>:[ @passiveagressive-inc - Tumblr Blog

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

I think it's... unfortunate. That PasFrown can't remember anything. It had few people it was close too, and now it can't even recall who any of them were after being damn knows where for months. What happened was hard on you.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

Should we put it back just for safekeeping?

Well. Frownie kinda needs the chip, so we should put it back in them once we're home.

No I mean uh. Back in their head? But it can wait sorry.

No, it's ok. We can put it back now if you want.

I’d prefer that..

Mhm.

*it handed the chip to Passive*

I'll hold them still, you can put the chip in. Does that sound good?

Yeah.

*PA adjusts PasFrown in its arms a little so Passive can put the chip back in*

Okay, go for it.

*they carefully reinserted the chip before ensuring that the wires covered it once again*

Alright, thank you.

Happy to help. Want to go back to the apartment now?

*it nodded*

*they all went back ig yay:)*

*yay they're back home!! :]*

*Once they made it back into the house, PA set PasFrown down on the couch and started screwing its headplate back on*

*Once it was, they turned PasFrown back on.*

Hey.

*It looked up at Passive with its working eye*

Oh, hi!

…everything working?

I think so. Nothing feels wrong, at least.

Good.

…can I hug you.

Of course!

*it sits up and pulls Passive into a hug*

*It collapsed into the embrace, going limp on contact.*

thanks..

[PT: thanks.. /end PT.]

Just happy that you're happy.

*They adjusted their hold to better support Passive's weight, then rested their head on its shoulder.*

Want me to like.., leave you two alone?

Hm? Oh, if you want you can. I don't mind either way :]

…yeah they look like they’re going to do… whatever the robot equivalent of falling asleep is. Wanna go into my room, PA?

Yeah, sure.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

Should we put it back just for safekeeping?

Well. Frownie kinda needs the chip, so we should put it back in them once we're home.

No I mean uh. Back in their head? But it can wait sorry.

No, it's ok. We can put it back now if you want.

I’d prefer that..

Mhm.

*it handed the chip to Passive*

I'll hold them still, you can put the chip in. Does that sound good?

Yeah.

*PA adjusts PasFrown in its arms a little so Passive can put the chip back in*

Okay, go for it.

*they carefully reinserted the chip before ensuring that the wires covered it once again*

Alright, thank you.

Happy to help. Want to go back to the apartment now?

*it nodded*

*they all went back ig yay:)*

*yay they're back home!! :]*

*Once they made it back into the house, PA set PasFrown down on the couch and started screwing its headplate back on*

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

Should we put it back just for safekeeping?

Well. Frownie kinda needs the chip, so we should put it back in them once we're home.

No I mean uh. Back in their head? But it can wait sorry.

No, it's ok. We can put it back now if you want.

I’d prefer that..

Mhm.

*it handed the chip to Passive*

I'll hold them still, you can put the chip in. Does that sound good?

Yeah.

*PA adjusts PasFrown in its arms a little so Passive can put the chip back in*

Okay, go for it.

*they carefully reinserted the chip before ensuring that the wires covered it once again*

Alright, thank you.

Happy to help. Want to go back to the apartment now?

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

Should we put it back just for safekeeping?

Well. Frownie kinda needs the chip, so we should put it back in them once we're home.

No I mean uh. Back in their head? But it can wait sorry.

No, it's ok. We can put it back now if you want.

I’d prefer that..

Mhm.

*it handed the chip to Passive*

I'll hold them still, you can put the chip in. Does that sound good?

Yeah.

*PA adjusts PasFrown in its arms a little so Passive can put the chip back in*

Okay, go for it.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

Should we put it back just for safekeeping?

Well. Frownie kinda needs the chip, so we should put it back in them once we're home.

No I mean uh. Back in their head? But it can wait sorry.

No, it's ok. We can put it back now if you want.

I’d prefer that..

Mhm.

*it handed the chip to Passive*

I'll hold them still, you can put the chip in. Does that sound good?

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

Should we put it back just for safekeeping?

Well. Frownie kinda needs the chip, so we should put it back in them once we're home.

No I mean uh. Back in their head? But it can wait sorry.

No, it's ok. We can put it back now if you want.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

Should we put it back just for safekeeping?

Well. Frownie kinda needs the chip, so we should put it back in them once we're home.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

Thank you. I really shouldn’t have left my cane, why’d I do that…

No problem.

*PA retrieved the memory chip from the scanner*

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

…could you?

#ooc: tiny robots being surprisingly strong ftw

'Course.

*He grabs PasFrown with ease*

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

Yeah!

…Passive lemme know if you want me of PA to carry Frownie over there at any time, don’t strain yourself.

Yeah, one of us can always carry it.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*Juniper rejoined them*

Didn’t work? Alright uhh. Maybe the turning off and on again will work.

Maybe. We should go back to the apartment and turn them back on.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

Do you think that it remembers anything about whoever repaired them?

It's possible. I'm not sure how likely, though. We could try to ask them about it once they're back on.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

What now.

#Hiiii sorry we sorta fell asleep for a bit and just woke up again #Going back to bed now love you& /p -Tim (he/ey)#<- it's ok :) and we love you too /p!!

I mean. It's memories have to be somewhere. There's no way the chip is just... gone.

But for now, they'll still be the same as before.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

I wish I could swear.

That's fair.

*PA put his head in his hands*

Damnit...

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.

Let's just hope it doesn't take long.

*it did in fact, take a while. But finally, the data was uploaded on the screen.*

*by now, the worker had noticed the two and obviously wanted to talk to them. their look made PA tense up, but he tried to ignore them best he could*

*once the data was pulled up, it let out a sigh of relief and skimmed the data for what they needed to know*

... And of course, it's a new chip.

