Themes: Zeo
Constant fear of power failure. Electrical surges. Battery life. Should he eat batteries? Sometimes terrified of other electronics, in case they liked him, or hated him. Water: would he rust? Not function at certain depths, like a watch? Most contact: mightn't he rupture and send wires flying everywhere— Fear of static cling. Like on birthday balloons.
Granted, for years when he was ignorant and comparatively blissful, nothing happened. But maybe now— should someone be installing updates? Was he plagued by spyware? Could they wipe out his memory and make him human for a while again..?
Fear of outside the house. Stayed inside, with the too-tidy old lady lifestyle, with the antiques. With religious devotion to photographs and videos and interview clippings of his friends. If he wiped his memory and became human, they could be friends, right? Standoffish Cerberus gave poor hugs.
Stuck to the violin out of spite, hoping daddy could hear it in his dreams. Played freakishly well too. Did for years, never knowing that he died that way. He and mom. Playing, just 'cause, at a flower market, when a truck ran up on the curb. Gramma said. He'd been dumbfounded, but then just got really mad.