SZ: We are back to the main stuff for GSESS. We got the OVA stuff out of the way, so now we can focus on what is happening with the others.
Z0: We have fun to be had.
GT: Eeyup. Back to Kibougamine for this one, folks!
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"Hey, you girls happen to have seen Jen today, have you?" Akane asked as she met up with a few of the others of Team Hope Heart, sitting in their usual hangout spot.
"She's working on a new upgrade." Kyoko replied while reading a book, "A gift from friends of hers, an alien transforming robot called Ratchet sent her a new reactive paint that will be able to change color and pattern via data input."
"Really?"
"Oh! Like a mood ring?!" Hina gasped a bit.
"A what?" Akane asked, tilting her head.
"Mystery ring that changes color depending on your mood," Kyoko dummied down for her.
"Huh…Wow, she's gonna suck against Celeste when it's her turn to pick a game for bonding with everyone," Akane noted, blinking a few times.
"...Oh, I haven't thought of that," Hina whispered.
"Guess everyone is a bit busy today," Kaede added, Robotboy sitting down in her lap, "Sakura's busy helping Tenko with practice, Miu's…who knows where she is, Ibuki…"
"ACHOO!" Ibuki sneezed, currently laying down in bed as she sniffled, "Ahh…dis cold ish sho not rockin…'"
"M-Maybe next time…try to not lock yourself in the freezer for a jumpscare?" Mikan suggested from nearby, "W-Why were you doing that, a-anyway?"
"Duh! Cause dish guy from America wash playin' dis new game Ibuki wants to play now because it bas a robo band in it!" Ibuki declared before groaning and collapsing back into her bed, "It sucks~!"
"Oh…d-don't worry. Just a few days of rest, medicine, and if Jenny was right…chicken noodle soup, and you'll be f-feeling better."
"Mmm~~"
"...huh. So I guess it's just us and Ro then," Akane noted as she leaned against the wall.
"I guess it is a slow day, hai?" Robotboy nodded, "No Monsters, mysteries, adventures…this is what people call boring, hai?"
"Yep," Hina sighed, "It's one of those days, Ro-chan."
"Slow days are ok as well," Kyoko spoke up, "You could use this as an opportunity to catch up on some schoolwork...Akane."
"Eh?" Akane blinked.
"You've been slacking on your studies lately."
"I could help," Robotboy offered with an innocent smile, "I have been studying." He put down a textbook…a college level theoretical physics textbook, "I help!"
"...Uh, Ro-chan, who gave you that book to study?" Hina asked.
"I ask Headmaster to help me find something difficult for me," he smiled with a thumbs up, "These books were the ones I have not stored in my memory. And hardest to answer with my normal knowledge. Without using the internet that is."
"You…are linked to the internet?" Akane blinked.
"No games." Robotboy quickly declared.
"Shoot…"
"Maybe we can use this as an opportunity to catch up on some school work," Kaede offered as she picked up the book Robotboy was reading..and groaned a bit once she saw an equation, "Oh…oh wow…"
"What? It's not that hard is it?" Akane blinked, walking over and taking the book from the blonde, "Eh? 87x X 56y divided…by…" she slurred out before falling over, her eyes replaced with swirls as steam escaped her tiger ears, "Oh~"
"How she's managed to pass her classes so far, I'll never know," Kyoko sighed.
"You sure you're up for this, Miu?" Jenny asked, currently laying down on a metal table with various cables connected to her.
"Pfft! Please, Wakeman…I can handle this no problem!" Miu laughed as she stood before a large computer, 'That and I had to be forced to sit down and read books on Cybertronian tech and all that so I don't fuck this up…'
"You really don't have to force yourself. If need be, I can call Kajun to help me. She's been getting a degree in Cybertronian technology off the Externet." Jenny offered, "She can handle this if you're not sure."
"No no. I can handle this no problem!" Miu assured, "Besides, I'm probably one of the only other students here aside from Fujisaki that's really good with computers, and like hell I'm letting Soda upgrade you before he does!"
"Alright. If you're sure…I trust you, Miu," Jenny smiled a bit as she went into sleep mode.
"..." Miu's smile remained…before she turned to the computer as a nervous look appeared on her face, "Oh shit…so much pressure. If I fuck up, I might end up breaking her…or worse…no…" she shook her head as she focused on the screen, "I promised her I could do this…I didn't read those books for nothing, so I can and will get this…" she whispered as she pressed a few keys on the keyboard, "Just gotta be delicate…very…careful…and not get distracted…"
"Hey, Miu~!" Kokichi's voice echoed.
'FUUUUUCK!' Miu mentally screamed, "Buzz off, Ouma! I'm busy!"
"Oh~? So you don't mind me borrowing one of your inventions now, would you~?"