*PA caught up with Passive and crossed his arms*

You can't drink water, you'll get fried. What's going on with you and PasFrown.

- @passiveagressive-inc

nothing it’s fine everything is fine.

I don't believe that. I can hear you whirring, you're anxious. Something happened.

…

I lied I’m sorry I’m so sorry. I’m Bad.

No. No you're not. It's fine. Just. Tell me what happened.

PasFrown doesn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell you this is my fault.

Amnesia, huh...

Anyway. It isn't your fault. I can imagine learning that would be... hard. For you.

No I mean, everything. What if I’m the reason they left? Maybe they don’t remember anything because of me.

This sounds so awful I’m awful but I hate how it remembers more about PM than me. I’m jealous that’s bad I’m horrible.

You're not—ok. Listen. Just about everyone gets jealous, some point in their existence. You're not bad for feeling emotions.

…I wish I didn’t. PM is nice she doesn’t deserve it.

It's fair that you feel like that. I can... relate, I guess.

…you can?

Yes. At least, I think I can. Different scenario, similar feelings.

..yeah. What do you think about it..

About what specifically?

Memory loss, I guess.

Yeah. I lost my memory once, I just… can’t imagine how difficult it must of been, even for the short time it happened.

Mm, yeah. I hope those you knew were at least understanding of what happened.

Yeah. They were wonderful. Now they’re gone, though. Sorta.

What do you—wait no, nevermind, I remember now.

...

Do you want to go back to the others, or do you want to keep talking here?

Might need a few moments, but I think I’m okay.

Okay. Let me know when you're ready.

…think I am.

Mhm. Let's go.

*it starts walking back to the living room*

Oh! PA. Is everything alright- oh. Hi passive.

PasFrown has amnesia, apparently. Though it actually explains a lot.

*it looked down at PasFrown and hesitantly waved hello*

They told me about it. I’m not sure what to do but like. I don’t know.

There likely isn't anything to do, if an engineer for Passive Frown Inc. couldn't fix and/or find their memory card.

…unless the card was fully replaced, wiping isn’t permanent. There’s often still data left behind and it can be recovered eventually.

Oh. Yeah, that's a possibility. But we can't know if the card was replaced or not. PM tends to avoid topics relating to stressful or traumatic events.

….hey PasFrown. Would you be fine with impromptu surgery?

What??

I mean. I guess it's fine?

Okay! I have the data on repairs and stuff downloaded so it shouldn’t be too hard.

Yeah, it'll be pretty simple. Juni, can you get us a screwdriver?

On it.

*while Juniper is getting the screwdriver, PA pulls a hair tie from its cloak and ties his hair up in a tight bun*

Alright, let's do this.

Should I turn you off while doing it or would it be better if you stayed conscious so you can tell me if anything is going bad?

I'm alright with being turned off for this. An alert will probably go off if something's wrong, even if I'm not on.

Alright. Lay down?

Mhm.

*they laid down on the floor*

*It switched them off and settled on its back before beginning to unscrew the plate covering the innards of its head*

*PA watched quietly until all of the screws were out, then gently picked up the plate so they could both see the inside of their head*

*It began carefully poking around, shifting wires out of the way until a small chip was visible. With steady fingers, they popped it out*

I don’t actually know what to do now

... Wait yeah we don't have the technology to scan the chip

Does it like. Look new?

Or we could pop it into my head and see. I don’t know?

*It took the chip from Passive's hand and examined it closely*

It's kind of impossible to tell how long a bot has had a memory chip, unfortunately.

And putting another bot's memories in one that isn't even from the same company is a recipe for disaster.

Darn it. Okay uhh. Maybe we could call a rep or something?

We could go to a repair shop with the chip. They'll have a scanner there. If we're lucky, it won't even be something we have to talk to any workers about.

Should we let PM know that PasFrown won’t be back for a bit incase it takes a while?

If she asks about it, then I say yes. But it's up to you otherwise.

Alright. Might just be quicker to go there.

To. PM's house?

No, sorry. The shop.

Oh. Yeah, it's quicker to just go there.

Alright. I can carry PasFrown.

Ok. Let's go, then. June, want to come with?

Sure! Don’t see why not.

Alright! You both ready?

Yeah.

*they picked PasFrown up carefully, cradling their body close*

Good, let's go.

*He opens the door and holds it for the others*

Thank you.

*They exited the apartment*

No problem.

*It closed and locked the door after Juniper was out, then followed after them*

(wow wow wowee they r now at the shop in what probably was a reasonable amount of time)

…Can you talk? Not sure what to say right now.

(yay they're at the shop now and they can scan the chip hooray)

*PA examined the repair shop in silence for a couple seconds until Passive spoke*

Oh. Yes. Uh. Good news, I know this shop and they have a scanner we can use without employee help. Bad news, I know this shop and the worker here is really talkative.

I can keep them busy if you want. That sounds threatening but just- you know what I mean

Sounds good. Ok, let's do this.

*It puts its hood up and opens the shop door. The employee looks in his direction and waves hello*

*With an odd skip in xir step, Juniper went right to the desk*

Hello!! My friends over there are scanning one of their memory chips to find some personal details, hope that’s not a problem.

*PA watched Juniper for just a moment before making his way to the chip scanner. Meanwhile, the employee smiled brightly at Juniper*

"Yes, that's perfectly fine!"

*While they conversed, Passive awkwardly handed the chip off the PA.*

*PA took the chip and put it into the scanner*

[Scanning... 1% complete]

Oh, for... *it grumbled under its breath*

…joy.