[ He nods. It's a point he can concede on. Mal will go where Alina wants, but Tech hopes they can find something better. Something their own -- whether it's in their world or elsewhere. His hand falls away and he returns to his vape pen, taking a drag off of it while he nudges some rubble to the side with his foot. Look at him, helping out. ]

My world's a world. It's not really good or bad. But it's still a chain. I can't be free there. I have to be what the world makes me, every time it unmakes and remakes me. Such is the way of technology. I know I'd be leaving behind my godhood if I stepped away from it...but I've never had a chance to just be me and I want to. With Ava.

[ He smiles, and the way he speaks is very reminiscent of how Tech Odinson used to talk about his plans for a future with Ava. Some things don't really change. ]

We're gonna go off and see everything there is to see in whatever world we choose. Even the technologically lacking places if that's what Ava wants. We'll get to live life and have fun and it'll be nice to do it together. The two of us, finding our way.

[ Tech reaches out as though the future is in his grasp. Slowly his hand curls and folds toward his chest as he looks over at Mal with a smile. ]

Go on. Get it out of your system. You can call me a sap.