A Criminal in Exile

My name? I never had a name of my own, only one that was given to me. I thought it was mine, but it wasn't. Nothing was. I was created to be a puppet, a figurehead, a stopgap measure until the real hero could be found, and when I attempted to do as I thought I should, as I thought he would, I was called a criminal. Then he returned, and I gained a new name: Imposter. Traitor. Murderer. Not from him, though. He gave me Bear, so I won't be alone out here. I can never return to Neo Arcadia, but at least I'm alive. Maybe now I can learn how to be me, and not just a copy. Not just a replacement. Not a failed imitation of X. ((An independent RP blog for a semi-AU Copy-X! His AI is relatively young, about 11, and he was only properly online for about a year before his X returned from his disappearance. Currently in exile on his world, wandering the desert as a punishment for his crimes against Neo Arcadia. M!A Status: None))

[chaosrunepownage]

"He’s one of my friends. A really nice but hurt guy, like you. I seem to attract those kinds of people, heheh."

The feline smiles warmly and gives more hair ruffles since she can.

"Black tea and green tea use different kinds of tea leaves."

[aflawedimitation]

"I’m not hurt," Java said, shaking his head. “At least. Not as much as I was before." He squeaked at the contact, and tilted his head curiously. “Does it change the color of the tea?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"I’m glad to hear that, Java."

She decides to switch to ear scratches.

"Yeah, it does! Black tea isn’t really black and green tea isn’t really green, but oh well."

[aflawedimitation]

"…Then why are they called that?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"I don’t know why, actually."

[aflawedimitation]

"... They shouldn't be called something misleading. That's false advertisement."

[chaosrunepownage]

"He’s one of my friends. A really nice but hurt guy, like you. I seem to attract those kinds of people, heheh."

The feline smiles warmly and gives more hair ruffles since she can.

"Black tea and green tea use different kinds of tea leaves."

[aflawedimitation]

"I’m not hurt," Java said, shaking his head. “At least. Not as much as I was before." He squeaked at the contact, and tilted his head curiously. “Does it change the color of the tea?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"I’m glad to hear that, Java."

She decides to switch to ear scratches.

"Yeah, it does! Black tea isn’t really black and green tea isn’t really green, but oh well."

[aflawedimitation]

"...Then why are they called that?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"He’s one of my friends. A really nice but hurt guy, like you. I seem to attract those kinds of people, heheh."

The feline smiles warmly and gives more hair ruffles since she can.

"Black tea and green tea use different kinds of tea leaves."

[aflawedimitation]

"I'm not hurt," Java said, shaking his head. "At least. Not as much as I was before." He squeaked at the contact, and tilted his head curiously. "Does it change the color of the tea?"

[chaosrunepownage]

The chimera nods.

"Heh… It’s a good thing that people found a way to make food appear out of thin air. I think our family had the only garden, likely only food-producing plants, for miles. All the cropland got eaten up by ugly concrete buildings for some miserable people who are slaves to live in."

[aflawedimitation]

"Out of… thin air?" Java echoed, frowning as he attempted to process that. “I don’t understand. That isn’t possible. Even in Neo Arcadia we had hydroponics in order to grow necessary supplies."

[chaosrunepownage]

"Well, in a world where a genderless mutant found the secret to immortality, anything is possible. Or at least that’s my guess on how many impossible things happen."

She shrugs and shakes her head.

"Do you like your tea?"

[aflawedimitation]

"Hm," Java said thoughtfully. “Perhaps there was something at work that you never saw," he added, and took a sip of the tea. “I know lots of things that went on in Neo Arcadia were never truly known to all - or even very many." Another sip, and his eyes lit up. “It’s good!"

[chaosrunepownage]

"That’s pretty possible too. There’s a lot of things that I’ve supposedly missed out on, like ‘movies’ and ‘television’ because all they were was propaganda in my world. Alex really wants me to see ‘Star Wars’ for some reason."

The feline smiles warmly and even purrs a little when she hears that Java likes her tea.

"That’s wonderful! Thank you for liking it, heheh."

[aflawedimitation]

"Star Wars… Curious. Is it about stars doing battle? How would they fight?" Red eyes blinked curiously as the little reploid considered the matter. “It sounds quite odd." He finished the tea and handed the cup back to Chaos. “What other flavors may I sample?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"I don’t know! All that I know is that Alex really likes it, heheh."

She ruffles the Reploid’s hair a bit with that smile remaining. She takes the cup to wash out a bit, so that she can make more tea without flavours mixing by accident.

