Hello! May I have a romantic letter from my beautiful boy Keebo?
(The letter is warm in your hands, as if fresh from a printer. It smells like fresh ink, and the seal on the envelope is perfectly stamped and circular.)
"I have made a recent discovery. As a robot, I was programmed to work. I have several different unique functions, in fact! (Perhaps one day I could demonstrate them to you.) My life as a robot has only just started, and I have many questions about what it means to live. There are several different philosophical questions I have yet to answer. In fact, attempting to think them over for too long results in a total system shutdown. You're probably wondering what sparked these questions; this strange new sense of wonder in my processors. Well, in all honesty, it was you. It was all started by you. I've studied the most I can about humans in my short time being "alive." I've come to understand the emotions programmed into me. I've considered myself to be just like you. Just like our classmates. However, my understanding of myself and human emotion began to slip recently because of you. This is not a bad thing, please do not take it as such! Its difficult to describe without sounding… Illogical, but I will do my best to word it in a way both you and I can understand. I believe what I've been experiencing is love. It seems that I have a "special place in my heart" for you. Metaphorically, of course. When I see your face - your HEX #231709, curly, bouncy hair, your HEX #1569C7 perfectly round eyes - My CPU begins to overheat immensely. In my time at Hope's Peak academy, I have never met anyone like you. I have observed the characteristics of every person I have come into contact with at this school. While they are all different, you stuck out in a way that wasn't numerical or logic-based. The amount of time you spend with me is very generous. I have come to learn so much from our interactions together. Perhaps I am just overly appreciative of you, but I don't think that's the case. It feels like more. Yes, it's definitely more than simple appreciation.
I think I am experiencing love for you. I apologize for not saying such in person, but for whatever reason, the thought of doing so made me experience a sort of anxiety I had never felt before. I do hope you read this letter soon. The anticipation is making it hard to shut down for the night. Perhaps we can go on a date some time? I… Cannot eat nor drink, but I would be more than happy to walk with you around a park or maybe feed some animals with you. Perhaps you could teach me how to draw! I have not yet mastered art, but I am eager to learn as always!
Please excuse my forwardness. I recognize how illogical all of this may be. However, PNGs of you keep showing up in my eyes while I am trying to complete homework. So I had to tell you before Prof. Idabashi hard resets me.
Yours truly, Kiibo Idabashi."
