Bittersweet Memories.
{{ what happens when a young woman runs into an aging robot scientist on her way to work?….. A friendship that lasts a lifetime and an offer she cannot refuse}}
In the beginning, life was good. But not for Shonen…
"oh man, if I'm late to work one more time… my boss is going to have my hide" she thought to herself as she ran at top speed through the streets of manhattan.
After a few minutes of top speed running, she started to slow down. Her heart was racing and her breathing became labored.
"dammit…. I really got to stop smoking…" she once again thought to herself as she kept her pace at a quickened step.
Briefly, she looked up at the street sign to make sure she didn't miss her turn, her body was bumped into by an older man. Quickly, she turned her head back around, only to see an aged gentleman with a long lab coat gently rubbing his shoulder.
"oh my gosh!… I am so sorry, seriously, I didn't see you there." she apologized quickly.
The man chuckled slightly, followed by a soft cough.
"it's ok my dear." he replied. "I should have been looking where I was going. Apparently, I need to have my eye sight checked again"
Feeling bad for the man, Shonen glanced at her watch then looked up at the man.
"hey listen… I'm probably going to be fired anyway, but if you need help getting to your destination… I'll be glad to assist you"
The older man waved his hand at Shonen.
"no… it's ok…. I'll be fine"
"seriously… it would be no problem for me" Shonen rebuttled.
Deeply, the man sighed.
"well… if you insist…. I'm tired of fighting people, I'm really getting to old for this world anyway" he replied then pointed up at a tall building several blocks away.
"that's where I'm going."
Shonen turned her head and looked up towards the building he was pointing at, then nodded.
"ok then…." she replied as she gently hooked her arm around his.
The man smiled.
"thank you….um…."
"Shonen…. My name is Shonen… and you are"
He took a deep breath, and slowly released it.
"my name…. is Doctor Thomas Light….