"…Yes." She said eventually. "I know what to do."

"There are risks."

"I know, it's what happened to…" The girl saw the annoyed expression on the AIs core, and decided to cut herself off. "Besides, what are we even going to do afterwards? The Earth's radioactive again, we won't be able to survive there."

"There are other ways. One problem at a time, so the moron can keep up."

"Not a moron! Definitely not a-"

"Sure, I will pretend to believe that. Anyway." She turned back to the test subject. "There are matters we'll have to discuss alone."

"I'll put him on a management rail."

She carried the little blue-eyed core over to a nearby management rail, on which he zipped away quickly. She'd only just turned around, when she heard his voice crying out again.

"Umm, luv? This- this doesn't- this isn't going anywhere."

At that point, a dark chuckle sounded over the intercom. The girl shot a glare at the AI.

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

She let out an annoyed huff, and connected him to another rail. One that she made sure the AI didn't just put there.

When he was finally far enough from the Central AI Chamber ("We can still see you, moron." "Not a moron!"), they could talk in peace.

"So. What is it you wanted to discuss?" The AI could tell she was a bit nervous. Well, knowing that you're entire race is dead and that you're only hope of bringing it back is to lay complete trust on experimental technology, anyone would be nervous.

"First of all."

The chassis suddenly went limp. The test subject immediately shot up.

"What happened? Hello?"

An elevator descended behind her, into the chamber. In it, was the android. When it opened, the AI immediately resumed speaking.

"The body." She said, pointing to herself.

"Right. Do I get to choose how it'll look, or something?"

"Close. I'll need a full body scan."

"…What's wrong with that?"

"Full. Body scan."

"…Oh."

"And if I told you I won't look, well. I'm the one doing the scan after all. Unless you'd want the moron-"

"No! He's.. well, I guess you could say he's.. male. Right? Or is that not how, robots work?"

"Please. Don't call us robot's we're AIs. You'll soon be too, so be prepared to break that habit."

"…Sure. But, the thing is, do I get… whatever you got going on, mimicking a Swiss army knife, or…?"

"I told you not to call me that. But, yes, most of it, anyway. We can always change it later."

"That's just disturbing."

"Let's just do the scan."

"Sure."

In the middle of the room, right below the chassis, the vertical cover panels went up, just like in the core transfer. One of the panels stayed down, so she could walk in.

When she did, the girl noticed that the inside of the vertical panels were mirrors. The hole in which she came in was closed by the last panel coming up.

"I'll get back in my body, one second."

The chassis still hung limp, awkwardly close to her, now that she was within the blocking panels. Not over a minute later, the chassis moved again. It almost bumped into her when she raised herself back up.

"Sure. Take your time. We don't have all day, you know."

"I know, it's just… awkward."

"Technically, we're both women."

"Technically, you're a ceiling-mounted near omnipotent supercomputer, don't mind if I am nervous."

"Just get on with it. We can always bring in the moron."

"…No thanks."

After five very, very awkward minutes of the AI slowly rotating around the human's uncovered body, said human was let out of the little confinement.

"Where did you put my clothes?" The girl said, covering everything up with her hands.

"Just wait a minute. Almost done."

"Doing what?"

"Washing your clothes. I am grateful I do not normally come equipped with nasal systems, but my android form does. Any moment now."

The test subject let out an exasperated sigh. "I know they're done. Stop taunting me like this!"

"Well, it was fun while it lasted."

A panel lifted up a little, and disappeared into the floor. When it lifted back up, a carefully folded set of clothes on top of it.

Right when she approached the little pile of clothes, a muffled voice came from across the room.

"Can I come in yet? Is she okay in there? What is even going on in-"

"Not yet. Give us a minute."

When the test subject was done dressing up, the AI let in the desperate core. His blue eye went wide for a second, figuring she'd actually let him in, then relaxed upon seeing the unharmed lady across the room.

"Oh! You're okay! I was, actually, concerned, there, that she'd harm you again!" The rail didn't go very far into the room, given it wasn't permanent, but he went as far as he could go.

"Hey! You look… new. New-er, really."

"Clean.", AI suggested.

"Um, yes. 'Clean'. I was, about to say that."

"Sure."

"..Erm, never mind that. What, what actually happened, in, here, when I was gone? Unless! Unless you, um, don't actually want to say. What happened. And- and that's okay, if you, erm, don't, that's- that's fine, but, erm. Could we…? Could we, get out? Of here, that is? I erm, kinda don't like the way she's looking at me, if that, if that makes any sense to you, at all? You know, let's just get out of here, can we-"

"Just go already." The AI interrupted.

The little blue-eyed core started shuddering ever so slightly, and sped away on his management rail, as fast as his core would allow, with the test subject following behind him.

Just what had happened in there? Perhaps he'd never find out.

[A/N]

No brain-mapping action just yet! I'm really trying to move more slowly in these few chapters, but it doesn't seem to be working very well. Also, trying to keep this story PG is... quite the challenge, in situations like this. I don't like to get too... intimate, in these fics, especially with people watching over my shoulder. That and me not having any experience with writing that kind of stuff.

Anyway, reviews are greatly appreciated, and onto the next chapter!