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.

Against Hodgins' wishes, Violet takes a job from a soldier at a military base in Ctrigall, a former enemy nation now engulfed in civil war.

Violet accepts an unusual request from a very demanding opera singer: Ilma wants her to write a love letter she can use for lyrics in an aria.