It was dark. All darkness. Then a voice…
"Just a minute, love, got to get your little eye open before you can see."
He didn't think he needed to see. The voice was just fine; it was sweet and lilting and lovely.
A zapping sound and then darkness turned to blurry images.
"Let there be light," the voice continued as he realized it was the blob that was talking to him "Now then, just a few more minor adjustments!"
The blob was now starting to get clearer.
"There you are! Welcome to the world."
The blob was a human. A female human. A woman. A woman who was pushing her face right in his eye.
"Well, how do you feel then? A little strange or maybe you're confused?"
Wheatley stared at her and slowly replied, "Well, that's pretty close, don't you think?"
The woman threw her head back and laughed.
"Well, aren't you a funny little guy? I'm sorry, I have absolutely no respect for personal space so don't mind me. You sound an awful lot like me. If I were a man that is. Same accent, same inflections, it's bloody hilarious! I guess my coworkers decided to play a joke on me," she exclaimed as she brushed back her curly hair "Well, back to business. My name is Nola. Do you know what your name is?"
"Wheatley."