Nene's Origins//Pt.2
Saki ran for her life as Nene began chasing her. Nene couldn't let Saki get away with this...ever. Saki's breathing became heavy, sounding like a child close to it's final moments, before she got cornered.
You killed them didn't you?! Then made them into robots for your own selfish needs!!
Nene stop!!
Nene walks closer, her blade shining.
Shut it! Those robots didn't even know they were real...You killed them...and made them forgwt everything?! Who knows what you did!
Nene-
I'll end you-
Nene raises her blade.
Now...and here!!
NENE!!!
Nene swung her blade and-
KILLING ME WON'T DO SHIT!!!!
It hit the wall. Breaking a chunk.
What?
Nene what do you think will happen of you kill me?! That Tsukasa and Emu and...Mafuyu will become humans again!? No!! And everything will just stay the same!! Along with that, you'll lose those precious answers of the questions you hold.
Ah.......
Nene stopped and transformed her arm back to normal.
Jesus...
I just want to know some stuff...what were those tubes?!
Those are...hah..those are what I keep bodies in so they don't rot away.
Why? Why do you need those bodies...?
Well! They're the source for the robots. If that makes sense, they're basically people that are dead! The ginger was the one I killed, the blonde is dead via accident.
Did you kill me too?
No. You're the only robot that's an actual robot so far.
Ah...So I am fake?
Yes! You're a waste of metal. I made you to prove myself that killing won't make my robots better! I was clearly wrong...
...!!
Nene flinches, looking insulted.
What makes the others so different!?
While...the person who died didn't possess them, there's still a soul in their bodies. A soul is more recognizable to emotions and actions or...anything that makes a human, human. It gets in their system perfectly. They can laugh whenever they want...cry whenever they want...be scared, nervous or embarrassed whenever they want! You? You only copy those feelings.
But so do they!!
No. They have those feelings.
But...I do have feelings also...? I feel weird now...I'm upset at hearing your thoughts about me...how does the soul even get in the body...?!
Simple, Every robot body has a part in them. Emu has her victims whole body stuffes inside her, so does Mafuyu. Tsukasa...he'll be getting one a week later.
That's..sick. You're sick!!! You just-!! Ahh!!!
Nene couldn't believe how faceless Saki was. Why is she saying these things so casually!?
But I don't have emotions...! So that's means-!
Don't worry Nene...You'll have them soon enough.
What?
You heard me.
Ah...!! You don't mean-!!
Nene could only look at Saki's evil grimace as it dawns on what Saki is implying.
No...
It's only a matter of time...
Ah...
The next few days, Nene couldn't stop thinking... About anything really. If she was fake...just a robot...how could she feel real? Feel emotions? Are they all just made up? Or was Saki lying to her? Not only that, she was about to get her falso emotions being replaced with real ones.
Nene had a malfunction in her foot, so she was in Kanade's workshop to get them fixed.
...
...
Nene glances at her body. Her face becoming more uneasy as she remembers what will happen in just a few days later.
...Nene...I heard you learned about all this...
...I did...
Hn...
I'm going to be given a soul...a new one...to change me and...make me real...right...?
Yes, but don't worry...I'm sure your fake ones will also stay but...I can't guarantee...
You know...?
Hm...?
At this point...I'd rather have my fake ones than the "real ones"! Because-! Even if they're fake-! And I know that...they're fake! They feel so real to me!! I don't know what I would do if I lost them!! It's the only thing I can cling on to! It's the only thing I can look at and say, That's what makes me real! I knew I was fake! I thought every one of us were!! But I just wanted to feel...Feel real!!
Nene...
I just...
...
The two went quiet. Nene was about to lose the only thing that makes her feel like she's a human. Her having a template of sorts to make her into something sounds fake. She will become fully fake if she does go along with this.
Kanade-san...I-
Run away...
Eh...?
I have some of my clothes for cover...and some make up that can help you cover your face marks.
What...? But I can't just-!!
Listen!!
-!!
I tried my hardest to be free...it's the reason I'm on this wheelchair now...Saki can do anything to me...but not you..you're one of the only things that make her fortunes. Losing you will be catastrophic for her...
But...isn't that why I shouldn't run away?
Yes and no...I'm sure she'll take her anger out on me again...but she doesn't deserve what she has now...and I'm not saying that as a good thing.
-!! Kanade-san...
Please...
...
Nene thinks it through, and nods.
After a week of preparation, she it was the day she was supposed to run away. But it was also the day, Tsukasa would get his "new emotions". Nene knew...he couldn't be a victim of this aswell. He had to come with her!
Tsukasa was singing a lonely tune on the empty stage.
La lala la...la la lala...la...lalala la-
Nene carefully approached him. Feeling....feeling nervous.
Tsukasa?
-! Ah! Nene! It's a surprise seeing you here! What brings?
Nene hesitates before speaking.
Tsukasa...sigh...listen to me...okay?
W-what is it?
We need to get out of here.
Huh, why?
Because-
Nene was about to tell Tsukasa what was going to happen but...she couldn't bring herself to.
Because it's not safe. We need to run away!
Hn..
Tsukasa looks down
Tsukasa-
Tsukasa looks back up at Nene again. His eyes soft...his smile..sad? It was a mix of emotions Neme never seen before. Maybe...these were...real emotions. He looked like he was a prince who was cursed, looking at his true love...knowing that his time has come.
Look...Nene. I know you want me to come aswell...but...I like it here...this place and this stage makes me feel like a person! A real one! So if you want to go, you can. But, I want to stay here. I'm...I'm sorry...
...
Nene's eyes widen. The place made him feel like a person? Made him feel...real? It was like a parallel to her own thoughts. Her fake emotions are what made her feel real and she doesn't want them to be taken away, so she decides to run. The stage and the place are what made Tsukasa feel real and he also doesn't want that taken away...so he wants to stay. It's a painful choice. To leave Tsukasa. She knew that if she did, he would lose those feelings about the place instantly. But at the same time, taking him away from what made him happy is the worst thing anyone could do to someone. Taking someone's feeling humanity is the worst thing anyone could do. Nene, with no other options...
...sigh...you know what? Fine. I won't force you to come with me. But...
Nene knew he was going to be gone after today. She didn't want that...she wanted him to stay the same! Or to find what makes him a human. But that was going to be taken away from him. Perhaps...in the future...in a good time...she'll come back to him to help him regain his emotions. She takes his hand, her eyes glistening with hope.
I promise you, I will come back and rescue you.
...!
Tsukasa's eyes widen, like he didn't expect Nene to keep hope for longer.
Rescue...?
Nene let's go of his hand and backs away, ready to leave.
Goodbye, please don't tell anyone I ran away. Okay?
Nene...
Tsukasa could only look at her with an expression of regret, he didn't want her to go as much as she didn't want him to stay.
...Okay. Farewell...
Nene turned around and ran to her escape.
Hm...
Tsukasa stood still, his expression filled with regret.
Nene...please...keep your promise.
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