Egotastic! 3
HoneyTrap's a$$ writing attack incoming😍😍😍
(Technically Egotastic is just random slices of life based off my uty AU so...yeah. shut up if my own AU versions of characters are "out of character" at least it's better than ai right??😔😔)
Anyway we start on a different scenario. Some posts may have foreshadowed this stupid moment. Haters haters go away.
[FIRST PERSON POV TODAY]
I ended up talking to him again after a while of not seeing each other. He seems happy as always. However, as we were talking, something strange happened to him... or was it my eyes playing tricks on me? It was like a part of him altered. His smile fades, but all I can see is his straight face. He doesn't usually display distress. I was in surprise and all I could do was point slowly at the "problem." I didn't know what else I was supposed to be doing.
"UHHHH...IS THAT NORMAL FOR YOU?"
I wondered if this was even normal with him, but he looks unhappy now. I didn't know how else to word out that question.
"whoops! I forgot it again at the back of the Steamworks yesterday." I wondered for a moment what he was talking about, but that specific thing didn't really interest me, so I just acted like I knew what he was talking about. Also, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! ALL THE WAY OVER THERE??? YOU THINK I' GOING TO HELP YOU OR—
"WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING SEEN LIKE THIS, YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO WALK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STEAMWORKS. THIS SHOULDN'T BE *MY* ISSUE."
Wait... I realized, he doesn't wear skates. He can do fast travel in his physical form out of the screen. Luckily, I knew just the thing! Or, at least, i thought so for the most part.
"I should get a ride, Axis." He randomly supposed this out of nowhere. It really confused me.
"DO YOU THINK I'M ONE OF THOSE DRIVERS HUMANS BUY TO TRAVEL??...[FINE], I SUPPOSE I AM NOT UP TO ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT."
"You never are every time i see you."
"SHUT IT OR I WILL RECONSIDER YOUR JOB HERE."
"Okay :D" did he just say that out loud? 'colon-dee'? Is this a code for something?? Well, i can do that too [semicolon-end-paranthesis].. it sounds weird. I'll never do that again.
We just stood there doing nothing for a minute. I wondered how to cover him up while he get there. He seems cold, but he could be acting on that. I faced him towards me, picked him up slightly, and out of my confusion and misunderstandings, held him against my heart, before tilting his head on my shoulder to block my front view less. Maybe that is all that matters in that context. He does not react much. He just stays there, looks at me, and i tried to lighten the mood, assuming this is my cue, I rolled out and away from that room.
"FEAR NOT OF YOUR ISSUES. BECAUSE I, *☆AXIS MODEL 014☆*, WILL PROTECT YOU." (UH..FOR NOW..)
(I DID NOT WINK AT HIM.)
(He smiles again. That's a good sign, right? Okay. Maybe. Yes. I begin my adventure with him. He stays quiet even though it's more familiar for him to talk and be full of chatter. Maybe whatever they forgot was a bad thing? Weird. He's always so chatty.
I nearly bumped into another—
"WATCHWHEREYOUAREGOING"
—before pulling my brakes to a stop, still holding the other bot. (I hate the feeling I'm getting with his guy). I then realized it was that stupid bot that ALWAYS dirties floors he is told to clean. I already got tired of him. When will he EVER listen to me?! And even worse, he wants context now... I thought this was *our* thing.
"Why are you holdin' him, Axis? Where is he going? And why hold him like *that*???"
"HE IS *FINE.*" I sneer at him, trying not to lose it after his recent disruption. "HE IS MISSING A PIECE.... *YOU*, JUST STAND BEHIND ME SO I CAN EXPLAIN, PLEASE." At least he obe- *listens* to me. *fake cough*.
"Why so quiet?"
I don' really know how to explain this when he wouldn't explain and now i don't really have a clue. I tried.
"SO, HE USES THIS THING... UH... THIS..
UHHH... SOMETHING... AND... UHHHH... IT IS WHERE HIS 'HEART' IS.... BUT, LIKE...NO... IT'S... UMM... CAN YOU SEE MY HEART? DO YOU SEE WHERE MY HEART IS? [FRICK] UHH..."
my opened my hands and patted my chest. Is that good enough for you to understand?!
"RIGHT HERE. MY HEART... BUT ON HIM... HIS 'HEART'... HOW IT WOULD BE IF.. UH.."
i stopped to gesture my hands to him, but he was still waiting patiently, not even helping me out. Rude.
"LIKE.. HE NEEDS TO....UH.. SOMETHING... UM... IDON'TKNOWIDON'TKNOW???? WE ARE ON ARE WAY TO GET IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE COULD FORGET IT. IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS." (why did he laugh??? It wasn't funny!)
nothing but "I see that's quite an issue.. has your creator not taught you terms for parts?" (WHY ARE BOTH OF YOU TRYING NOT TO LAUGH AT ME? I CAN SEE THE SMILE YOU'RE HIDING.)
"I KNEW THAT. CHUJIN TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW. YOU DO NOT NEED TO CORRECT ME."
I felt so ticked off, but of FRICKING course i couldn't kill this guy. I want to fire him really bad, but this will make me look dirtier, firing a [janitor]. So humiliating. I picked him up again and went away, not wanting to even LOOK at him anymore. He holds on again, staring at me like some weirdo, but i am sure it has no creepy intentions under it... We are halfway there.
I saw her on the way of my mission. I (unfortunately) get distracted very easy. Jandroid's behavior is scarrily contagious. I just held him closer with one arm, which is quite the hazard but who cared at that moment?...eheh.. i started waving. Waving my arm and my hand at the same time because i forgot which one was supposed to be waved. She smiled and waved back. Just her smile alone makes me so happy. I almost forgot I was supposed to be working. He was not in the right head-space either though, so no one could correct me of my actions.
After those quick seconds, I almost let go of him. (I need to apologize to someone later... even if it was a few plants stuck at the wheels.) At this moment, I still had a few issues. Something like... fear. Fear that I will fail HIM again, even when HE isn't here. I can't explain how much I apologized. I even stopped for a moment just to check of him. I asked if he was okay and begged for forgiveness so much, he started to look concerned. I hope I didn't do anything he wouldn't find valid. I hope I didn't make him uncomfortable. I hope I have not hurt him that time. I could just never forget... Every time i remember hurting someone, I was never allowed or able to fix my mistakes. I couldn't bring HIM back to the Steamworks. I could never get to anyone I remembered talking to anymore. Is HE even going to come back? I miss HIM. I could never even apologize before what HE has done.
He looked uncomfortable and so confused a moment. (Or at least I thought so through the panic) He suddenly cheered up and let he pick him up in that weird position from earlier again.
"WHAT?"
"It's okay."
"...YOU ALMOST GOTTEN—"
"I am not hurt. Do not delay, Axis."
"... OKAY. WE WILL CONTINUE."
I suppose that was my cue to continue my mission. I am sorry. Very sorry for the inconvenience. You make me feel little around you, but I’m not. I want to get answers on why i felt so many unfamiliar things around you. I won't just put myself down because you almost got a crack on your face... or almost gotten completely destroyed. Let's just focus and not crash into a wall, okay? Okay. Promise me you won't get hurt again. You don't want me to overheat from stress. Please.
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Red - Chujin Ketsukane
Extra: at some point, on the way, Axis indeed found cardboard, but it didn't seem like the best idea. Mr Screen hasn't really been fond of that idea.
Image of Axis not getting the situation except Mr Screen is more expressive than in story. Mr Screen hides things a lot like everything is behind a screen. heh.
