Heartbroken, Violet withdraws from her job and questions whether she even has the right to be an Auto Memory Doll. Then, she receives a letter.
Violet learns that Major Gilbert is listed as missing in action, but his family members think he is dead. Unable to cope, she remembers the war.
A playwright with writer’s block and a tragic past summons Violet to the country of Genetrix to help him finish a script. They both learn about grief.
When Iris goes to her home village on an assignment, Violet accompanies her. Iris’s birthday party sparks a disagreement with her family.
