The first time Nos-4-a2 told Two he wanted to have an observatory built in their new home, she didn't believe him. Sure, the projector system was still within their budget, but...
"Doesn't that seem a little too extravagant?"
Nos had given her a blank look. In the end, she didn't have any real reason to object.
Thick, blue carpeting lined the floor of the cavernous room, free of any furniture ‒ Two was determined to find some lounge chairs once everything else was settled, but for the time being, laying on their backs suited them just fine. Nos fiddled with the controller, selecting a collection of different planets, star systems, and nebulae from around the galaxy. Two watched the colorful images with wide optics ‒ maybe she could understand the appeal of having an observatory.
She turned her head to smile up at Nos, but he seemed lost in thought. In the otherwise dark room, his metal reflected all the pinpricks of light whirling on the ceiling. For the first time, she started to realize why he had been so dead set on having his own piece of space.
"...You miss it out there, don't you?"
Nos blinked out of his contemplation. He smiled, sighed, and took her hand.
"I wouldn't say I miss it, exactly, but I guess... there's a lot I never got to see. A lot I never had the chance to show you, either..."
Two squeezed his hand. The image above them changed from a binary star system to a planet striped through with a rainbow of different colors, surrounded by glittering moons. What was she supposed to say? She was the reason he chose Earth to carry out his life sentence.
"...Can you tell me about that one?" she asked after some silence passed.
He gave her another, warmer smile. "Sure."