Hello and Goodbye
Disclaimer: Dennou Coil is owned by someone I am far too tired to remember.
It can be tough, knowing that you're not the "original."
Knowing that whenever she calls out your name, it's based on a lie. That whenever she looks at you with adoration and love in her eyes, it's not truly you that she's looking at. It was easy to start reading the articles about the sentience and rights of… things like you, or lack thereof, from the limited access to the internet the professor provided.
Those were the first few days, when I began my life as her older brother. I honestly never knew whether or not that nihilistic depression was something He would have done, or if it was my own programming already slipping through the cracks. What I did know was that bit by bit, day by day, month by month, playing and caring for this innocent little girl thrown into circumstances far beyond her control… I no longer thought of myself as His copy.
Certainly, my body, my voice, even my persona to some degree was shaped in His image, but my future was undeniably my own. Even identical twins, with their perfectly matching genetic data, grow up to be their own person, don't they? Well, maybe that's not entirely correct, in my case. But while I was not entirely my own person, I was definitely no longer just His copy. I was something… different. Something I suppose I knew all along, something I know He would have approved of.
It was with these slowly forming thoughts that I braided her hair and pushed her on the swing, slowly recovering in our own little world. It was with those growing feelings that I gave her my code name, and took care of her even as I could feel our time would soon come to an end.
And when I was able to see you for one last time, saying our final goodbyes, I had just one thing to tell you about me, Isako:
Your big brother loves you very much, forever and always.
A/N: Just a short little quickwrite/oneshot in between writing chapters. Dennou coil was one of the first anime I watched, and remains to be one of my favorites, and I certainly hope its category will eventually hit double digits. And soon include character names. Going Rogue will, of course, update every five days until further notice, regardless of whatever other fic ideas spring into my head and out onto paper. Ciao!