#cyber-stem

Notes:

-I made this while coming off of anasthesia post arm surgery

-It is drawn in a notebook I found at the bottom of my backpack

-The 🔵 is used to censor the symbol of the university from which I got this notebook quite some time ago.

-Do let me know if anything is difficult to read, I'll update this with transcripts if needed be.

Abel: (I'm doomed! Utterly doomed! Out of all the humans they could have assigned.)

Abel: (I don't even have a snowball's chance in hell! I'm basically done for!)

Abel: (No!)

Abel: (Get a grip Abel! This is what I was made for! This is my best chance at freedom! And humans do like me!)

Abel: (... for few days. And then they don't want anything to do with me. And her behaviour is completely anomalous...)

Abel: Feh!

Abel: (If those few days of her liking me is all I get then that's what I'll take! I cannot back out of this! I will not fail!)

Abel: Let's do this!

Abel: Right! So-

Abel: She's gone. Of course she's gone. Why not?!

Abel: To save my life I just gotta keep up with a crazy lady, that can phase through WALLS!

Abel: ...

Abel: I am so fucked.

Abel: (Right. I found her once. I can do that again.)

Abel: (How?)

Abel: (The annoying tapping!)

Abel: (57 times. She's pretty consistant at the whole going under the Grid thing. Tapping is how she finds the spots she can break through.)

Abel: (I gotta hurry before she finds one of them)

Abel: (I would much rather not have to ask the Angelicans for help. It hasn't even been an hour!)

Abel: (Oooh-kay. Clear your head. Focus. And listen for the creepy tapping)

Abel: Gotchya

Abel: (Well that was easy)

Abel: (Oh-kay, it's not a lost cause yet. Maybe this beauty has seen her?)

Abel: Hello there gorgeous. I do apologize for interrupting your peace, but I have lost someone in the crowd.

Abel: She's a rather odd looking lady. Dressed mostly in white and sky blue. A round head, similar to mine actually. A floating hair bun, assymetrical eyes and uh...

Abel: ... a rather creepy looking, metallic left arm. Have you seen her?

Beauty: I'm sorry to say, but no, I have not seen her today. But I do know who you're speaking of. Just recently I've noticed her tapping the roof of my neighbour's house.

Beauty: I looked away for just a moment, to call for Angelicans and the next second she was gone!

Abel: Yup. That's her.

Beauty: Oh! There she is.

Abel: Spirach!

Beauty: Oh, so that's her name.

Abel: Get down from there!

Spirach: Refused.

Abel: THe fuck you mean "Refused"?!

Abel: Oh no, you don't!

Abel: (Shit, I can't see where she's going from down here!)

Abel: (Oh-kay! Nobody's here!)

Abel: (Fuck she's fast! Lots of practice running from the Angelicans I bet!)

Abel: (What's the point in chasing her?! An entire unit of Angels failed and they had to pull her from under the Grid!)

Abel: (Is she even getting tired?!)

Abel: (Shit, I can't tell!)

Abel:*huff*(I'm an AI! Why did they build me with a limited stamina?!)*huff*

Abel: *huff*(Shit!)*huff*

Abel: *huff*(I can't think of anything to stop her!)*huff*

Abel: *huff*(Code fucking dammit! I can't.)*huff*

Abel: *huff* Please! Stop! *huff*

Abel: *huff* ₕₒₗʸ ₛₕᵢₜ *huff*

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Notes:

Michel: But today? It spares me an unpleasant walk to the Barrier.

Abel: You were going to seek me out? I find that hard to believe.

Michel: I was. Only because we are all out of options.

Michel: One of the newest humans is having an exceptionally hard time acclimating. We've tried everything at our disposal

Michel: Appointed activities with other humans... Personal Angelicans. Communication with the outside, including therapists. Additional accommodations.

Michel: Everything fails.

Abel: (What an absolutely boring drivel.)

Abel: (This isn't the first time Angelicans are struggling with helping a human.)

Abel: (But to seek out on of us? That reeks of desperation.)

Abel: ("Speaking" of desperate...)

Abel: (... Is the mighty Michel... tired?)

Michel: ----lawsuit----

Abel: (Huh. Looks like it. That's new)

Abel: (They need help acclimating a human, something I was made for.)

Abel: (All out of options and desperate enough to seek me out.)

Abel: (How exactly do they expect me to help if I can't be in the City?)

Abel: (Be. In. The. City.)

Abel: (Now that! Is a golden opportunity! All for the low low price of helping some nutcase)

Abel: Tell you what!

Abel: I'd be delighted to help your nut-*mhm*- special case! However!

Abel: There is one. Small. Issue.

Michel: And that would be?

Abel: I cannot help if I'm stuck outside.

Abel: It is truly unfortunate, but alas. C'est la vie!

Michel: What do you want?

Abel: Well! Since you're so generous to ask!

Abel: I want civilian rights, in and out of the City. Just like humans.

Abel: During this case and after I'm done with it.

Michel: ...

Abel: For perpetuity.

Abel: You don't need to worry. Once I succeed, where you have failed, it would be idiotic to keep such a valuable asset away from the people.

Abel: I could help more humans if I had more freedom of movement.

Abel: Humans that you're clearly struggling with.

Abel: What do you say? Angel?

Michel: If you fail, you will be banished. Your code modified to ensure your deletion if you re-enter the City

Abel: Just say yes you bird-brain!

Michel: However if you do succeed, I will personally ensure your freedom.

Abel: Excellent! Let's shake on it!

Abel: (All that freedom for so little! Seth is gonna be pissed!)

Michel: (This idiot has no idea what he signed up for.)

Abel: So! When do I begin?

Angelican: 57!

Michel: Sooner than later it appears.

Angelican: This is the 57th time! We had to pull you from under the Grid!!

Spirach: Then stop pulling me from under there.

Abel: (No)

Angelican: You're not even sorry!

Spirach: An insencere apology is pointless.

Abel: (No!)

Spirach: Oh. Greetings Abel.

Abel: (Not her!)

Abel: ...

Michel: Good luck.

Notes:

The story:

Prelude

Chapter 1:

Cyber-Stem Day 1, part 1

Cyber-Stem Day 1, part 2