Studying humans is an odd job in and of itself for the logic-based creature. The constant chaos and unneeded complexity in their daily lives, so much distractions and annoyances all around her.
The chatter, the flash, the useless emotions, it was some what of an amazement about how much human's have expanded beyond their limits.
The amazement that the pain of having one's foot being run over by a vaspa scooter. But her foot was feeling better now.
The entity known as Agent of the Data Reaper type 01 (ADR-01 for short, also known as Juri) was currently experiencing what many people do on their daily lives. Commuting on the trains.
She bought her ticket, joined the masses in a ritual in which the conductors do and shove as many people on board, crushed into the window as some guy next to her ate some kind of fermented soybeans and blue cheese.
Her skin tone was closer to her true form as she road with that smell very close to her, she wonder why anyone would eat such a thing. At her stop she was rushed (read pushed, shoved and dragged) out of the train as more people got on.
Highly illogical, she thought as she finally broke away from the masses to catch her breath. What would possess these creatures to be in a reckless hurry? Her thoughts here cut short as someone stepped on her toes with a large steel boot.
ADR-01 jumped around holding her foot, while alternating with pain and cursing out existence. One she could walk again without pain, it was off to Juri's old friend to observe a personal encounter of human life.
Subject: Matsuda Takato.
Who happens to live in a west Shinjuku business, above a bakery if she was not mistaken.
Transcending crowds and streets, checking the memory of the human girl she finally found the Matsuda's bakery. A small and, by human term, quaint place with two stories.
"Wow," a voice said. "I wasn't expecting to see you, how are you doing?"
ADR-01 turn her sights towards the speaker, the brown haired boy that road with her She was silent for a moment, a very awkwardness settled between the two as the creature known to Takato as Juri waited. "My psychical being is in perfect condition."
Man, Takato thought as he walked up to her. Leomon's death must really affecting her, making her without emotions. He walked up her and try to take her arm, but she jerked away.
"What are you doing?" ADR-01 said in the same emotionless tone.
"Leading you inside," Takato said. "I'm sorry, I should have asked first." He tried again but was met with the same action, he figured it was apart of the grieving period and walked beside her to the shop. He greeted his parents as they made a few baker's dozens worth of stuff.
"Is there anything you want to do?" ADR-01 asked with no real enthusiasm. Takato removed her coat and placed it onto the coat rack before taking a seat in front of the TV, leaving room enough for her on the couch.
"How about some TV?" Takato asked nervously, he saw the person he thinks is Juri nodding. Turning on the large screen and flipping around out of both nervousness and boredom he offered a small drink.
"What do you want?" He said as he got up.
"Anything." Within seconds he came back with a can of Pepsi and placed it in front of her. She reached out and picked up the can, reading the label carefully before opening the can. She took in a deep breath and one big gulp.
Takato wonder why Juri was acting so odd, he thought back to all the times he had seen her drinking soda. Which was never, in actuality this maybe the first time she ever had that caffeine rush.
ADR-01 sat there, it did not taste too bad. That is when the caffeine finally started to kick in, at first her mind was starting to fire off random thoughts she had gotten a little jitter and her body was feeling a little wired.
But on an outsider's perspective she just looks more "awake."
"Thank you for that refreshment," ADR-01 said with her.
"That's nice," Takato said while stopping on a random game show.
"I must leave or else my biological parental unit will become distempered with me."
Takato looked at ADR-01 with a big, fat Huh? look on his face but said. "Alright, do you want me to escort you back to the train station?"
ADR-01, still on her caffeine high, nodded. Takato reached out to take her arm but she jerked away.
Takato sighed, but after telling his parents where he was heading off to the train station with small idol chit-chat along the way (with Takato doing all the talking.)
"Well," He said as he stood before the entry of the train station. "I better say goodbye, Katou-san." He bowed and watched the brunette walk off.
Maybe, he thought as he turned around. I should ask about a date next time.
ADR-01 awoken to the usual Disorderly conduct of the Katou residence. She changed clothes, to keep up appearances (she also hates the grimy feeling of day old clothes), and walked down to breakfast.
A sad fact for her she is no longer dependant on the core for energy, which supplies nutrients and other vitalities to its attached subjects. While humans (and many other creatures) would think being detached from such a thing would be a good thing, but ADR-01 wanted to be one; it's hard to do that when you are here and the rest of you over there.
Sitting down she began to eat her breakfast. At least the food was good.
Juri laid there, on the bio-organic "floor" of the oversized womb-like core. She looked almost as a glass doll, fragile to the touch with those wide open brown eyes and pale white skin.
The only sign of life was of steady breathing, the only thing going through her mind was what was her copy doing her life outside?
What is it doing? Juri thought.
"It is gathering data," The Data reaper spoke. "The more we learn about the outside world, the better we can understand the necessary steps to take to return it back to its limits."
