The Heroine of Light

My name is Rokko. I am the daughter of Dr. Thomas Light. I'll do my best to free the City just like my dad wanted. (This is an independent Protomen RP blog) (Original Icon made by LadyProto)

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

B-Blues...?

Oh god here we go again. He was getting tired of sifting through versions of people he used to know.

…what? 

[ladyrokko]

So…  It’s gone…?  Just like my home?

The girl was silent for a long time.  It seemed it was exactly as she feared.

I don’t think Proto’s going to like this…  She should be-

Wait.  Where was she?

Augh!  That’s right!  We split up looking for you!  Now I don’t know where she is!

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

She’s probably taking time for herself. Chances are she figured it out before you did, and you know she likes her space with these things…

[ladyrokko]

Right...  Right, that would make sense.  We should let her have her space.  But...  Then again, she was mad at Thomas for doing the same.  I...  I don't know what to do.

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

B-Blues...?

Oh god here we go again. He was getting tired of sifting through versions of people he used to know.

…what? 

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

That’s because home doesn’t exist anymore. They don’t exist.

Sorry to be blunt, but shit’s fucked.

[ladyrokko]

So...  It's gone...?  Just like my home?

The girl was silent for a long time.  It seemed it was exactly as she feared.

I don't think Proto's going to like this...  She should be-

Wait.  Where was she?

Augh!  That's right!  We split up looking for you!  Now I don't know where she is!

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

B-Blues...?

Oh god here we go again. He was getting tired of sifting through versions of people he used to know.

…what? 

[ladyrokko]

Please tell me it’s really you…  Something weird has been happening…

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

Define ‘weird’ because it sums up about 75% of my interactions with the entire goddamn multiverse.

For fuck’s sake I’m talking to a ghost with amnesia right now. 

[ladyrokko]

That's pretty much how I feel...

Nothing in this City feels familiar...  Not even its residents!  I can't find Terri anywhere, and for the longest time, neither Proto nor I could find you.

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

B-Blues...?

Oh god here we go again. He was getting tired of sifting through versions of people he used to know.

…what? 

[ladyrokko]

Please tell me it's really you...  Something weird has been happening...

[ladyrokko]

I'm going to go scout. You stay here.

Y-You…?  Alright.  Be careful, Proto.  I wouldn’t want anything to happen to you…

[ladyproto-blog]

…I expected you to fight me about that. 

[ladyrokko]

Well...  I kinda went out scouting without permission last night, so...  I suppose it's fair...  Still, if you come back with so much as a wire missing, I'll be doing the rest of the scouting whether you like it or not.

[ladyrokko]

I'm going to go scout. You stay here.

Y-You...?  Alright.  Be careful, Proto.  I wouldn't want anything to happen to you...

[heathwhohathnoname]

Where the bloody hell am I? Why do you look familiar? Why do I want to kill you?

….

….

SON OF A BITCH

Uh… Hi there LP…. 

So uh… you don’t remember me.

But you.. wanna kill me…

…Awesome.

[ladyrokko]

I... Think it had something to do with Grayfaces shipping us...  As for why, I can't remember.

[ladyrokko]

What are you doing? We were supposed to lay low!

I’m sorry, but I heard you talk about how much you wanted to learn how to knit!  I just… I wanted you to be happy…

[ladyproto-blog]

No, no.. noone is breaking. 

We can’t….

There’s noone to fix us now.

[ladyrokko]

We'll survive, Proto.  Against all odds, we will survive...

[ladyrokko]

What are you doing? We were supposed to lay low!

I’m sorry, but I heard you talk about how much you wanted to learn how to knit!  I just… I wanted you to be happy…

[ladyproto-blog]

Look. We’re stuck here. Together. She bites back the irritation at that thought.

We’re going to make the best of it. She gave a promise and a threat all in one.

Are you cold? I don’t really know how you work. Do you run poorly and sub-optimal temperatures? 

[ladyrokko]

She shook her head.

No.  I maintain a constant temperature.  But...  If I break, I'm not sure I'll be able to.

[ladyrokko]

What are you doing? We were supposed to lay low!

I’m sorry, but I heard you talk about how much you wanted to learn how to knit!  I just… I wanted you to be happy…

[ladyproto-blog]

We are two displaced robots in hostile territory. What part of that can you not understand?  She grabs her sisters wrists firmly, and he first thought was how easily it could be snapped. Any other combat robot in the area would not be as gentle or forgiving.

I don’t imagine any version of Master will be happy to see me, and I know most if not all want you dead. 

[ladyrokko]

I-I understand.

The combat robot slowly nodded at her older sibling.  She may have been made with weapons to fight, but she was completely committed to being a good sister.  Sometimes, that clouded her better judgement.

I'll be more careful.

[ladyrokko]

What are you doing? We were supposed to lay low!

I'm sorry, but I heard you talk about how much you wanted to learn how to knit!  I just... I wanted you to be happy...

[motheremily]

Hello. Excuse me, do you have any knitting equipment?

Knitting… Somewhere in the tower, yes, I’m sure. I haven’t picked it up in a while- back when I worked in the factory I was too tired every night to even try, and now- well, I found my fingers are a bit too clumsy. 

[motheremily]

I’ll be sore to keep an eye out!

[ladyrokko]

Thank-you, miss.  It means a lot to me.

[motheremily]

Hello. Excuse me, do you have any knitting equipment?

Knitting… Somewhere in the tower, yes, I’m sure. I haven’t picked it up in a while- back when I worked in the factory I was too tired every night to even try, and now- well, I found my fingers are a bit too clumsy. 

[ladyrokko]

Can I borrow it, please?  It’s for my sister.

[motheremily]

Well, let’s see… I don’t… Hm… I need to find it first!

[ladyrokko]

Could you do that for me?  I'd really appreciate that.  I've been looking for months.

[motheremily]

Hello. Excuse me, do you have any knitting equipment?

Knitting… Somewhere in the tower, yes, I’m sure. I haven’t picked it up in a while- back when I worked in the factory I was too tired every night to even try, and now- well, I found my fingers are a bit too clumsy. 

[ladyrokko]

Can I borrow it, please?  It's for my sister.

[ladyrokko]

…You know?  That’s actually a good idea.  I finally have my sister, and that’s one thing I’ve been working so hard to get back.  I should stop focusing on what’s lost.  Thanks, Blues.

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

It’s some good advice a friend gave me once. Focusing on the past won’t do any good, so focus on the future. Of course she had to beat that into my head a thousand times before it stuck, but she was right.

So start thinking of where you want to go. Things you want to try. Places you want to see…

[ladyrokko]

I...  I want to see the world of that little alternate of me...  A world without his control.  Though to take my mind off the past, I still need to find some knitting supplies.

[ladyrokko]

Exactly.  Nothing’s free as long as he lives.  But…  Even with his blood on my hands, I’ve still lost everything to him in my home…  Still, I’m not giving up.

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

…look, Rokko… there’s not a lot to do here. I’m not saying give up hope. But you’ve got places you can go now. You don’t have to spend your life lamenting over what’s gone.

Make something new.

[ladyrokko]

...You know?  That's actually a good idea.  I finally have my sister, and that's one thing I've been working so hard to get back.  I should stop focusing on what's lost.  Thanks, Blues.

[ladyrokko]

Other than the Masters, of course.  They’re a special case, and even then, their free will is limited by the Devil’s desires.

[bluesalexanderlight-deactivated]

Which means it really isn’t free, now is it?

[ladyrokko]

Exactly.  Nothing's free as long as he lives.  But...  Even with his blood on my hands, I've still lost everything to him in my home...  Still, I'm not giving up.