Axl ulps once, but as needy as it might be, Alia's hand on his calms him down a bit. He sighs, staring up at the ceiling until the shutdown process takes him over.

Douglas nods too, keeping a close eye on the transfer and on Axl's basic vitals. Well, as the transfer begins, it all seems to be going well. Axl's body isn't reacting in any way. Although it might be startling when the bar hits 50%, Axl's eyes snap open and flash a couple of times before closing again!

Douglas handwaves quickly at X and Alia, speaking more for X's benefit. "Don't worry about that, some new gens do that when they do a soft reset."