"...Don't let him trick you, Miu….do not let him trick you at such an important time…" Miu whispered to herself, focusing on the screen as the sounds of rummaging could be heard, "You can do this…"
"Oh what's this? A paint gun themed after a sniper rifle? Don't mind if I do…"
"Wait…if that troll gets away with that…Kuon will pummel him…then me…ahh…but I can't rush this..or else I…"
"Ooh~ Paint Grenades that actually explode into miniature ones…nee hee hee. Oh this is gonna be fun~"
'Why did I make all of those?!' Miu mentally snapped before blinking, '...oh right…that paintball game back when we stayed in America for a bit…if this goes on…Kuon will kill me…after he triple kills the troll…which isn't as bad as me dying! That monster knows no restraint…just him bumping into someone can dislocate their shoulder!'
"Oh ho~! Paint landmines? Oh Hiyoko is gonna get a blast out of these. Nee hee hee!"
"..." Miu slowly blinked before quickly pressing something, causing a bar to appear on screen as the words 'Downloading' appeared above it, "There. Download in process. Now…" she paused before bringing out an oversized wrench and ran off, "KOKICHI! YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH MY FUCKING STUFF, YOU LITTLE FUCKING GREMLIN!"
The sounds of Kokichi's laugh echoed as the Inventor ran off to find him. A few moments of silence passed before Kuon stepped out of the shadows from nearby, a rather irritated look on his face.
"Okay…where did he go?" Kuon muttered.
"That little imp is getting good at escaping. They say beasts evolve to adapt to a new Apex Predator, developing new skills to detect danger," Zaruba spoke, "Mayhaps your fangs are growing dull Kuon?"
"Shut up you stupid ring…" he looked around.
"The Android Girl is asleep and she can't hear me. Besides, technology can't record me. Our order isn't so stupid as to not use magic to prevent us from being recorded by CTV and hidden cameras."
"Oi oi…she's not some computer, she's alive." Kuon complained.
"Hmph…humanity's hubris…"
"I have had enough of you most times you know that? If putting you on didn't form a contract I would have sold you to some goth kid." Kuon complained.
"So you say, but without me you wouldn't know half the things you had to or could do. I am the partner of Garo…I never asked for a human boy to be the one to finally unseal the power."
"I never asked to get sucked into a twisted death game just to unseal it…only to get lost in the Makai world 'till I found you…" Kuon complained, "So we're both stuck with each other. So can you at least not talk about Jen like she's just a computer? She's a person."
"Hmph…I only state the truth…"
"Oh yeah? Well here's a truth," Kuon retorted as he smacked the ring against the side of the computer.
"ITE! R…rude!"
"Don't talk about my friends like that," Kuon frowned as he walked off, unaware of the computer glitching out a bit as a screen popped up reading 'Emotional File open. Programming set to random and emotions set to max' as the download bar was halfway nearing completion.
"Grr…where are you, ya god damn troll?" Miu growled as she walked around the school grounds, wrench at the ready as her backpack's arms had a set of their own, "You better give me back my stuff or so help m-" she began before yelping when she was hit in the back, making her turn to see an orange splotch on her backpack, "...oh you little fucker!"
"Ugh…what now?" Kyoko's voice groaned, making her look up to see her, Akane, Kaede, Hina and Robotboy looking down at her.
"Oh! Uh…" Miu began as she quickly turned, using her robotic arms to hide the stain on her backpack, "H-hey girls! Sup?"
"Miu, what are you doing?" Kaede asked.
"Doing what?"
"Looks like your trying to find someone," Akane noted.
"No I'm not," Miu denied.
"...What did you do? Your only this panicked if you know you've done something that will lead to the scariest person we know hurting you…" Kyoko spoke, "You're also hiding your backpack from us…so what could you have let happen to make you so paranoid?"
"...no…reason…" Miu muttered as she began to step back.
"You sure?" Hina asked.
"Yes. I am…100%...sure…" Miu replied through clenched teeth, using her head to motion them to put their heads back inside.
"...what's wh-" Akane began before a hot-pink colored grenade landed near them, "?!"
"AHH!" Miu freaked, about to run for cover before the grenade exploded, covering her and the others in hot pink paint as miniature, similarly colored balls bounced around.
"Ahh! Wh-what th-?!" Kaede began before one of the miniature balls hit her and exploded, covering her in more paint, "KYA!"
"You didn't…" Kyoko frowned.
"I didn't mean to! I was trying to stop it…if Kuon finds out he'll murder me! If not all of the school as he goes on a Terminator rampage through the school!" Miu panicked.
"...ugh….who has them?"
"...Kokichi….and probably by extension that little brat Hiyoko…" Miu replied slowly.
"Of c-" Kyoko began before a paint grenade was thrown into the room, resulting in a massive explosion of hot pink paint, "..."
"So…much paint…" Robotboy gagged as he tried to wipe it off.
"Haha! Bullseye!" Hiyoko's voice laughed, "Oh I hope someone's eyes are burning from that."
