“Will it be safe for us to just walk around like this?” Ai asked.
“Yeah, we kind of attract some attention,” you point out.
“Most of the robots here are non-sentient, so they don’t care about us unless programmed to. And those that aren’t have better things to do than worry about some human tourists.”
With that explained, you and the group traveled back to the train station without disturbance. Kiyoko helps you into a seat and Ai sits next to you with Hotaru in her lap. The ride back to the teleport station is filled with uncomfortable silence, so you decide to try breaking it. Hotaru looked a bit distressed despite being in Ai’s strong arms.
“Hey Hotaru, you alright? Aren’t you excited to get back to tinkering with me again? Like building a new body for yourself?” you asked.
“That won’t happen,” Hotaru said.
“W-what are you-”
“Because I’m still defective!”
That was sudden. “I-I thought we just established that I don’t care about that.”
“You guys may not care, but the government does. Tusk corp does. All of society does. As long as I’m registered as defective, it’s only a matter of time before I’m taken away again.”
“Oh…” You honestly hadn’t considered that factor yet.
“That’s why, as soon as you-” Suddenly Hotaru stopped talking.
“H-Hotaru? What’s wrong?”
“She’s fine. Ayano’s just talking to her,” Ai said.
“Oh,” You hadn’t gotten your ear piece back from Hotaru since the recycling plant. You watched intently as Hotaru’s mechanical facial expressions changed drastically.
“You…you really did that for me?” Hotaru started tearing up, confirming that she did have something to simulate crying in her.
“What’s going on?” you whispered.
“Ayano said she reset Hotaru’s strikes. She has a clean slate now.”
“Th-that means she–”
“I got my lifecycle back,” Hotaru says happily. She burst into synthetic tears and hugged Ai automatically, who returned the gesture. Not wanting to be left out, you lean over and hug them both. Kiyoko sits awkwardly, but hesitantly joins in the group hug too. You feel her breasts press against your back.
The tender moment is ended when the hover train arrives at the station, allowing you all to return back to the academy.
“Yeah, we kind of attract some attention,” you point out.
“Most of the robots here are non-sentient, so they don’t care about us unless programmed to. And those that aren’t have better things to do than worry about some human tourists.”
With that explained, you and the group traveled back to the train station without disturbance. Kiyoko helps you into a seat and Ai sits next to you with Hotaru in her lap. The ride back to the teleport station is filled with uncomfortable silence, so you decide to try breaking it. Hotaru looked a bit distressed despite being in Ai’s strong arms.
“Hey Hotaru, you alright? Aren’t you excited to get back to tinkering with me again? Like building a new body for yourself?” you asked.
“That won’t happen,” Hotaru said.
“W-what are you-”
“Because I’m still defective!”
That was sudden. “I-I thought we just established that I don’t care about that.”
“You guys may not care, but the government does. Tusk corp does. All of society does. As long as I’m registered as defective, it’s only a matter of time before I’m taken away again.”
“Oh…” You honestly hadn’t considered that factor yet.
“That’s why, as soon as you-” Suddenly Hotaru stopped talking.
“H-Hotaru? What’s wrong?”
“She’s fine. Ayano’s just talking to her,” Ai said.
“Oh,” You hadn’t gotten your ear piece back from Hotaru since the recycling plant. You watched intently as Hotaru’s mechanical facial expressions changed drastically.
“You…you really did that for me?” Hotaru started tearing up, confirming that she did have something to simulate crying in her.
“What’s going on?” you whispered.
“Ayano said she reset Hotaru’s strikes. She has a clean slate now.”
“Th-that means she–”
“I got my lifecycle back,” Hotaru says happily. She burst into synthetic tears and hugged Ai automatically, who returned the gesture. Not wanting to be left out, you lean over and hug them both. Kiyoko sits awkwardly, but hesitantly joins in the group hug too. You feel her breasts press against your back.
The tender moment is ended when the hover train arrives at the station, allowing you all to return back to the academy.
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