Karakuri Odette: Drabbles
Sentient
Even though she knew what 'to like' something was; she could not fully comprehend the meaning behind 'liking'. To her, 'to like' is to have a favorable attachment to something or someone. 'Liking' something was always easier for her to decide upon, however, 'liking' someone was something she was not always capable of doing. For those she did not have a sense of attachment to, she was polite and nice as she was originally program to be. That is, until she met Asao Kurose, an upperclassmen. He was the first person that Odette truly 'liked'. Over time, he became her source of refuge, always running to him with her problems.
He would yell and make threatening gestures at her for always asking him to help, promptly refusing to do anything. But in the end, he would help her because he cared, and because it was his nature.
Asao was the first to notice it, to smile at it, because he knew that slowly, Odette was becoming human.