Goodbye, Pero...
© 2003 Victoria Thripp. All rights reserved. Distribution of any kind is prohibited without the written consent of Victoria Thripp.
Disclaimer:
I don't own Big O, R. Dorothy, Roger Smith, or Pero (though I wish I did) -- just this story.
Author's Notes: After watching the episode where Dorothy has this brief encounter with Pero the kitten, I felt compelled to write this short short.
I still haven't solved the mystery of why my docs aren't properly formatted, which is why where there should be italics, a double colon (::) appears instead. If you'd like to view the short piece the way I had intended it to be, please hop on over to my website (see my profile for the url), thanx.
Acknowledgements: As always, thank you E.V., for your constructive critique and ruthless editing.
How to read the text:
double colon "::" = R. Dorothy's thoughts
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::Pero...
I understand why you chose to go.
But still, I miss you...::
The words ran through R. Dorothy's mind as she sat on the railing of Roger's balcony, looking out over the darkened city.
::Miss? I. Miss. Pero.::
She repeated the words to herself, to the gentle wind and warm rain.
::Strange.
Is what's happening to me called "feeling?"
Are robots supposed to feel?::
She tilted her face up to catch the sky's tears.
::The rain on my cheeks is warm. The rain reminds me of you, Pero. It will always remind me of you.::
The rain fell harder, but she stayed where she was, unblinking, looking up into the gray-black clouds.
::Goodbye...::
© 2003 Victoria Thripp. All rights reserved. Distribution of any kind is prohibited without the written consent of Victoria Thripp.
Disclaimer:
I don't own Big O, R. Dorothy, Roger Smith, or Pero (though I wish I did) -- just this story.
Author's Notes: After watching the episode where Dorothy has this brief encounter with Pero the kitten, I felt compelled to write this short short.
I still haven't solved the mystery of why my docs aren't properly formatted, which is why where there should be italics, a double colon (::) appears instead. If you'd like to view the short piece the way I had intended it to be, please hop on over to my website (see my profile for the url), thanx.
Acknowledgements: As always, thank you E.V., for your constructive critique and ruthless editing.
How to read the text:
double colon "::" = R. Dorothy's thoughts
- - - - - - - - -
::Pero...
I understand why you chose to go.
But still, I miss you...::
The words ran through R. Dorothy's mind as she sat on the railing of Roger's balcony, looking out over the darkened city.
::Miss? I. Miss. Pero.::
She repeated the words to herself, to the gentle wind and warm rain.
::Strange.
Is what's happening to me called "feeling?"
Are robots supposed to feel?::
She tilted her face up to catch the sky's tears.
::The rain on my cheeks is warm. The rain reminds me of you, Pero. It will always remind me of you.::
The rain fell harder, but she stayed where she was, unblinking, looking up into the gray-black clouds.
::Goodbye...::