Cortana Becomes an Android | Halo (Full-Set) (Patreon)

Cortana (looking down, fingers timidly intertwining): "I’ve calculated a thousand ways this moment could go… but none of them prepared me fo

Cortana (looking down, fingers timidly intertwining):"I’ve calculated a thousand ways this moment could go… but none of them prepared me for how your eyes make me feel."

Master (looking at her calmly, voice softer than usual):"You're different now… more real. But it's still you. Still the voice that's always been there when I needed it."

Cortana (looking up slowly, an uncertain smile on her lips):"And now… I can stay. Not just in your comms, but right here. Next to you."(pausa, poi sussurra) "Unless… you'd rather I keep some distance?"

Master (one step closer, firm voice):"I didn’t fight through hell just to keep you at a distance."

Cortana (flushed cheeks, with a little shaky breath):"Then maybe… I’ll let you teach me how to be human. Slowly… gently…"

Master (looking at her silently, confused but attentive):"You’re not just a program, Cortana. Not anymore. Maybe you never were."

Cortana (a little smile, shiny eyes):"Then maybe this... this heart that wasn’t supposed to beat is yours to guide now."