#;datalog

One of the biggest curiosities for her to this day was how humans worked. Gumi knew the basic core biology of what made humans tick, but she could never quite grasp a deeper understanding of what it truly meant to be human. What was it like to breath? To feel a cold winter’s grasp wisp at your skin? She’d always heard about it, read about it, and even seen it- but never experienced it.

And quite frankly, it sounded amazing. Almost like a dream just a little too far out of her grasp. But, with this star she held within her hands, she had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience what she was never blessed with.

And so clasping it between her fingers, she brought the magical object up to her chest. She closed her eyes, quieting herself and her ‘thoughts’ to be as calm as possible, save for one thing: “I wish to live like a human.”

At first there was nothing. She kept chanting her wish within her head, waiting silently for anything at all to happen. And when it didn’t, she opened her eyes, blinking in confusion. She drew the star away from her chest, eyes widening in frustration. Letting out a growl, she felt something that caught her off guard.

Her chest contracting. She drew in a breath, then exhaled it out again. An almost fluttery-like sensation immediately struck her chest, and she found herself coughing. Air. Breath.

Immediately she shot up to her feet, nearly losing her balance in the process. She was still an android, no, but she was perceiving things she’d never felt before. A necessity to breath, smells, temperature, a keen and delicate sense of touch.

And when Gumi began to feel her rising sense of excitement and joy begin to form in her chest, she nearly lost it right there and then.

Puzzled yet excited at the idea this device was for her, she picked it up and watched it boot to life. A smile began to form on her lips as she scrolled through the contacts and even tested to see if the internet browsing worked on it. All of it worked, and all of it seemed connected.

“Finally!” She exclaimed, probably much to the alarm of her roommates. “My own cellphone. I don’t know how they expected me to live without this!”