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Miss Chang Po presents...
The Big O
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"Lost Doll"
When Roger's car reached the Smith Mansion, Dorothy got out of the car and lifted Eve effortlessly out of the seat. Roger took out his umbrella and escorted them to the house – not before locking up his car, of course. When they arrived at the front door, Norman was already there and waiting for them.
"Good evening, Master Roger, Miss Dorothy," he said, holding the door open. "How did – good heavens! What on Earth is this?"
"A child." Dorothy answered simply, cradling Eve in her arms. "A young girl to be exact. Her name is Eve Portswater."
"How in the world did you…?" the old butler began before stopping himself. "Gracious… do forgive me, come inside, all of you, before you catch colds!" Without another word, he escorted them all inside.
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"And you say her name is Eve, sir?" Norman asked, watching his young master, whom at the moment was polishing his hourglasses with a frustrated look on his face.
Roger did not look up from his task. "Evelyn Portswater." he said. "Eve for short."
"Is that all we know about her?" Norman asked.
"Aside from the fact that she is supposedly the only witness to the murder of her parents Marsha and Randall Portswater, yeah… pretty much." Came the reply.
"My heavens, how terrible." the old butler sighed, shaking his head. "The poor thing must be in terrible shock."
"Mm…" Roger replied. "I probably won't be getting any information from her any time soon." He looked up from his work. "Where is she by the way?"
"She's sleeping." Roger and Norman looked up to see Dorothy standing at the door. She walked into the room and sat down in a chair opposite the still-brooding negotiator. "She was exhausted, so I put her to sleep in my room."
"Where will you be sleeping tonight, Miss Dorothy?" Norman asked.
Dorothy glanced at him. "As an android, I do not require sleep." she answered simply. "I only mimic the sleeping function in order to be more like you humans." She directed a sideward glance toward the negotiator, who gave her a suffering look.
"Surely you need to recharge your batteries, or what not." Norman insisted. "Everyone one needs their rest."
Dorothy opened her mouth to speak, but Roger beat her to the punch. "She'll be fine, Norman." he replied, setting aside his hourglasses. "However, it would probably be best if you stayed with Eve." Dorothy raised an eyebrow at this. "She may wake up in the middle of the night and would probably feel a lot safer is she saw someone she recognized."
Dorothy got out of her seat. "Very well." she replied, "I shall retire then." With that, she headed towards the door.
"I suppose that is the best solution." Norman murmured. "It must be horrible for her to be without her parents in a strange environment, especially after what has happened."
Having picked up his comment with her enhanced hearing, Dorothy stopped before reaching for the doorknob. Turning backs towards them, she replied softly, "The Portswaters or not Eve's parents."
The room fell silent for a moment. Roger stood up out of his seat and stared at Dorothy. "What… did you just say?"