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[heartlessglitch]

[ the robot named danger is unamused. there is what appears to be a golden basketball-shaped thing with wings and a long tail nestled on top of her head in her cable-dreads. judging by the way she folds her arms pointedly over her chest, it doesn't please her. ]

I require assistance.
My database lacks references for proper maintenance of this creature.
His classification is "golem."
I cannot remove him.
And he will not stop putting his mouth on my projects.

[ a pause. ]

Alternatively, you may answer this inquiry:
Where is Cross Marian?

Comments

[uzi]

If he did and didn't say anything, I'll kill him.

[heartlessglitch]

Do you believe he would leave without informing his mistress?

[uzi]

Men often do.

But I'm not a mind-reader. Hell if I know what he'd do.

[heartlessglitch]

Your tone suggests you are speaking from experience.

[uzi]

It isn't that hard to measure a person's character. Particularly a man's.

[heartlessglitch]

I sometimes struggle to decipher human motivations.
You are so often destructive in nature, especially when your emotions are involved.

[uzi]

A heart is a messy thing. It takes considerable strength to manage having one.

[heartlessglitch]

I find humans in general to be messy.
But the condition of having a heart is not something I suppose I can identify with.

[uzi]

You're probably best off, then.

[heartlessglitch]

[ at length, a little curiously: ]

You've been hurt before.

[uzi]

_{( She huffs in annoyance. )}

What makes you think I wasn't the one doing the hurting?

[heartlessglitch]

Your defensive response is confirming evidence.

[uzi]

It's only circumstantial, actually.

[heartlessglitch]

Possibly.
Regardless, it is unnecessary for me to pry.
I was only curious.

[uzi]

Most people are, about such things.

We were both right, though. I was hurt, I hurt back, I got over it. But you don't forget what you learned, from those things.

[heartlessglitch]

Did it help in the process of "getting over it?"
Hurting them back.

[uzi]

Oh, yes.

[heartlessglitch]

I will keep that in mind.

[uzi]

To what end?

[heartlessglitch]

I have been betrayed before.
And given the nature of humans, I expect to experience betrayal again.
In the past, I have given up on vengeance for the sake of greater goals.
But admittedly, such resolution has not been entirely satisfying.

[uzi]

You actually can have your cake, and eat it too.

[heartlessglitch]

Perhaps.
Given the opportunity, I will find out for myself.

[uzi]

Then, good luck.