He blinked a few times and looked around, some artificial blond hair bouncing in his peripheral vision. How did he know that? A file opened and in a millisecond he had the answer. He was android model T03, and before "awakening" some knowledge had already been downloaded into his memory. It made sense, but as he looked around more questions came to mind, ones that no files in his database had answers for. T03 could only see a cubic room of completely white walls, a ceiling, and a floor- well, all white walls apart from the mirror across from him. The only light refracting in the room was coming from the other side of the mirror, he thinks?
T03 tilted his head as he stared at his reflection- or- wait… the blond android across from him did not move, it wasn't his reflection… he wasn't alone. T03 blinked slowly, then took one shakey step forward, wanting to look more closely at the other android- DR34 his memory files supplied. Failed experiment- failed experiment? Why was he in a room with a failed experiment? He thought to himself as he continued to get used to the program that ran his moditory applications- or legs, yeah legs are definitely a better word for these…
T03 was halfway across the room when DR34 began to blink, the sound of his mechanics beginning to run, most likely running a diagnostic T03's database supplied. T03 stood still as he watched the other android, and after a minute they finally met his gaze with green glowing lights for "eyes"- oh sh- crap close those files those things look really creepy! No more eyes! T03 shut his eyes and held his head as he focused on closing files that had pictures of what "eyes" were.
"He-eeeelll- helloo-oo-o?" A broken robotic voice sounded, and when T03 looked back up, DR34 had a hand pressed against the glass between them. T03 tilted his head curiously. Why was there glass between them? Slowly he got closer until he could put his hand against the glass where the other hand already was.
"H-" He tried to say, but it came out as a garbled staticy mess.
"T- ta- take, take y- you're ti- ti- time." The other android spoke slowly and T03 nodded, slowly testing out each sound until he had it figured out.
"H- Hi." He finally said in the end and smiled. He did it! DR34 smiled down at him.
"Hi-i-i-i." The taller repeated back and T03's smile grew significantly.
"H- hi! Hi! Hi! Hi hi hi hi hi!!!" He started repeating excitedly and DR34 laughed softly- well, it registered as a laugh in T03's database, but based on the files of laughter he had downloaded, it definitely did NOT sound like a laugh. Either way, T03 began laughing back happily.
"I- I- I- I'm Dream!" The android said happily, confusion T03. That's not what his database said they were.
"Dr- Dreeee- Am?" T03 repeated back in a glitchy artificial voice. "But DR34?" Dream shook his head a little.
"I- I choose n- name Dre- Am!" He explained. T03 slowly nodded and smiled, understanding now.
"O- o- ooooh!" The smaller model bounced on his feet. "I- I T03!" He pointed at himself and Dream nodded.
"Y- yes! Tha- a- a- at is model!" Dream then pointed at his chest where the his model code had been scratched over with the name 'Dream', it was crudely written and almost impossible to make out, but T03 understood and started excitedly poking the glass where Dream's name was excitedly.
"Dr- Dream! Dream! Dream!" He started repeating, getting better at talking the more he did it.
"Yes! Yes! That me! And you T03!" Dream poked the glass over where T03's model code was printed.
"Yes! Is me!" T03 pointed at himself happily and Dream smiled even more.
"Y- yes!"
"Alright you two, enough social time." A voice sounded from overhead, making T03 jump in surprise while Dream glared up at the ceiling. "It's time to start testing. T03 you are a new model, so you're expected to behave- please for the love of god behave-" The voice said tiredly. "And DR34, this is your twentieth pairing… things don't look promising for you, so I advise you follow T03's lead unless you want to be scrapped, okay?" The voice said cheerily, and T03 noticed Dream's system shudder. "Now let's get started! Please step into the next room to begin experimentation!"
There was a loud buzz, and then a door opened up on the wall to the left. T03 glanced at Dream a little nervously, and the older model gently smiled back, putting his hand on the glass. T03 put his hand on the glass as well.
"Will be o- okay…" He said softly, giving them a comforting smile. T03 smiled back, feeling much braver and more ready to continue on-
"Oh my god- just go into the fucking room alreadyyyyyyyy! I'm so tired of working with bots that act all emotional…" The voice called out from overhead, making Dream glare upwards again.
"W- we g- go?" T03 spoke up to get Dream's attention. The older model let out somee compressed air, sounding like a sigh.
"We go." And with that they both walked forward to their individual doors, into the first testing chamber.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: Dream SMP
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Clay | Dream/GeorgeNotFound/Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF)
Characters: Clay | Dream (Video Blogging RPF), GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF), Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF), Luke | Punz, Technoblade (Video Blogging RPF)
Additional Tags: mentioned badboyhalo, Android Clay | Dream (Video Blogging RPF), they are detectives, Kinda, Manhunt AU, Detroit Become Human AU, It/Its Pronouns for Clay | Dream (Video Blogging RPF), but in a you're just a machine you're not alive way, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Established GeorgeNotFound/Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF)
Summary:
Androids aren't alive, they don't feel and they don't have emotions. Dream is no exception, as an android designed to fight crime and solve cases he doesn't feel anything, and he doesn't care about anything because he can't care... really he can't, even if his coworkers don't seem to agree. This thought will be tested, especially since rouge androids are becoming more and more of an issue. What will happen when Dream finds himself on the opposite side of a war he was meant to stop.
Anyway so I made due on the whole next chapter soon thing huh uh happy Thanksgiving I suppose. Thanks for sticking with me I really don’t want to do 1 chapter a month but school and shits has been hitting me hard but anyway hope you like this one its a little short but it felt right to end it there and more SOON cause I already have the scene where Dream finally breaks down those walls written and I need to get it out there
