[ She actually takes a step back. Not that she really thinks Church is about to hop into her head, but - ]
- What, without being implanted?
How - you can't - you can't do that!
[ He can't because it's impossible, first of all. The initial implantation process had taken hours, and even if Maine had done what Wash said he had done, collecting fragment after fragment, he'd had the chip to begin with. AI just can't hop into anyone's heads at whim.
But he also can't because he can't. Because he wouldn't. Because Epsilon and his memories had nearly killed Wash, had stolen his sanity away from him, and he'd been prepped for it -
no subject
- What, without being implanted?
How - you can't - you can't do that!
[ He can't because it's impossible, first of all. The initial implantation process had taken hours, and even if Maine had done what Wash said he had done, collecting fragment after fragment, he'd had the chip to begin with. AI just can't hop into anyone's heads at whim.
But he also can't because he can't. Because he wouldn't. Because Epsilon and his memories had nearly killed Wash, had stolen his sanity away from him, and he'd been prepped for it -
And Epsilon hadn't even been in control. ]
What the hell, Church!