The slight quirk of his lips preceded the rueful apology. "Sorry. It'd be easier if I was wrong, make more sense too, but..."
Stepping away from her, Neo moved out toward the edge of the roof and lifted a hand to gesture at the city. "This is what the Matrix is. This roof. This building. The world around us. It's a program, uploaded into your brain and connected to the nerves in your body. But it's not real. It's just code."
He turned back around to face her. "Even the way we look here isn't real. We look like this because we expect to. Because it's familiar and comfortable. The whole world's in our mind."
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I don't know, but Morpheus did it too. He opened his eyes, and there was Morpheus lurking around.
Date: 2010-04-15 10:27 pm (UTC)Stepping away from her, Neo moved out toward the edge of the roof and lifted a hand to gesture at the city. "This is what the Matrix is. This roof. This building. The world around us. It's a program, uploaded into your brain and connected to the nerves in your body. But it's not real. It's just code."
He turned back around to face her. "Even the way we look here isn't real. We look like this because we expect to. Because it's familiar and comfortable. The whole world's in our mind."