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[vocaloidiot]

Kaito has levelled up! At punching things. In the face.
   Gained +52 Suave!
   Gained +38 Mental Resilience!
   Gained +24 Defence!
   Gained +35 Attack!
   Learned Ice!
   Learned Using Yourself As A Freezer!
   Gained +2 Skills He Wasn't Designed For!
   Gained +14 Asimov-like Questions About The Nature Of Robot Morality As Regards Physical Trauma In Facial Regions!
   Lost -3 -4 Members of Family! :(

That last one is totally the most important part, by the way. Feel pity for me.

Comments

[derped.livejournal.com]

... at least they're home, right? Hopefully.

I miss Luka, sometimes. I can't imagine what it'd be like for you when you two were way closer.

[vocaloidiot]

Haaah, I'll cope. If anything, I'm the most stable of the lot! It's a good job you didn't see Miku when Luka wasn't around.

[derped.livejournal.com]

You make it sound so easy to get over it...

[vocaloidiot]

Well, of course it's pretty weird. But there's not really a whole lot I can do about it, after all. Locking myself up in a cupboard won't magically realign the universe and bring them back, right?

[derped.livejournal.com]

I guess that's a good way to look at it. And at least...

[Really, Rion's probably sadder thinking about it than Kaito is. This is more for his benefit than Kaito's.]

At least they don't have to worry about T-Rexaurs back home, I bet. All the offworlders seem really surprised by them.

[vocaloidiot]

No way, I've gotten pretty used to those, actually! They're not too bad once you know where to aim. Something about a couple hulking tons of robot punching them really puts them off.

[derped.livejournal.com]

Oh.

... you know what I meant.

[... herp. Maybe Rion should quit while he's ahead.]

[vocaloidiot]

Hahah, you need to worry less! Besides, I'll be fine. Eidetic memory coupled with a distinctly weird lifespan coupled with the fact that clearly even robots can get home, right? It's only a matter of time, if you look at it that way.

[derped.livejournal.com]

You always look at the bright side of things. :)

[vocaloidiot]

Learning how to store ice cream inside myself helps. This 'magic' stuff is pretty nifty.

[derped.livejournal.com]

[This is gonna take Rion a bit to process.]

What?

[vocaloidiot]

Cooling systems! I'm now a walking fridge when I need to be.

[derped.livejournal.com]

Oh -- with Ice? That's really useful, I guess, though... wouldn't that be kinda weird?

[Rion is imagining reaching into his body to pull out some ice cream. It's not an enticing image.]

[vocaloidiot]

Well, sometimes it feels a little weird, but then if I get depressed about it all I have to do is ... have a snack. It's self-fulfilling!

[ready-set-fire.livejournal.com]

Punching things in the face is a valuable skill. Congrats.

[vocaloidiot]

Sure, but the sci-fi novels say I should be self-destructing or something, now! It's all pretty tricksy.

[ready-set-fire.livejournal.com]

That's stupid. Just keep focusing more on the punching and less on the self-destructing.

Can't do everything a book says, right?

[vocaloidiot]

Well, it's not like it's an instruction manual per se. It's more like 'ROBOTS SHOULD NOT HARM FLESHY MAN-THINGS'.

[ready-set-fire.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're one of those robot guy-things. Whatever. Still stupid. What if they hit you first, you're meant to stand there and take it?

[vocaloidiot]

See, that kind of thinking is exactly what I can get behind.

[ready-set-fire.livejournal.com]

Why, so you can use me as a human shield?

[vocaloidiot]

Hahah, not a chance! If I've got the opportunity to learn, Kaito will leap in both feet first! Sometimes at speed, I hear flying kicks are the next lesson.

[ready-set-fire.livejournal.com]

Hey, seeing as you're a robot, why not try headbutts? Most people don't try it because they're so painful, but I bet you could do a lot more damage for less pain than a regular human could.

[vocaloidiot]

Hmm... but precision parts are precision parts. If my eye broke, or something, I'd never be able to get spares.

[ready-set-fire.livejournal.com]

But by the same token, if your fingers or whatever broke, you wouldn't be able to fix those, right? Shouldn't you just avoid fighting altogether, then?