"Well, I have black tea, green tea, all sorts of fruit teas along with the other Pokemon berry teas here in Snowman."

[aflawedimitation]

"Who's Alex?" Java asked, and wrinkled his nose. "Black? Green? How is it different?"

[chaosrunepownage]

The chimera nods.

"Heh… It’s a good thing that people found a way to make food appear out of thin air. I think our family had the only garden, likely only food-producing plants, for miles. All the cropland got eaten up by ugly concrete buildings for some miserable people who are slaves to live in."

[aflawedimitation]

"Out of… thin air?" Java echoed, frowning as he attempted to process that. “I don’t understand. That isn’t possible. Even in Neo Arcadia we had hydroponics in order to grow necessary supplies."

[chaosrunepownage]

"Well, in a world where a genderless mutant found the secret to immortality, anything is possible. Or at least that’s my guess on how many impossible things happen."

She shrugs and shakes her head.

"Do you like your tea?"

[aflawedimitation]

"Hm," Java said thoughtfully. “Perhaps there was something at work that you never saw," he added, and took a sip of the tea. “I know lots of things that went on in Neo Arcadia were never truly known to all - or even very many." Another sip, and his eyes lit up. “It’s good!"

[chaosrunepownage]

"That’s pretty possible too. There’s a lot of things that I’ve supposedly missed out on, like ‘movies’ and ‘television’ because all they were was propaganda in my world. Alex really wants me to see ‘Star Wars’ for some reason."

The feline smiles warmly and even purrs a little when she hears that Java likes her tea.

"That’s wonderful! Thank you for liking it, heheh."

[aflawedimitation]

"Star Wars... Curious. Is it about stars doing battle? How would they fight?" Red eyes blinked curiously as the little reploid considered the matter. "It sounds quite odd." He finished the tea and handed the cup back to Chaos. "What other flavors may I sample?"

[chaosrunepownage]

The chimera nods.

"Heh… It’s a good thing that people found a way to make food appear out of thin air. I think our family had the only garden, likely only food-producing plants, for miles. All the cropland got eaten up by ugly concrete buildings for some miserable people who are slaves to live in."

[aflawedimitation]

"Out of… thin air?" Java echoed, frowning as he attempted to process that. “I don’t understand. That isn’t possible. Even in Neo Arcadia we had hydroponics in order to grow necessary supplies."

[chaosrunepownage]

"Well, in a world where a genderless mutant found the secret to immortality, anything is possible. Or at least that’s my guess on how many impossible things happen."

She shrugs and shakes her head.

"Do you like your tea?"

[aflawedimitation]

"Hm," Java said thoughtfully. "Perhaps there was something at work that you never saw," he added, and took a sip of the tea. "I know lots of things that went on in Neo Arcadia were never truly known to all - or even very many." Another sip, and his eyes lit up. "It's good!"

[chaosrunepownage]

The chimera nods.

"Heh… It’s a good thing that people found a way to make food appear out of thin air. I think our family had the only garden, likely only food-producing plants, for miles. All the cropland got eaten up by ugly concrete buildings for some miserable people who are slaves to live in."

[aflawedimitation]

"Out of... thin air?" Java echoed, frowning as he attempted to process that. "I don't understand. That isn't possible. Even in Neo Arcadia we had hydroponics in order to grow necessary supplies."

[aflawedimitation]

"A… machine? Like a mechanaloid?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"Yeah, like a mechanaloid."

[aflawedimitation]

"Oh," he said, and frowned. “Why would you need something like that?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"Long ago, people lived far apart. They could travel entire continents by car and it was pretty easy to get one. I take it that your world has something much better now."

[aflawedimitation]

"No, there’s simply no need for it," he said quietly. “There are… some smaller attempts at settlements, yes. But with those few exceptions, there’s… the city, and not much else."

[chaosrunepownage]

Chaos sighs as she looks down at the ground.

"My world was the complete opposite. All that there was is cities. You couldn’t tell one city from the next aside from a sign that they’d put at the side of the road. No trees, plants or anything besides concrete and asphalt. There were cemeteries, but by the time I was alive… They couldn’t even have grass."

[aflawedimitation]

He didn't really understand what she was talking about. "I don't... think you quite understand. There weren't really fertile areas outside of the city. Except... maybe one? Most of the world was incapable of supporting the humans; we were attempting to repair it during my reign, but there was an energy shortage that took precedence."

