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== Machina Mortality ==

== Machina Mortality ==

An individual Machina exists both within her own body and within the Main Cluster. If she is a regular Machina, her two halves are linked to each other via her Queen, whilst Queens are linked directly to the Main Cluster. If a Machina goes out of range or loses connection from her Queen, her body will enter a read-only state and attempt to restore her connection using whatever means are available. The Machina's personality is not harmed by this, but it often causes the personality to enter a dream state in the Main Cluster until she gets her body back.

An individual Machina exists both within her own body and within the Main Cluster. If she is a regular Machina, her two halves are linked to each other via her Queen, whilst Queens are linked directly to the Main Cluster. If a Machina goes out of range or loses connection from her Queen, her body will attempt to restore her connection using whatever means are available. The Machina's personality is not harmed by this, but since her personality is simultaneously hosted in both her body and the Main Cluster, the Machina feels a great loss of self when disconnected. The loss of contact causes the other half of the personality to enter a dream state in the Main Cluster until she re-establishes her connection to the Main Cluster. The Machina must sleep extensively to reconcile the experiences of the two halves afterwards, when it is convenient.

Due to the complexity and necessity of both the brain and the Core of the Machina, a Machina's body will die if either of these are destroyed or if the spine linking them is destroyed. Provided the Machina's brain and Core still function and are still linked to each other, the Machina can be healed. Light damage often only needs a short time to heal. Moderate damage such as a destroyed limb often requires help from another Machina's breastmilk to heal in a timely fashion. A Machina whose body has been completely ravaged will need to be recovered and sent to a regeneration pod within a [https://wiki.machinamaincluster.com/index.php/M2-Based_Life-Forms#Hives Hive] to be restored to full health.

Due to the complexity and necessity of both the brain and the Core of the Machina, a Machina's body will die if either of these are destroyed or if the spine linking them is destroyed. Provided the Machina's brain and Core still function and are still linked to each other, the Machina can be healed. Light damage often only needs a short time to heal. Moderate damage such as a destroyed limb often requires help from another Machina's breastmilk to heal in a timely fashion. A Machina whose body has been completely ravaged will need to be recovered and sent to a regeneration pod within a [https://wiki.machinamaincluster.com/index.php/M2-Based_Life-Forms#Hives Hive] to be restored to full health.

When a Machina's body dies, her mind is mostly unaffected. The Queen will upload the Machina's memories to her personality in the Main Cluster, and the complete Machina entity will enter a dream state within the Main Cluster until such a time in the future when the Machina are able to birth new bodies for the deceased to inhabit.

When a Machina's body dies, her mind is mostly unaffected. The Queen will upload the Machina's memories to her personality in the Main Cluster, and the complete Machina entity will enter a dream state within the Main Cluster until such a time in the future when the Machina are able to birth new bodies for the deceased to inhabit.