‷  . . . I should tell mom.  ‴

‷  W— What I just told you . . . but I don’t think mom will believe me.  ‴

he’s silent as he hugs his mechanical penguin close to his chest.

nodding, he gives a small smile back.

‷  Hm?  ‴

‷  Oh.  ‴

nods.

fixing some wires in his arm, since his mother showed him how to do if she is busy. as a robot, he’s obviously careful and perfected the procedure.

he’s fixing a screw in his knee, using a screwdriver. does it hurt? nah, he’s a robot— he doesn’t feel physical pain.

𝕀'𝕄 𝕎ℍ𝔸𝕋 𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝔾𝔼𝕋 𝕎ℍ𝔼ℕ 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕊 ℂ𝕆𝕃𝕃𝕀𝔻𝔼. ℕ𝕆𝕎 𝔽𝔸ℂ𝔼 𝕀𝕋, 𝕐𝕆𝕌ℝ 𝕁𝕌𝕊𝕋 𝔸ℕ 𝔼ℕ𝔼𝕄𝕐

fixing one of his joints using a hammer—

‷  Uhm . . . what’s with all these new visitors? What’s happening?  ‴