After the test….
Rock wandered around the house. It was a relatively nice house, just short of being a mansion. Despite a considerable wealth, Dr Light had never been one to want to live lavishly, so most of his cash lay dormant in a Swiss Bank account. Still though, he made sure he had every luxury that he felt he really wanted.
Rock examined various objects lying around the house. There were a few pictures on the wall of Da Vinci's works located in the hallways, and in the living room was a large collection of wind-up toys, most of which resembled retro-futuristic robots…the kind you see in terrible 20th century Flash-Gordon wannabes. Rock grabbed one and examined it. He was able to presume that the function of the object, and so he wound it up. Setting it down on a coffee table, he watched as it waddled forward, until it fell off the coffee table. Rock picked it up, and then realized he had accidently broke its wind-up key. This distressed him. His mind raced for a solution. He found one: he decided that what his 'father' didn't know wouldn't hurt him, so he placed it behind a few other toys.
Walking into the kitchen, he noticed Roll. Roll spoke "Hey Rock! Have a seat at the table! I made you breakfast!"
Rock looked at her "Breakfast? I can eat?"
Roll smiled and said "Yeah, our cores can burn food, silly!" Roll handed him a plate of pancakes covered in maple syrup. "I typically make bacon and eggs, but since this is a special day, I decided to make something special!"
Rock looked at the plate. "Sit at the tabe when you eat!" said Roll.
Rock obeyed, and grabbed a fork. He awkwardly used it to remove a piece of pancake, and then at it. He struggled to swallow, but got the hang of it.
"How are they, Rock?" asked Roll
Rock thought to himself for a second, and then turned to Roll and said, plainly, "They taste awful." In truth, he did not say this to be mean, he was simply stating his opinion.
Roll was stricken. "Well, if you don't like them, you don't have to eat them"
Rock, confused, said "But I don't want to was the food! Besides, they have syrup on them. That almost makes them ok."
Roll tossed a dish towel at Rock. "Jerk!" She shouted as she left.
Rock shouted "I didn't mean to offend you!"
((Yeah, I know, I ripped off the Eddie Lebron movie here with the pancake scene, but who cares? This scene is priceless and deserves to be put in here!))
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Lan sat in his car, thinking to himself. He didn't want this mystery to slide. He had to find out why he hadn't heard of Roll until just now. On the other hand, an unexpected visit or too much prying could get him in trouble. He had to be subtle. He turned the keys, and his old vintage 2017 BMW coughed itself to life.