@awildcaiappears starter request confirmed. ( continued from here )
Perhaps it can be deemed uncommon– bizzarre, even, for an android to be as willing as this one was to care for a total stranger– especially one that had attempted to shoot them.
But this one was, quite clearly, of a special breed. From the moment the bullet had ricocheted off the alien material of his body and injured his new companion to the point where he'd identified coffee as a harsh drink without its sweeteners, he proved time and time again that he was not a common sight in this world.
And perhaps as an added testament to this fact, he'd even scrutinized the innocent, clueless nature of the man under his care for not taking care to cool down the drink properly.
But now he had gone off, leaving the stranger to lay helpless in the bed while he hunted for some kind of sustenance for this man. He knew the guy wouldn't wander off, at the very least. He couldn't. And so there was no reason to stay with him the entire day.
He was more concerned about helping him to recover, after all.
It was well into the day that the android returned from…wherever he'd gone. With him he had brought rations acquired by rifling through neighboring abandoned buildings, as well as herbs and berries he'd found and identified as safe. These things were all dropped in a clutter on the counter by the humanoid's cot, and the android quickly went for the fireplace to revive its flames.
Not a word of greeting was spoken. But he did say this, with his back turned to the man, not even having to look a second time in order to make his assessment:
「Did you manage to sleep as I'd suggested? You appear quite awake.」