Aloy's fears kept her distracted.

'I'm such a fool. I fell right into their trap.
Once inside, I was helpless.'

As bad as her thoughts were, it was better than remembering that she was turned into some sort of Mermaid thing and forcibly transported.

'Telaneh- can you save me?'

Aloy thought of her companion.
Of rescue...
Of failure.

She imagined a scenario where the attempt to save her failed and both ladies were in the 'hands' of the Machines.

Where they were nude and toyed with. Held captive by cold, metal arms.

She tried to shake the thought.

'This is their doing. The programming! The gas!'

She tried to fight it as her situation changed.

Her exposed body was no longer wet and she was raised in the air.

The chassis around her body was different now.

She could see...