➢ 016 [VIDEO]

[Aya felt...strange.]

[Her scanners detected nothing wrong. They never did. She was operating at full capacity. Her reserves charged, systems online and alert. Even her lovely new teflon coating--a recent experiment with regards to physical appearance she wanted to attempt--looked pristine. But she still felt strange. Strange enough that, as the video began, she sat in her room carefully scanning through the wide range of projected monitors all across her wall. Just in case.  Eyes slightly glowing, pausing only when the visuals required changing.]

[Even stranger yet, in the middle of her work...she began to sing:]

This was a triumph.
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Aperture Science
We do what we must
because we can.
For the good of all of us.
Except the ones who are dead.

[She pauses for a moment, frowning at herself.]

[Then...a slightly out of character shrug, and she finishes off her impromptu declaration.]

Look at me still talking
when there's Science to do.
When I look out there, it makes me GLaD I'm not you.
I've experiments to run.
There is research to be done.
On the people who are still alive.
And believe me I am still alive.
I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.
I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive.
While you're dying I'll be still alive.
And when you're dead I will be still alive.
Still Alive
Still Alive.

[Another pause, and she turns to the camera, as if only now realizing it was on.]

My apologies.

I do not know what has come over me.