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Aemilius || oc

[aemilius]

[Hey we heard you liked robots, Nautilus.]

[Try this one on for size. He's about eight feet tall, lanky, lightly built... and definitely not Cybertronian. He's blue and grey, with long struts off his back looking more like spider legs than the wings they're supposed to be.]

[He skulks around the West, occasionally touching his head, speaking quietly to himself, his expression... distant.]

[i_superman]

[Hello little robot. Meet big robot, who...definitely isn't of Cybertronian design either. He seems a bit old-fashioned, but towers over most of the robot residents. His approach is more than obvious as his footsteps shake the ground.]

[aemilius]

[He goes very still, his head lifting, as he feels the footsteps. But he doesn't turn around. His head tilts to one side, and his eyes flash.]

[Scanners... running.]

[Determining electronic signature.]

[Data found?]

[i_superman]

[The footsteps only sound closer, but for his sheer size, the Giant is pretty easy to find sight of. A shadow falls over the smaller figure, the rumbling of the ground underfoot coming to a halt.]

[aemilius]

[The shadow makes him turn, far too slowly to be at all concerned -- like a normal person would be, if something were suddenly towering over them. Even when he has to crane his neck to look upward, his expression remains oddly blank.]

[His optics flash, though, scanning over the Giant. Observing, cataloging. Distantly studying for obvious weapons.]

Your model type is unknown. Specify it.

[i_superman]

[Glowing eyes stare right back, but out of curiosity rather than the steady observation of the other.

And then fifty feet of metal halves as the huge robot crouches for a better look at the little one, head tilting. His design's pretty simplistic, and there don't seem to be any weapons, at least nothing outwardly visible.

The Giant stares a moment more before his jaw shifts.]

....mo...de..l...?

[aemilius]

Yes. Model.

[There's no inflection in his voice. Nothing. It's undoubtedly male, but he might as well be a speaking computer program for how animate he sounds.]

[And... for all he's being towered over by a giant robot, he seems to be used to big things looking down at him. Either that or he's about as emotional as a rock.]

[But those optics.]

[Something in them changes -- brightening a fraction as they narrow.]

What is it.

[i_superman]

[Again the Giant tilts his head, this time to the other side. He even goes so far as to bring a hand up so he can touch a large metal digit to his chin, almost thoughtfully.]

[aemilius]

[He'll just wait. Perfectly still. Which... may or may not be a good sign. It's difficult for even him to tell right now.]

[i_superman]

[It becomes obvious that the little robot is still expecting a response, and the Giant is beginning to realize he hasn't got one. Finally, he shrugs, looking a bit sheepish at that.]

[aemilius]

[His head cocks to one side, at that. His expression, though, that remains unchanged.]

Your data is... lost?

[He flicks a hand, ever so slightly. On one wrist, a panel unfolds, exposing what looks like a USB jack.]

It should be recovered. Do you require... help?

[And there's the first vocal inflection so far, the words coming out a little warped, a little unsteady.]

[i_superman]

[The Giant peers at the thing, not sure what the other means to do, it seems.]

Help..?

[aemilius]

H e l p.

[And once more, his speech changes. More animate, more alive. And a smile flickers, sharp across his face. Like a knife slash.]

Do you w a n t it?

[i_superman]

[There's something wrong in that tone, in that look where only a moment ago there hadn't been anything. The Giant draws back, just a little, which might be almost comical given his sheer size by comparison.]

[aemilius]

[The smile doesn't ease. It doesn't so much as falter. He steps forward as the Giant draws back, hands outstretched.]

Do you?

Everyone wants to H E L P M E... I should do so.

In return.

[i_superman]

[It's then that he seems to remember himself. He shakes his head.]

...I...am okay...

[That's right, right? He thinks it sounds right.]

[aemilius]

But you've forgotten your model... haven't you?

[i_superman]

Don't...need...mo...del...

[Not that he can remember what it is anyway, not exactly. What he can remember...he doesn't want to.

He gestures to himself.]

Have name...

[aemilius]

You are AI. You need a model. Not DECU. Not HCC. Not MCU.

[His voice has fallen back into the flat, toneless pattern. His smile even fades.]

[i_superman]

...what is... [His rumbling voice trails off as he's completely lost for all the letters that had been rambled off.]

[aemilius]

Models.

Model names. For AI units.

[i_superman]

Why?

[aemilius]

Why what?

[i_superman]

Model...names...im...portant?