i dont think hal really cares about having a body in general asid from needing that sweet autonomy but beta!hal is literally fantasizing and posting his active torturous fantasies about bro on on the smuppet site in hidden alcoves like a shitty arg and also just publiclly in the chat where he lives. all caps. rapidly all the time talking about how he wants to be the first murderous ai and feel bro’s flesh between his teeth because even if he’s not built with a nervous system hal’d feel it through pure catharsis

do you see my vision