Have you tried to talk to Zurako yet?
『 No, not yet, 』 Eli answered casually, her voice floating through my thoughts with that usual lazy warmth. 『 For a moment there, my essence of consciousness went into a short hibernation due to the method of experiment I was conducting. It was only just now that I reawakened. 』
Hibernation? That sounds... concerning.
『 It was necessary, 』 she replied, unbothered. 『 Self-modification always comes with a price, even for something as refined as me~ 』
Will you go unconscious again if you use that newfound power to talk to Zurako?
The last thing I needed was Eli collapsing mid-conversation and leaving me to explain why a disembodied voice suddenly went silent.
『 I won't. The side effect is a one-time thing due to the self-modification. Think of it like... breaking in new shoes. Painful at first, but perfectly comfortable afterward. 』
I don't know what to feel about that metaphor.
