Desco reaches out for Nano's hand and - the creak of bone as Nano strains under the weight of her massive metallic frame, Nano's arm ripped out of its socket and Tachikoma will fall anyway, leaving her friend injured for no reason - flinches away, her crimson claws jerking backwards as she plummets down.

There's a dull thud as Desco lands in the yard, and several moments of silence as she stares up at the sky, her red eyes blank and distant.

"...Tachikoma is starting to get really annoyed by all this."