"Something like that," Neo agreed with a twitchy smile that was meant to be reassuring.
He waited until Jackie was comfortable before he reached for the plug that would put her back into the Matrix. He didn't bother to show it to her. That might have made her panic. If Morpheus had shown it to him before he'd plugged Neo in that first time, it would have made him panic. Once she was settled, he slid it into the port at the back of her head in one easy, practiced movement.
When she looked again, she would be standing on the roof of a tall building, the city she'd left behind spread out below. And Neo would be standing next to her, no longer wearing the shabby clothes he'd been wearing on the ship. In their place was the long black coat and the sunglasses he always wore inside the Matrix. Perhaps the most palpable difference was the absence of the air of insecurity that had surrounded him before. Now he was in his element. This time, he knew what to do.
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He waited until Jackie was comfortable before he reached for the plug that would put her back into the Matrix. He didn't bother to show it to her. That might have made her panic. If Morpheus had shown it to him before he'd plugged Neo in that first time, it would have made him panic. Once she was settled, he slid it into the port at the back of her head in one easy, practiced movement.
When she looked again, she would be standing on the roof of a tall building, the city she'd left behind spread out below. And Neo would be standing next to her, no longer wearing the shabby clothes he'd been wearing on the ship. In their place was the long black coat and the sunglasses he always wore inside the Matrix. Perhaps the most palpable difference was the absence of the air of insecurity that had surrounded him before. Now he was in his element. This time, he knew what to do.