Chapter 1
"You wish to what?" Junpei leaned in closer to his robotic roommate, asking her to repeat her question. Junpei had been sitting in the common area of the dorms reading a manga. Unlike the rest of his roommates, he had nothing going on today. Heck, even Koromaru had plans with Makoto! Aigis repeated her question, "I wish to become more human like you, Junpei-san."
Junpei found himself at a loss for words for once. Despite his cheery exterior, the man knew how he sized up compared to the rest of his teammates. Makoto was a natural leader, Akihiko was a role model, Yukari was charismatic, Mitsuru was someone who could easily command the respect of others, and the lists of traits went on. He never thought he would be the one Aigis would go to for advice. "Well… Ai-chan, you are pretty human alrea-"
"Unnacceptable, Junpei-san," Aigis broke in, "I wish to be more like you. I want to be seen as a human, not a machine!" Junpei set down his manga. This was his chance to step up to the plate! For once he could be the knight in shining armor! He could be the hero this time around! "Alright Ai-chan! You have officially enrolled in Junpei Iori's School for the Mechanically Inclined! Classes start now."
"Alright Ai-chan, I think the first move would be to get you talking more like us." Junpei and Aigis had moved to the set of tables and chairs on the second floor. Aigis payed close attention to Junpei, but her hand shot up immediately. "How will we achieve this goal, Junpei-san?" Junpei rubbed the back of his head. It was a good question and Aigis' reliable professor hadn't really thought up an entire lesson plan.
He sat there and thought for a while… perhaps too long until he finally found an answer he was scrambling for. "I got it! Slang! Most people our age don't really use such big fancy words like you Aigis. Everything is so formal. You gotta kick back and keep it nice and cool!"
"Affirmative," Aigis responded, "How does one utilize this, 'Slang?'"
"I'm glad you asked, Ai-chan!" Junpei flashed a confident grin. "You just have to talk like me! Let's start with greetings. I'll start and then you follow. 'Sup dude!"
Aigis' programming that involved vocabulary and speech had a built in dictionary of words for her to use, but "'Sup," was not one of them. Instead Aigis went with the closest alternative in her database and spoke up, "What is up, dude?"
Junpei gave a nervous laugh, clearly the two had a long way to go and she would need far more instruction on the basics of slang. The two spent the entire afternoon perfecting the nuances and details of slang. While it was a frustrating process, Junpei wasn't ready to give up on his friend. Aigis continued to give it her all and she could feel an unwavering sense of motivation boiling inside of her.
The sun had finally gone down. Yukari and Makoto had walked through the front door of the dorms and were immediately greeted by Aigis. The anti-shadow weapon had an unusual look of determination in her eyes and was quick to speak. "'Sup dudes! What's the haps, yo?"
Yukari raised an eyebrow and their team leader's expression was one of shock and awe. "Uh… Aigis," Yukari started, "why are you talking like that?"
"Chill out Yukari-san. You know I like to keep it real. After all… I'm da man!" Yukari sighed and made a mental note to not let Junpei have so much alone time with Aigis.
Author's Note: Hi everyone! This is my first fanfiction. I just wanted to write this up for fun. Constructive criticism and feedback is much appreciated!
