Hosaka C. Tomo and Kirigaya Kazuto were beta testers for Sword Art Online, going by the screennames "Argo" and "Kirito." Even before SAO's death game, they were friends of an eccentric sort. Despite their quirks and misgivings, they have each other's backs. Whatever form that might take. Nonconsecutive episodic short stories. (KiriArgo Week 2021)

The posthuman crisis is over and a new world is born. And with it, the Net calls out. It's time to say goodbye. Minor spoiler warning for the second season of Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045.

"It might be a hard ask of a machine, but try and have a little faith."