The quest is available during Route A and B and involves a "Child Machine" that has run away from home in Pascal's Village. Pascal's Village / City Ruins.
This quest serves as a pivotal moment for the player to see the machine lifeforms not just as enemies, but as entities capable of forming familial bonds and experiencing human-like emotions. Connection to "Squabble Up" (Dub) 5 : Family Squabble
The mother and child are in a heated argument (the "squabble") over the child's autonomy and the dangers of the outside world. The "Dub" Difference The quest is available during Route A and
In the game's English dub, 9S comforts the child when he is scared, showing a level of compassion that is arguably missing in the colder, more detached portrayal of the character found in the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime adaptation. Connection to "Squabble Up" The mother and child