“The Jian, also known as the bird that shares wings, possesses one wing. Unless a male and female pair lean on each other and act as one, they’re incapable of flight. They’re imperfect, incomplete creatures. But, for some reason, their way of living, struck me as profoundly beautiful. It was beautiful, I felt.”
—Zero Two

⣾⡻⡃⣿⣿⠸⢣⣾⢸⡸⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⢈⣿⢸⣿⣷⣭⣿⣿⡇⣿
⠃⣾⠃⣿⡏⢇⣮⣟⠸⡇⣿⣿⢸⠿⣿⣿⣤⢿⣿⣿⢸⢹⡆⡟⣸⣿⡟⣿⡇⣿
⢰⣿⠄⣿⡇⡜⠛⠛⠿⢤⢹⣿⣼⢀⣿⡏⠿⠄⣿⠟⣰⣦⢧⢱⣿⣿⠳⣿⠃⣿
⡜⣿⡆⣿⡇⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣦⣄⣧⣸⡸⢧⣿⡨⠩⠦⠿⠿⡼⢸⣿⡿⣄⢈⡆⢸
⠹⣿⡇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⣿⣿⢇⡟⣼⡧⣫
⠄⢹⡇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⢘⣾⣿⢷⠋
⠄⠈⡇⣿⡇⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢣⣿⡟⣾⣿⣿⠄⠄
⠄⠄⢠⣿⡇⣷⠘⢿⣿⣧⡲⣾⣭⣭⣿⣒⠊⣹⣿⣿⡿⠁⣸⣿⡇⣿⣿⡏⡇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⣿⡇⣿⠄⠄⠙⢿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⣿⣿⢳⣿⣿⢹⡇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠘⣿⢸⢰⣆⠄⠄⠙⠻⣿⡿⠟⠛⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣼⣿⢏⣿⢧⣷

⣾⡻⡃⣿⣿⠸⢣⣾⢸⡸⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⢈⣿⢸⣿⣷⣭⣿⣿⡇⣿
⠃⣾⠃⣿⡏⢇⣮⣟⠸⡇⣿⣿⢸⠿⣿⣿⣤⢿⣿⣿⢸⢹⡆⡟⣸⣿⡟⣿⡇⣿
⢰⣿⠄⣿⡇⡜⠛⠛⠿⢤⢹⣿⣼⢀⣿⡏⠿⠄⣿⠟⣰⣦⢧⢱⣿⣿⠳⣿⠃⣿
⡜⣿⡆⣿⡇⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣦⣄⣧⣸⡸⢧⣿⡨⠩⠦⠿⠿⡼⢸⣿⡿⣄⢈⡆⢸
⠹⣿⡇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⣿⣿⢇⡟⣼⡧⣫
⠄⢹⡇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⢘⣾⣿⢷⠋
⠄⠈⡇⣿⡇⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢣⣿⡟⣾⣿⣿⠄⠄
⠄⠄⢠⣿⡇⣷⠘⢿⣿⣧⡲⣾⣭⣭⣿⣒⠊⣹⣿⣿⡿⠁⣸⣿⡇⣿⣿⡏⡇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⣿⡇⣿⠄⠄⠙⢿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⣿⣿⢳⣿⣿⢹⡇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠘⣿⢸⢰⣆⠄⠄⠙⠻⣿⡿⠟⠛⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣼⣿⢏⣿⢧⣷

⡏⢝⢿⣿⡿⠇⠀⠀⡠⢠⡾⠹⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⡉⠃⠀⠀⠀⢰⠀⠀
⣿⣄⡀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⢾⣤⣀⠀⠀⠺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢨⠀⠀
⣿⣿⡟⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣷⣄⠀⠈⠀⠀
⣿⠯⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣡⣻⣿⣿⠟⠉⠁⠉⠉⠀⢿⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀
⣿⡇⣤⣥⡀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣀⡀⠰⠧⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣧⢀⠣⠀⠀⠠⡺⠀⠻⣿⣿⣻⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⡑⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⠟⣠⣔⣶⣿⡌⠀⣄⠹⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⣠
⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠛⠻⡪⡀⣿⣄⠘⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠟⠛
⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⣰⣦⡀⠙⠻⣿⡷⠆⢠⣬⣉⣉⣉⠉⢉⣁⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠄
⡟⠀⠀⠀⠞⠃⢀⢀⣀⣀⡁⡁⠐⠿⣿⣿⡿⠃⡤⠎⣈⣀⣀⢀⣤⠄⠀⠈⠁⠀

2026

⣾⡻⡃⣿⣿⠸⢣⣾⢸⡸⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⢈⣿⢸⣿⣷⣭⣿⣿⡇⣿
⠃⣾⠃⣿⡏⢇⣮⣟⠸⡇⣿⣿⢸⠿⣿⣿⣤⢿⣿⣿⢸⢹⡆⡟⣸⣿⡟⣿⡇⣿
⢰⣿⠄⣿⡇⡜⠛⠛⠿⢤⢹⣿⣼⢀⣿⡏⠿⠄⣿⠟⣰⣦⢧⢱⣿⣿⠳⣿⠃⣿
⡜⣿⡆⣿⡇⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣦⣄⣧⣸⡸⢧⣿⡨⠩⠦⠿⠿⡼⢸⣿⡿⣄⢈⡆⢸
⠹⣿⡇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⣿⣿⢇⡟⣼⡧⣫
⠄⢹⡇⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⢘⣾⣿⢷⠋
⠄⠈⡇⣿⡇⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢣⣿⡟⣾⣿⣿⠄⠄
⠄⠄⢠⣿⡇⣷⠘⢿⣿⣧⡲⣾⣭⣭⣿⣒⠊⣹⣿⣿⡿⠁⣸⣿⡇⣿⣿⡏⡇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⣿⡇⣿⠄⠄⠙⢿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⣿⣿⢳⣿⣿⢹⡇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠘⣿⢸⢰⣆⠄⠄⠙⠻⣿⡿⠟⠛⠉⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣼⣿⢏⣿⢧⣷