▁of ▁Cor ry . ▁▁▁ ▁Allen by ▁has ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁Cor ry ' s ▁stay ▁human ely ▁toler able ▁by ▁bringing ▁him ▁things ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁mind ▁off ▁the ▁l onel iness , ▁like ▁the ▁components ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁old ▁car . ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁Cor ry ▁that ▁the ▁killing ▁was ▁in ▁self - def ense ▁and ▁sympath izes ▁with ▁him . ▁On ▁this ▁particular ▁trip , ▁the ▁transport ▁crew ▁del ights ▁in ▁bringing ▁news ▁that ▁Cor ry ' s ▁p ardon ▁was ▁rejected ▁and ▁that ▁murder ▁cases ▁are ▁not ▁even ▁being ▁review ed . ▁This ▁causes ▁Cor ry ▁to ▁feel ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁way ▁he ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁last ▁out ▁the ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁l onel iness . ▁Before ▁leaving , ▁Allen by ▁orders ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁fetch ▁a ▁large ▁cr ate ▁which ▁the ▁captain ▁instruct s ▁Cor ry ▁to ▁not ▁open ▁until ▁the ▁transport ▁crew ▁is ▁out ▁of ▁sight — they ▁have ▁no ▁clue ▁what ▁is ▁inside ▁the ▁box . ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁opening ▁this ▁special ▁container , ▁Cor ry ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Allen by ▁has ▁left ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁g yn oid ▁named ▁A lic ia ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁company . ▁A lic ia ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁emot ions , ▁memory ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁lif es pan ▁compar able ▁to ▁a ▁human . ▁At ▁first , ▁Cor ry ▁det ests ▁her , ▁reject ing ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁machine ; ▁synth etic ▁skin ▁and ▁w ires ▁only ▁capable ▁of ▁mock ing ▁him . ▁However , ▁when ▁Cor ry