In both cases, just a bit of a reboot.
Like, I still don’t understand how Nier tried to make death this big important momentous thing in these scenes, while also showing both of them die in the first fight of the game, after opening lines about being sick of dying repeatedly.
Fittingly, I’m also sick of rebooting stalled machines.

There are other methods you know
meanwhile, what REISUB feels like:

Thanks to Baldur’s Gate, I have this on autopilot
2B and 9S are my spirit animal.
I’m sorry.
I know. They are very tragic figures.
A new Evangelion series was just announced directed by Yoko Taro. Can’t wait to see what additional batshit trauma he lumps on the characters this go around.
Tell me about it.
That would explain why my computer freezes so often.
Nah. I know when it’s safe to do so and when not.
I used to pull the battery out and shake it. Did I need to? No. Was it cathartic? Absolutely.
Wtf