Pestilentem PC: Hansa

[0202]

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Week 0, Monday

[0202]

[Blade happens to be standing by the wishing well, near the plank-fence but not daring to step over. He seems to be studying the well as closely as he can at that distance when he notices Hansa in the area and calls out to him.]

Han-Han! What is this for?

[robopriest]

..."Han-Han"?

[The nickname is so unexpected that it makes him snort a little, but he's taking it in stride, coming over.]

That would be a well, my droid friend. You get water from it.

[0202]

A well? But it isn't constructed properly, nor is there a way to retrieve the water.

[Hmm...Maybe he could reach over and drink some to test the water for mineral contents...]

[robopriest]

No, it is not.

[He's leaning over it, frowning.]

I wouldn't jump in, if I were you. It could be a trap.

[0202]

I don't breathe, so I would be fine.

[He would probably get waterlogged and short-circuit.]

[robopriest]

Wow, and are you waterproof, too?

[SHOULDN'T THIS BE WHAT YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT]

[0202]

I was made to look exactly like humans, so that includes skin that behaves like human skin!

[He holds up his hand towards Hansa, as if inviting him to touch and see for himself.]

[robopriest]

[He'll touch it with his own hand! Which also feels like human skin! Because obviously it's human!]

You're not wrong. But I was talking about your insides.

[0202]

[Hansa is clearly 100% human with no fishy business about him.]

My insides? They're pretty well protected by the outer layers of synthetic skin.

[He does look down at the gemstone affixed to his chest though. Hmm.]

[robopriest]

[Also looking down at that gemstone....]

Is THAT waterproof, Blade...?

[0202]

It's a polished rock crystal, so I think so?

[robopriest]

Yes, but...

[Pulling his hand back to press lightly around the gem's socket.]

Water might come inside places like this, and then where would you be?

[0202]

[Blade looks down to where Hansa's hand touches his gem socket.]

Maybe building a real well around it would be better?

[Less accidents, less drowning.]

I could take a sample of the water and process it. Then I could tell what is in it.

[robopriest]

Process it how?

[Robot chemical testing...]

And maybe! But I don't think we have building materials around here, sad to say.

[0202]

If I drink it then I can tell what it's made of~

[This is no excuse to ignore blatant danger.]

[robopriest]

...






Please don't drink it.

[0202]

Okay!

[He is going to immediately give up on drinking the well water and instead starts moving the loose wood around to better form a barrier.]

[robopriest]

[Blade is out of harm's way!! For now.]

Do you need any help, there?

WEEK 0 POST TRIAL

[robopriest]

[Well, he's not going to the well anytime soon after his little escapade, so to the bright lights and sounds of the arcade it is. He is half expecting not to be alone, and honestly...]

[He's smiling at Blade as he walks up.]

Sort of expected to see you here. You fit in.

[0202]

[Blade had been considering the games here, looking for the ones he could best conquer with his skill sets. But when he hears Hansa's voice, he looks over.]

Do I?

[robopriest]

Yes.

[That's right.]

You have a bright soul. Brighter than these lights, really.

[0202]

[Awwwwww]

I didn't know you could say sweet-nice stuff like that. It's really nice! But I don't have a soul, it's just programming that makes me look human.

[He says it so casually, but he can feel an aching in his core when he says it. Strange...]

[robopriest]

Eh. I can tell the difference between programming and something feeling more than what they're made for. I said the same to Yuki.

[He shrugs, lightly.]

Doesn't change what I feel.

[0202]

Eh? Is Yuki some kind of robot too?

[He's missing the point here.]

[robopriest]

Sooort of? I'll let you ask him. I just think both of you are more than the sum of your parts, so to speak.