FOR A MINUTE THERE, I LOST MYSELF

... I hate snow.

...

These strange dreams really need to stop.

I will kill him.

I'm bored. Isn't there anything exciting going on? Murders? Suicides? Anything?

Tch. I'd hate to have to make my own fun.

...

What, exactly, is going on?

That was fun. Heheheheh.

It feels good to be at full power.

[ the sound of a piano being tuned, then a few keys being struck ]

Hn.. I think that's the right key.. no.. yes, it is.

... Bit. Come back to the church. Your present is ready.


[ COMMENT LOG WITH BIT. other people are free to come in and notice the piano being played butttt uhhh wait a bit i guess IDKKKKK ]

Bulma.

I.. [ a pause, he makes a flustered sound ]

.. I know it's late, but I finished your birthday present.

I can come over to deliver it any time you're available.

...

I.. ... ...

I hope you like it.

.. [ he coughs ]

Anyway. Those fucking Ray-- .. Mechaniloids burnt a hole in my arm and stomach. .. So, don't be alarmed if I show up with some wires sticking out. It's just a flesh wound.

.. And thank you, Bit.

.. Hn. I'm running low on supplies... Tch. Figures. I'm behind on this..

I'm going to go out on a limb here and--

... ...?? Who--

[ some shuffling noises, followed by a choked gasp ]

...R-Ray Bits??? What the fuck are they doing here...?!

[ a loud, piercing noise, followed by an even louder WOOSH sound ]

... Fuck!! The..!! Shit!

[ fumbling noises as VAVA attempts to seemingly run from whatever's chasing him ]

Bit!! Where are you??

( PRIVATE: UNHACKABLE )

( PRIVATE: LARXENE//UNHACKABLE )

Is everyone back to normal now? I was getting tired of the mindless babbling.

... A talent show.

...

What a waste of time.



[ SORT OF LATE but whatever ]

.. It's come to my attention that the church has become a rather hot topic as of late.

Let me make some things clear.

Bit and myself have been living in this church for a great number of months. We don't care if people use this church for worship, so long as they are quiet in doing so. As one would expect for a place of worship, correct?

However, this is our home. It has been since we've arrived.

Living spaces in the church are cramped.

There are only a few backrooms, most of which are filled with our equipment.

If you intend to live here, see to it that you tread lightly. We've cleaned this church, we've made it our own. We don't care if it's used for prayer...

But we will not leave.

We won't allow ourselves to be overcrowded, either.

If you have nowhere to go, fine. Keep yourself here until you can find better lodgings.

But, don't expect the freedom you might find in the apartment complexes.

This is our home. We are allowing you to live here. Think of us as your landlords, hm?

As for the preacher... heh. Come. Come try to remove us. With or without the Front Runner at my disposal, I'm sure you'll be nothing more than a pesky fly waiting to be swatted.


[ BASICALLY if you have been living in the church, this applies to you 8| vava has been letting it slide for a while, but after abigail's post, vava's getting tired of this shit. THIS DOESN'T MEAN VAVA'S FORCING YOUR CHARACTER OUT. this just means that if you want to live in the church, you have to deal with vava and bit WATCHING YOU. ALL THE TIME. 8) if you fuck up, they won't hesitate to kick ur ass. for more, plz consult this poast ♥ ]

... Excellent. This is just what I needed...

Now maybe I can finish working on that peripheral for the Goliath...

Bulma, if you need any extra scrap material, I have some to spare.

I wonder if this is a frequent thing in this place...

[ there is a loud, frustrated yell, followed by clicking sounds ]

... ARGHHH! [ VAVA cusses in German ] What the hell is wrong with my systems?! I can't access anything... What the fuck!

[ more clicking sounds ] Front Runner is unresponsive. Shit.

[ he switches to English ]

... Is anyone else experiencing some... issues?

Bit, are you functioning properly? I don't understand. This can't be..

...

Seems we have quite a few visitors in the church today.

I wonder what the occasion is.

They better not ruin my good mood.

... This is aggravating.

I need to find him. I can't.

Hopeless.

I will make good on my word.

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[ he makes a quiet "hrm" noise ]

.. This fog is interesting.

Perhaps it'll rain.

Rain would be nice, I suppose... To wash all this blood off..

Hn.

I feel strange.

I wonder what it signifies.

I'm scared; I don't want--..............

[ LONG ASS PAUSE HERE, FOLLOWED BY SPUTTERING ]

...W-what?? What did I just...??

... This isn't..

[ a frustrated grunt; VAVA switches to Japanese ]

BULMA! DID YOU CROSS MY WIRING?!

[ there's a moment of somewhat pained-sounding groaning, followed by static, as if the communicator is being moved around ]

... No.. I..

[ another groan ]

.... That.. that can't be right... I refuse.. I refuse..

No. No, I didn't fail. I killed him.

I refuse.. I refuse to believe this.

[ a squeak, similar to the sound of metal scraping against metal ]

I killed that bastard, he couldn't have... he couldn't have...

[ a pause ]

.......... Is this what the error and the virus had been keeping from me? It makes sense... why would it...

H-haha... haha.. S-shit.


[ now that the virus and error are gone, VAVA has realized that he has died in his canon and is a little shocked by it 8| ]

[ a deep sigh ]

It's gone.

It's really gone.

I...

[ a brief pause ]

Is this what it feels like? To be a normal Reploid....

[ a slight laugh ]

... I'm not sure if I can get used to it.. but.. it's nice.

[ he pauses, switching to Japanese ]

... Thank you, Bulma. I said it enough times, but... this is truly amazing. I didn't know humans could work so proficiently... I'm grateful.

[ he switches back to German ]

.... And Bit.

........ I'd like to talk to you, too.

[ the communicator clicks on, but there doesn't appear to be a source behind it ]

... ...

[ after several seconds of crackling static, a voice emits from somewhere, and it doesn't sound pleased ]

I DON'T. LIKE THIS.

LET ME OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE IT'S CRAMPED.

I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING.

BIT. BULMA.

LET. ME. OUT.


[ basically, bulma uploaded vava's consciousness into his communicator while she works on his programming and vava is not a happy camper 8| mod approved what

O YA forgot. this is after the log with frank and bit, just fyi ]

Linda, I've finished your armor. And by the sounds of things, you'll be needing it. Are you really so accident prone? I guess it doesn't surprise me. Maybe I should have made boots to go with it.

Now that that's finished...

Hn. I'm not sure what to do.

I suppose I could afford a break.