A/N: Lines in italics are actual lines from the series. And because it was asked of me... I give you Alex. Prompts provided by the Balto Statue Plaque that exists in Central Park in New York City.
Always a crime happening, somewhere... (Alex Murphy/Robocop)
Endurance
"Do you know how many sleep cycles you've missed?"
That question from Charlie, in that tone of voice, makes him want to wince inside, and suddenly he's overtaken by a memory flash of a lecture involving staying out at all hours of the night, given by his father. It is gone as soon as it appears, but the defensive feeling remains.
He'd missed at least five sleep cycles working on cases and doing patrols. Things had gotten done, people caught. "I have a job to do."
Charlie glares at him, annoyed. "Yeah, well, you'd make my job a lot easier by sticking to the maintenance schedule."
Fidelity
Sometimes it happens when he least expects it: a memory flash that feels so real he can taste it. Reach for it, grab on, and never let go. And then it's gone again. People he sees, things they say... reminders of another life. His life... the life he lost in a hail of gun fire and cruelty.
He never mentions the flashes to anyone, because it is a comfort. Private. As time has gone on, and he?s seen the people from the flashes again and again, he remembers more.
"Alex, can you help me?"
"You're the greatest, Dad!"
"You're never around when we need you, Alex!"
"I really have to tell you something. I love you very much."
"Let's work on our multiplication tables."
Intelligence
It is hours after being decontaminated from the RicinX class one biotoxin that he surprises Sergeant Parks with the suggestion of testing for DNA from sweat left on a sweatshirt. The Sergeant's expression is surprised, but his eyes tell Robo something else... almost as if he's passed a test of some kind. But that doesn't make any sense. He had a test to pass?
The Sergeant nods and seals the sweatshirt in an evidence bag. "Good idea."
Three hours later, after breaking himself out of a trash compactor after he should not have been able to, Robo understands. He remembers Madigan kneeling over him in the steel mill, terrified, and urging him to fight. No matter how long it's been, there are still some things to prove.