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Day 331
Open Action
[It may not be precisely at the moment Day 330 switches to Day 331 that Aigis climbs out of the armchair she finds it most comfortable to sleep in, but it's close. What matters is that she does not want her brothers to be alone and that means finding them.

Breaking into the room of the person she cares about very familiar routine from last year, one that she performed every time she worried about Arisato no matter how many times Yukari tried to explain locks or privacy or dorm bedrooms or personal space. When she cares about someone she shows it by breaking into their room at night and watching them sleep, it's as simple as that. Unfortunately she does not know where her brothers live so she decides to do the only logical thing - break into every occupied room in the dome, one by one, starting with her own building in Sector 2, then working her way to Sectors 4 and 3 until she finds the right one. When needed she picks locks but otherwise she will quietly open each door and creep inside to check. Some occupants are sleeping and will never know she was here. Others may still be awake and very surprised by the arrival of a robot girl in their home at this hour. Or perhaps they will wake up to the sound of that lock clicking or sense a presence and open their eyes to find her peering at them intently in the dark, checking. Once she's satisfied she will move on to the next room.]

Closed to Conrad and Chekov
[It's very late - or perhaps very early - when she finally finds one of the people she is looking for. Conrad is asleep and she sighs at the familiarity of this all. The dark room, the sleeping form on the bed, the soft rise and fall of his chest she can see even from the place near the wall she picks to stand. She did this so many times last year, why hasn't she done it here, with him? The memories are wonderful but also sad, making her heart or whatever controls her emotions squeeze and ache with loss and longing for her precious friend. Of all her emotions this will always be her favorite because of that association. Things can hurt terribly and still not be bad if they are a reminder of someone important. She always did this when she wanted to be close to Arisato and now it's become a memory, something she can never do again. I will always be here, protecting you. If a few tears leak out of her eyes they will be wiped away long before he wakes up in the morning.

I will always be here, protecting you.