There's no quick reboot here, [ she says harshly, the angry thrust of her emotions bursting out like steam, ] we're stuck here, and this is the only chance I have--

[ Root stops. She forcibly cuts herself off, physically stops where she is, closes her eyes. She feels... a little dizzy, like maybe she really is dead-and-gone and Sameen is right, this is something fake or distant...

But no. It's real enough that she doesn't want Shaw shooting herself. That would leave her without her for a week, again -- it's not a quick reboot -- and as it is, she has to spend the next month without her, or face the consequences. Maybe they'd be worth it, but Root already knows letting herself get punished for killing them is not what will help Shaw.

She opens her eyes and explains bluntly, ] They brought me in for sentencing.