NUMB .
NUMB .
NUMB .
the thought thrums through her like a pulse , drowned out only by the insistent pattering of the rain . she stares at the red - painted door before her , as though the wood is sucking the breath from her .
there , only moments ago , had been AX500 -- the android evie had befriended all those months ago . the ELUSIVE android she’d desperately been trying to reach . she’d be lying if she said she didn’t fantasize about their meeting -- starting the LIFE they’d panned together behind cyberlife’s glass walls , exploring the world outside of it .
but she’d only been met with a blank , confused stare .
i’m sorry , i don’t know you . maybe you have the wrong house ?
no , i -- i’m sure it’s -- don’t you remember , it’s me , it’s evelyn ---
ma’am , if you step any closer i’m going to have to call the police .
THUNDER ROLLS , shaking the wood of the porch beneath her feet . is that rainwater on her face ? no . too salty .
TEARS .
it’s then that she bolts , dashes down the street & to a corner gas station . here , bathed in the neon blue light , the sobs come faster than she can anticipate them , wracking her thin shoulders . SHE’D BEEN A FOOL --- an absolute fool --- to think he’d remember HER . to think that his new owners hadn’t RESET him when they got him . the standard , recommended procedure . one she even iterated in her own tour spiel .
it is vital to wipe your android’s memory once you bring them home from the factory -- just in case .
there’s a payphone a few yards a way . she trudges through a puddle to get to it , futilely wiping her eyes as she does so . there’s a moment where she stares at the receiver in her hand . who could she call ? evie’s first & only thought is blanche , but a fresh batch of tears wells up when she realizes that it’s late & it’s raining & besides , blanche had probably already forgotten all about her , just like everyone else did .
but it was worth a try . she slips in her last few quarters and waits for the dial tone to end .
❝ —blanche , ❞ she sobs . ❝ —blanche , it’s -- it’s evelyn -- ❞ // @isolationtender !!















