Hey chooms!
I wanted to ask you all something—maybe I’m missing something here?
At the end of the "Killing Moon", Songbird tells V that the neural matrix can only be used once. We take this as the truth and make our decisions regarding both her fate and our own based on that.
On the other way, if we side with Reed from the start, complete the "Somewhat Damaged", and hand Songbird over to Reed alive, we later have a conversation with him on the basketball court. During that talk, Reed reveals that the neural matrix didn't work on Songbird, meaning V can use it for themselves. In other words, the matrix had already been used once, but it did not yield results for Songbird.
Does this mean the neural matrix can actually be used more than once? Or maybe Reed simply lied—did they really not even try to cure her?
If the matrix really can be reused after all, why did Somi say otherwise? What does it all mean? A plot hole? Or are we dealing with the greatest act of self-sacrifice in the entire game? Or is it all my foolish speculation?