"Than no more pain and suffering?" Juri asked, even though her mouth did not move much.
"Yes."
Juri's lip formed a crude smile as she lifted an arm, the one with her puppet dog. "Did you hear?" The dog's mouth moved, "it will be all over soon."
Something about this scene really made the core unnerved, causing the "walls" all around her to jitter a little.
Juri lowered her arm and stared at the ceiling, waiting for the destruction to finally come to take her.
She was waiting for the bus to come to take, "her" mother was taking her out shopping for some things around the house.
Stepping aboard she eyed many people sitting on the bus as she took a seat, there wasn't much to say about the other people except it was a lot less crowded than the trains she road on.
Watching the scenery, ADR-01 could see a few helicopters heading towards the core's location. Mentally scoffing she just alternated between looking at people and watching the scenery.
"Is something wrong?" "her" mother asked. "You've been somewhat silent since you came back from that other world."
"It's nothing," ADR-01 spoke with a convincing tone, she was getting better at acting human. "Just... Grieving for my lose."
"I know." A hand was placed on her shoulder, ADR-01 was not quite prepared for that action but did nothing. "I know, it's hard but I know you will feel better soon."
Why is she being so. Emotional? It's an irrational action to care for a child that is not your's. ADR-01 return to staring out the window, soon they will come upon their destination. She might as well use this time to think.
"We're here," "her" mother said as the people started to get off. She stepped onto the streets, follow "her" mother into a large shopping center ADR-01 really paid no attention to her surroundings.
It took about nearly an hour for Mrs. Katou to retrieve some items to make things feel more at home. But just before checking out Mrs. Katou asked if there is any thing that Juri would like.
"No. I am perfectly fine," ADR-01 said, soon she was helping check out.
Walking back to the bus station Juri's "mother" made an unexpected stop along the way, the Matsuda Bakery.
"Hello Mrs. Katou," Mr. Matsuda said as he had rung up a brunette woman with a bag of some half priced bagels. "Is there anything special that we can get you?"
Mrs. Katou looked through the display and picked out some treats for her son and husband when they get home. ADR-01 noticed Takato coming in through the back, he had not seen her or else he would have came in the business door.
"Would you mind if I, said hello to Takato," ADR-01 said in best effort to sound like a normal person. She saw "her" mother nodding, within moments she was in the area that leads into the residence half of the building.
"Katou-san, I wasn't expecting you." Takato said while he blushed, he was in the middle of placing on his in house slippers. "I'm kind of sorry, but I have to do some choirs around the house."
ADR-01 nodded, she stayed emotionless and quiet. She watched Takato walk up the stairs, but before reaching the top he turn around to ask on thing.
"Would you..." Takato was a bit flustered, swallowing hard he tried to speak again. "Mind going out this Saturday? Around six O'clock?"
ADR-01 remained silent and emotionless, only nodding in agreement.
"Juri, time to go." Mrs. Katou said. ADR-01 turn and headed out the way she came in, where her mother was awaiting for her.
The rest of the day was uneventful, nothing else for the agent to do except to just mull around the house until bed time.
Saturday came quickly, Takato was preparing himself for this moment since he asked. Working extra hard for a nice date, he also manage to have an extension on his curfew.
Sweaty and very nervous, he reached out to press the door bell. Afterwards he waited, and waited, and waited.
I guess nobody's home, he thought. He was about to leave when the door opened. He saw Juri standing there, all dressed up and ready to go.
"Hello Katou-san," Takato said while he walked over, he was about to escort her by linking their arms but he remembered how many she jerked away from mere touch and placed his hand at his side.
"Where are you taking me?" ADR-01 asked as they headed down the street.
"To a small restaurant than to the carnival," Takato said. "Is that all right?"
"That is fine," ADR-01 spoke in her usual emotionless tone.
Takato nodded, pretending not to hear the lack of enthusiasm - or anything else for that matter- in her voice. He focused only on the date at hand, first place was a small restaurant that was not quite upscale but not a fast food joint.
The only odd that accrued was "Juri's" unusually long time ordering, she was studying the menu very closely and Takato had to order for them.
The carnival came next, the bright lights was very stimulating but she did not fell into its charms. Time slipped by, Takato took her onto rides that ether made her nauseous or slightly scared, ridding out the whole night by playing a few games. He only had won a small tanuki doll for her before heading back home.
"I had a nice time to night," Takato said. He walked her up to the door, before ADR-01 could open it Takato gave a small kiss on the lips. Nothing passionate, just a light touch "I'll see you around," he said before leaving.
ADR-01 enter her home, like nothing had happened.
Bed time came around, that is when something unusual occurred.
Instead of throwing the doll that Takato has won for her away or into a corner she kept it next to her as she slept through the night.
Orginally done by Milleniumenjimon, I had asked to finish the work instead and was given the okay. Everything up 'til chapter 4/5 is his, everything else is my.