-Family-
14/12/2061
22:30
So, I'm a commander apparently. At a company that uses androids to wage war against other androids.
What the fuck?
It must've been that thing on my file that's made me forget so much. The record stated that a few days ago, I suffered "head trauma" from a training accident.
Anyway, I'm worried that if this ever happens again, I'll forget. So I will be starting a diary.
Liu's diary.
No, no, diary sounds too childish.
Jessica Liu's journal.
Nope, too basic.
Memoirs of Liu.
Yes. That works well.
15/12/2061
04:30
I should probably get working on my uniform. Holy hell, why does Hades Corp. have such tight regulations.
15/12/2061
05:12
Shit!
There's coffee on my white under shirt.
I swear, I'm going to die during inspections. Oh my god, I'm screwed.
My T-dolls are running away. That's always great.
"Get the hell back here, you buffoons!"
That damn IDW needs to be shot. I can hear her "Nyaaaaaa" from here and it's driving me insane. How difficult is it to shut up?
Wait, somebody is entering the mess hall. Is that-?
It's Will Yang. He's been pretty nice to me. I guess he's my friend or something. I'll see what he wants. I button my blue uniform top up to hide the coffee stain on my chest. It feels sticky and filthy. I can't wait to change out of it.
Will does have nice eyes, and he's not a bad guy. Being with him isn't so bad.
15/12/2061
05:24
Will is inspecting me. I don't know if that's good or bad.
15/12/2061
05:35
My T-dolls are following me back to my room for inspection. Despite how much they piss me off sometimes, they're a good bunch. Grizzly, Calico, Mk23, Evo, and MT9. They often mess around and get into all sorts of trouble with the higher ups. But I can't say I'm not guilty of joining them.
Grizzly just knocked Calico out. I guess they'll be gone for inspections. Fun times.
"Hey dumbasses, be safe and don't do anything even stupider!"
I can hear Grizzly laugh a bit. Calico also seems to be laughing. Her brain might not be working right. Do T-dolls have brains?
15/12/2061
10:30
"Jessica Liu, reporting 8th T-doll echelon for inspections."
The other dolls are being punished for something they were just now convicted of. I was told that they were responsible for that thing that happened with the esteemed 1st echelon.
Wait. What happened?
Will looks over my uniform for a few seconds before his face scrunches up. I don't know how I expected to be able to hide a giant coffee stain. The scent is overpowering.
He gently takes hold of my collar. Rather than reprimanding me, he surprises me instead.
His fingers delicate undo my top button. Then another and another. Needless to say, I'm both weirded out and panicked. Within a moment, my beautiful blue dress uniform slides off my body revealing my matching pants and stained white shirt.
"It was an accident." I say lamely.
He doesn't respond to me. Instead, he leans over and sniffs the stain on my chest.
"Oi, what the hell!?"
I stumble and fall onto my bed with Will on me. I can feel his chest heave against mine. His breath is warm and comfortable.
But.
Why am I like this?
I am literally being undressed by my superior, in my own bed without resisting.
[Redacted]
15/12/2061
12:42
I fell asleep. With Yang.
But I guess it's not all bad because apparently he's my husband.
The poor guy cried when I said I forgot.
EVO walked in just now. She said she'd forget what she saw. There's a pile of paperwork on the desk. I should get to it.
15/12/2061
16:27
That was a surprising amount of work. Damn idiots keep dicking around and getting caught by the regs. I didn't think they did THIS much. I guess it's fine.
There's a knock at the door.
"It's unlocked! Come in!"
Echelon 8 slowly shuffles through my door way and sit themselves on my bed. I turn my desk chair around and scan their faces.
Grizzly is the first to speak.
"Heyya, I know what we did cost you a lot of time and effort, but we're really thankful."
I consider it for a bit.
"I mean, you guys are basically my family. No matter how idiotic you all may be, I'm responsible for you."
The dolls all share a grin, like they have something in mind.
"Commander nyaa, we knew you'd say that." Mk23 flashes a thumbs up to me. It's so comical that I too flash a thumbs up and smile.
MT9 nods with Mk23. "Yeah, thanks for everything, Jess. It really means a lot to us."
EVO snickers. "Don't worry Jessica, I'll keep what I saw to myself. We owe you."
Calico seems dazed. "Yea, yea. Thanks commander."
"Oh, right. What was that thing that happened with echelon 1?" I ask.
The girls turn to each other as if they were telepathically deciding who would answer. Grizzly, being the loud one, naturally answers.
"Them 1st echelon dolls were talking shit about you. Said you didn't know what the hell you were doing."
"Yea, we didn't let them say that so we beat the crap out of them, nya."
Mk23 finishes Grizzly's answer.
"Hey hey, Jessica. Are you okay?" EVO is watching my face intently. I can feel my eyes welling up with tears.
"Yea, I feel great."
I stand up and hug my team.
They're my family after all.