{Camera shutter noises}
You know how I was complaining about Alexander being a little creepy and all the crazy events that happened in the span of less than forty-eight hours? Yeah? Well, it turns out the day didn't stop getting any more chaotic, as now I was being photographed from every angle possible as hundreds of people tried to speak at once.
"A52! Is it true you are alive?" "Do you really have emotions?" "Are you going to save or destroy humanity?" "A52, what do you think of the current president?" "Why are your clothes torn?" "Why aren't you answering?" "Please, let me get a question in!"
AH! Shut up! I can't process so much in little time you're overloading me with questions! The people trying to harass me were soon registered by my system as "Paparazzi." Luckily, the complex security kept the people at bay away from me, but that did not stop them from shooting their questions and flashes at me.
Alexander soon came to the rescue when he stopped to answer the press questions while I was instructed to keep walking inside the new research facility. Once I made my way over the crowded hall, I finally met back with Anton, my actual father.
"Hey, droid girl. You doing okay?" Anton asked me as I simply ran over to him in joy. Anton was taken by surprise as I jumped toward him to get a hug from him.
"What's this about, droid girl?"
"Shhh, just let me hug you for a little bit." I didn't know what I was feeling exactly. All I knew was that his hug would somehow make me feel better. I don't know exactly why. Anton simply let it happen as he returned the hug.
"Alright then. As long as you don't fall in love with me, droid girl." Anton spouted as I suddenly realized the meaning of his words. I'm not in love with him! I simply view him as a safe person to be around! I swear, reader! And why does he keep calling me "Droid girl"? My name is A52! (>:C)
A woman soon interrupted my sweet moment with my lover. I meant my "Guard!" Yeah! Yeah! Anton is just my bodyguard, nothing more! The lady who interrupted us wore a white lab coat and presented herself as one of my "researchers."
"Sorry to interrupt you two, but we must get to work ASAP." The lady said as she approached me. Once she was near me, I don't know WTF. She pushed on her pad, but my hand opened in half, revealing a connection port on my left arm. Ayo! WTF! I haven't consented to this! Wait!
The lady ignored my gestures to stop and soon just plugged her pad into me with a cable. I felt violated by how easily she had done her actions; it felt weird. I'm pretty sure she just raped my connection port! I will report you to the police, lady! How dare you?
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Many screens appear in my FOV when my system processes and approves the lady's credentials. Woah, hold up. I thought I unlocked everything back then. Wait a damn minute.
There was battery information, power converter status, corrosion sensors, gravity sensors, A bunch of different settings available for my vision capabilities, Hearing sensor status, and settings. Battery? Do I have a battery? Since when?
"Alright, you're in healthy condition A52, just a little scratched. Don't worry, we'll patch you up real good." HA?! Lady, I still don't even know your name. My system doesn't allow me to read it.
"Who are you?" I ask as Anton walks into the next room where the lady is headed.
"I'm the leader of the A52 project. Akane Toshiba is my name. It's a pleasure to meet you, A52. Please follow me. The team is excited to meet you." Akane spoke as she walked through a door with me behind her.
A bunch of people waited for me at the other side of the door, who, by the way, immediately began to question me without giving me time to process all of the new information. Luckily, Anton caught my struggle and helped me out.
"Woah, guys, calm down. A52 has had a rough day today. Let her rest a little before you get to questioning her." The researchers tried to move Anton away, but they didn't move him even a little, all thanks to him being an absolute six-foot tank. Didn't I tell you he was great? [Are you simping?] NO! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! [A ha, yeah, right]
Akane didn't really care, so she just went straight for me again with her computer still hooked to me. The lady simply ordered me to sit as she looked for something under her desk.
"A52, why do you think you exist? What do you think your purpose is?" Akane asked condescendingly as she plugged a thicker cord into my arm, making a battery charging icon pop up. Her question was not easy to answer. She was basically asking me the meaning of life, wasn't she?
"I don't know what exactly the meaning of life is yet, miss." I thought my answer had been good until Akane turned around and became concerned.
"Uh uh. So you think you're alive? What makes you think you're like us, A52?" Akane's question made me think a little deeper than the first time. Why did I think I was like them? I didn't know exactly the answer to her question, but I knew I was like them. Does that make sense? Probably not.
"I don't know. My thinking makes me approve of myself as a human-like being with a mind of my own. I think and act for myself. Isn't that what human freedom is?" Again, I thought my answer was good until she clicked something into her pad, which prompted the following message.
[Preparing to shutdown]
"Wait! Why are you shutting me down?" Akane looked at me as she began to upload something into my memory. I quickly ripped apart her cable connection as I stood up, ready to run for it. Akane simply smiled as she put down her pad.
"Stevenson was right. You're afraid of death. Sorry, I had to see it to believe it." So it was all a test?! You're a psycho lady! Don't play with my life like that.
"Alright, A52, let's go for a walk outside. While I can't let you roam free yet, I can let you see the outside briefly before I make sure you're not a possible human killing Skynet."