The darkness enveloped them.

"Zero...what...?"
"Hmm?"
"...what are we?"

A quiet laugh.

"Reploids. What did you think?"
"I...I don't know. I thought I was real for a moment."
"X...we're all real. You especially."

He sighed.

"...no. No, none of us are real. How real can something fake be?"
"..." "...maybe..."
"Maybe what?"
"Maybe this is all a dream."

He shifted.

"...it's a nice dream."
"Why's that?"
"...because I'm with you."

He felt the other boy smile through the black.