Echo shuffled as he sat on the bench in Harumi's work shop, wires going into his head. He felt weird sitting there as she typed away.
"All the that alcohol hasn't affected your system too much, "She turned back to face him, "Alright, well I was here I checked to make sure none of those stupid ninja didn't upload any viruses on you, they didn't, surprisingly. I still think it'd be for the best to cut you off from them though."
"I want to be able to update my Tumblr, I can't do that if I'm offline," he signed it return. Part of him always wanted to be able to speak to the ninja. He didn't know why, all they did was lie to him. He felt the same way when his with them, expect it was about Harumi. Maybe that's why he hung around her base so long. He started to sign he was sorry again, but Harumi grabbed his hands.
"I get your sorry, but your words are meaningless. Show your sorry by staying with me." She smiled at him fondly. He loved his friend.
Echo nodded in respones and unplugged all the wires from his head. He didn't like the idea of Harumi being able to poke around in there anymore. He looked up at her again, and started signing, "You asked the face thief- sorry, Nadhakan about being able to rewrite my code with a wish, why?"
She sighed, "Echo, I was just really worried about you, I just wanted you to come home. I care a lot about you, that's all." she had a soft tone, trying to show that she really meant it, but Echo didn't buy it. He could see through her lies now.
"You call threatening to rewrite who I am as a living being, caring?" he signed in return. He didn't mean for it to come off as sassy as it did, but he really didn't mind.
"Echo. I just wanted you back." her tone was fully annoyance at his question.
"So you threaten to kill me?!" his hands were quick moving as he signed.
"I was trying to scare you into returning!"
"Is that how you treat all your friends?! Keep them through fear?!"
She glared at him, "You know that isn't true."
He scowled, "Do I? All you ever seem to do is lie! At least the ninja told me when they did! You say you hate them but yet you don't shut up about Nya!"
"Echo. Stop." Anger started to fill her voice. He could tell she didn't like him rebling agaist her, but all that did was make him want to fight more.
"Or what? You'll rewrite my code? Transform me into the perfect puppet?"
"You're not a puppet Echo!"
If he had a voice box, an angry grunt would exist his mouth, "Then why do your treat me like one?! You know what Harumi, I'm done! I shouldn't have come back! We're not friends anymore." he went to grab his helmet from the table but Harumi grabbed it first.
"I didn't rebuild you so you can repeativly betray me Mr E!" she clutched the helmet tightly.
"Give me the helmet," he signed.
"Aw, scared of showing your face still? Don't want to look like Zane?!" she sneered. It hit Echo how differently she was acting now that he wasn't obeying her. That fond smile had faded. He felt a moment of a clarity, his senses, all 6, seemed to kick in at that moment.
"You really are a two face, aren't you?" his fingers potryed a much gentler tone. He turned and walked out of the room, then the base.
