Disclaimer: Blues, Dr. Thomas Light, and Dr. Albert Wily are still property of Capcom. I'm still not making any money off of this, and I promise to give Blues back his sunglasses when I'm done.

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“"Thomas, where on earth have you been? Do you realize that we have to be at the convention center in less than two hours?!”"

“"Yes, I am fully aware of what time it is. Blues decided to take a morning walk, and I had to track him down.”"

“"Good morning, Dr. Wily.”"

“"Don't you ‘'good morning' me, Prototype. What's this about taking a morning walk?”"

“"I wished to see the sunrise. This room faces west.”"

“"You wanted to what?”"

“"I was able to see the sunset last night, and it was very nice, but I like to watch the sun rise as well.”"

“"Thomas, are you listening to this?”"

"“Yes, it seems to have a sort of aesthetic taste. Wonderful, isn't it?”"

“"Bizarre is more like it. I could swear we didn't program it with any of that sort of thing.”"

“"Are you sure?”"

“"Pretty sure. I'll have to check over our notes once we get back to the lab.”"

“"Dr. Light, may I bring the book along to the convention?”"

“"No, Blues, you're going to be very busy. Leave Harry Potter here.”"

“"All right.”"

“"Oh, Albert, we're going to have to get Blues some sunglasses.”"

“"Sunglasses?”"

“"Yes, I figured out why it's so hard to make eye contact with for extended periods of time. It doesn't blink.”"

“"Thomas, it's a robot. Of course it doesn't blink.”"

“"I know it's never been a problem before, but the prototype is so human-like that it's unnerving to not have it blink.”"

“"Can't we add a blinking subroutine?”"

“"Not in less than two hours. We need some sort of temporary fix so it doesn't weird people out when they talk to it.”"

“"We're going to have people talk to the prototype?”"

“"Why not?”"

“"You know how unpredictable it is. It could say anything.”"

“"I shall endeavor to be polite, if that is what you are concerned about, Dr. Wily.”"

“"Just try not to say anything stupid.”"

“"I shall also endeavor to be intelligent in my speech, then.”"

“"How about I go out and get the sunglasses while you finish getting ready, Thomas?”"

“"Sounds good.”"

“"May I accompany you, Dr. Wily?”"

“"Why would you want to do that?”"

“"I would like to have some input on which sunglasses I am to wear.”"

“"You want to have some input on the sunglasses?"

“"Yes. Am I not speaking clearly? You and Dr. Light seem to be repeating much of what I am saying.”"

“"No, it's just that... oh, fine. Come on, Prototype.”"

-owari-

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