavily in the way he holds himself, as though the topic itself creates the kind of pressure that could crush him. ]
Ended up bein' part o' each other in a way I can't really describe, but... I can feel part of me - part of my soul - missin' now.
[ Which sounds really dramatic and it's a constant in his day, a chronic ache that won't go away. He smiles weakly all the same, optics flicking back to Viktor's expression as though he's not sure how that would have gone down. It's a lot and he has the good grace to look apologetic about it. ]
Last place I 'member bein' - not my own world - I found 'im again after I lost 'im. Had his own body back 'n everything. [ He doesn't even bother to try willing his voice to stay level. ] He's not here, far as I can tell.