It takes her hands in its, and her hands immediately clench to it. 

"That won't help."

She nods, relaxing as her eyes remember how to cry.

It releases her hands and walks over to its previous body, grabbing the controller from its hands.

"You won't have to worry soon. The completion of conversion involves taking control of your brain."

And if I resist?

It presses the button.

Solace and Ali feel a terrible pressure at the back of their heads, a tingling, and a jolt of pain through their skull. 

Electricity can do a lot to a brain.

They don't come back to themselves, only experience a horrible garble of all of their senses.

It leads them out the door and down the hall, to the stairwell marked ROOF ACCESS, and pilots them up the stairs. The sun is only just beginning to rise over the city, and the air is cool. It sits them down at the edge.

"Look at all you have to conquer."

"All we have to conquer." It laughs freely, exhilarated by the wind against its limber, fleshy body.

It leans its head against Solace and interlaces their fingers.

The S20 unit stares into the distance, and a film coats its eyes as it activates an AR layer. The horizon lights up with points of light, and a square reticule highlighting its next target. The three rooftop figures smile in unison, and move towards the next target. Everything is going according to plan.