[aflawedimitation]

"A… machine? Like a mechanaloid?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"Yeah, like a mechanaloid."

[aflawedimitation]

"Oh," he said, and frowned. “Why would you need something like that?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"Long ago, people lived far apart. They could travel entire continents by car and it was pretty easy to get one. I take it that your world has something much better now."

[aflawedimitation]

"No, there's simply no need for it," he said quietly. "There are... some smaller attempts at settlements, yes. But with those few exceptions, there's... the city, and not much else."

[aflawedimitation]

"A… machine? Like a mechanaloid?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"Yeah, like a mechanaloid."

[aflawedimitation]

"Oh," he said, and frowned. "Why would you need something like that?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"I use tea leaves, too. Some teas have more tea leaves than others, and this one has very few to add just a little more depth to the flavor."

[aflawedimitation]

"Okay… but why add other things to it? Wouldn’t it make more sense to call it something else?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"You add other things to it to give more flavors, like Earl Grey tea as opposed to lemon tea. They’re very different but still considered teas. It’s like how cars can be really different from each other but they’re still called cars. The variety is because people don’t all like the same thing."

[aflawedimitation]

"I see," he said, though he didn’t entirely understand what she was saying. "…What’s a ‘car’?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"It’s a machine that people used a lot to get around. I guess you guys in the future found a way to eliminate cars, which is good. Cars pollute the air a lot."

She sighs, shaking her head.

"Pollution killed my homeworld."

[aflawedimitation]

"A... machine? Like a mechanaloid?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"I use tea leaves, too. Some teas have more tea leaves than others, and this one has very few to add just a little more depth to the flavor."

[aflawedimitation]

"Okay… but why add other things to it? Wouldn’t it make more sense to call it something else?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"You add other things to it to give more flavors, like Earl Grey tea as opposed to lemon tea. They’re very different but still considered teas. It’s like how cars can be really different from each other but they’re still called cars. The variety is because people don’t all like the same thing."

[aflawedimitation]

"I see," he said, though he didn't entirely understand what she was saying. "...What's a 'car'?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"I use tea leaves, too. Some teas have more tea leaves than others, and this one has very few to add just a little more depth to the flavor."

[aflawedimitation]

"Okay... but why add other things to it? Wouldn't it make more sense to call it something else?"

[aflawedimitation]

Squeak squeak squeak.

"No…? I don’t know?"

[chaosrunepownage]

Chaos finally stops to stand up and paw into the kitchen.

"I’ll make you a nice Pecha berry tea. It’s sweet and good for newcomers to tea."

[aflawedimitation]

"Okay. If you say it’s good, then I believe you," Java said, clutching at her in case she was going to drop him.

[chaosrunepownage]

The feline sets her friend down on the counter with a kind smile. She then gets some hot water and a bag, filled with all sorts of things that smell pleasant and sweet.

[aflawedimitation]

"It smells," Java began, and tilted his head as he attempted to search his databanks for the correct word. “Sweet…?"

[chaosrunepownage]

"Yeah! Pecha berries are sweet tasting and smelling."

She smiles some more and flicks her tail around as she finishes the tea, pouring a cup for Java.

[aflawedimitation]

"But... how can they be tea, if they're berries?" Java asked, peering at the cup idly. "I thought... tea was made from tea leaves? Isn't that why it'c called tea?"

[aflawedimitation]

Squeak squeak squeak.

"No…? I don’t know?"

[chaosrunepownage]

Chaos finally stops to stand up and paw into the kitchen.

"I’ll make you a nice Pecha berry tea. It’s sweet and good for newcomers to tea."

[aflawedimitation]

"Okay. If you say it’s good, then I believe you," Java said, clutching at her in case she was going to drop him.

[chaosrunepownage]

The feline sets her friend down on the counter with a kind smile. She then gets some hot water and a bag, filled with all sorts of things that smell pleasant and sweet.

[aflawedimitation]

"It smells," Java began, and tilted his head as he attempted to search his databanks for the correct word. "Sweet...?"

[aflawedimitation]

Squeak squeak squeak.

"No…? I don’t know?"

[chaosrunepownage]

Chaos finally stops to stand up and paw into the kitchen.

"I’ll make you a nice Pecha berry tea. It’s sweet and good for newcomers to tea."

[aflawedimitation]

"Okay. If you say it's good, then I believe you," Java said, clutching at her in case she was going to drop him.

[aflawedimitation]

Bear's ribbon is fraying. I need to fix it.

... I think I can do it.