"Ooh~ I see that bum Hagakure at 3 o clock!" Kokichi laughed before a shot went off, followed by Hagakure's voice screaming in shock, 'Nee hee! Right in the bum!"
"...Ro-chan?" Hina spoke, moving some paint away from her eyes so she could get a better look at the smaller robot.
"Mm…" he groaned as he found a clean enough rag to wipe his face, "All good…my body is treated in a coating to prevent this from sticking. Still not fun. No safety gear, no safe space, this is not how you play Paintball."
"I'll say…" Kaede groaned, moving a bit of her wet, paint covered hair out of her face, "Ahh...I hope this doesn't stain…"
"Eh…not as bad as the paint bomb one of my sibs did for april fools," Akane shrugged a bit, currently trying to get the paint out of her ears.
"...Seriously, please don't let Kuon find out," Miu begged, "If I don't get my things back from those little gremlins, I can kiss my lab goodbye!"
"Well gee that stinks." Kuon spoke standing behind Miu.
"AH!" Miu freaked as she quickly turned, her backpack's robotic arms shielding her, "DON'T HURT ME, PLEASE! AND NOT IN THE GOOD WAY EITHER!"
"You…are a one of a kind woman, Miu…" Kuon sighed, "...alright. Where are they?"
"Hmm?"
"Kokichi and that horrid girlfriend of his, Hiyoko."
"HE'S/SHE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND!" said trouble makers screamed.
"..."
"...uh…we mean…meow?"
"Ah it's alright. It's not like they could ever hit me anyway. Their aim probably sucks. Kokichi looks like the kind of loser who would rely on an Aimbot just to troll actual good players in games." Kuon smiled. His hand then shot up…and caught the paintball out of the air…and then a second and finally a third, "Too slow~"
"...CHEESE IT!" Kokichi freaked as the sounds of leaves rustling filled the air.
Kuon swung his arms and flicked two of the paintballs back as the two grunted as they fell from the tree, now sporting paintball marks on the back of their heads.
"Ow…" Kokichi groaned.
"Ahh..that better not stain…" Hiyoko groaned as she rubbed the back of her head.
"What are you!?" Kokichi demanded, "You are not human!"
"I bleed the same blood if I'm cut." Kuon spoke, flicking the last red paintball and hit Kokichi between the eyes, "But the difference is…if I wanted to…it wouldn't take much from me to make…you bleed."
"...B…bleed?" Hiyoko repeated with a gulp.
"...Y…you're not gonna kill us…are you?" Kokichi nervously asked, he and Hiyoko ending up hugging each other out of pure fear.
"...Oh don't be silly, I don't kill. I just make sure no one ever fights me again." Kuon smiled, "I mean…that is unless you want to fight me?"
"...NO!" the two freaked out as they ran away.
"Hold it…" Kuon pulled on a string, revealing he at some point wrapped up and dragged them back, "Give it back…all of it…now." he smiled happily.
"...mmm~" the two pouted at that, Kokichi hitting a nearby tree as various weapons covered in paint fell out.
"All of it…"
"...you're no fun," Hiyoko frowned as she pulled out a set of Paint grenades.
"...all of it."
"Oh come on!" Kokochi snapped before Kuon pointed at the paint-coated sniper rifle poking out of the back of his shirt, "...uh….back scratcher?"
"..."
"...D'oh fine," Kokichi pouted as he pulled out and handed it to him, "There…you ruined our fun. Happy?!"
"..." Kuon leaned forward at that, "I'm never happy…" he replied, making him gulp.
"Mou…" the two groaned as they walked off.
"Thank you…" Kyoko sighed, she and the other girls using their own respective rags to clean their faces.
"It's what I do." Kuon sighed, "Speaking of, shouldn't you be checking on Jen?" he turned to Miu.
"...AHH! The update!" Miu freaked as she quickly ran off, "I swear if Kokichi messed me up, I'm gonna knock his teeth out!"
"Eh?" Hina and Kaede blinked at that, "...AHH! Jenny's update!"
"...ugh…" Kyoko groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose to queel the oncoming migraine, "Kaede, Hina, Akane, Robotboy…would you go to Miu's lab to make sure she didn't mess anything up?"
"Now that's just cruel…" Kuon chuckled, "But probably best she have someone watch over her."
"Agreed," Robotboy muttered.
"Mmm…" Jenny groaned as she began to wake up, yawning slightly as she sat up, "What time is it…?"
"Oh thank god nothing happened…"
"...Miu?" Jenny blinked as she opened her eyes, seeing Miu focusing on the screen while giving a sigh of relief, "Is…everything ok?"
"Yup! Your update is officially…" Miu began as she turned…and saw that Jenny was a green color instead of her usual blue color, her top, skirt, boots, and pigtails having light-green wind and leaf-like decals on them while she sported a confused look on her face, "...done."
"...what?" Jenny asked, tilting her head to the side.
"You…are you okay?"
"...what do you mean?" Jenny asked once more, "I just woke up from my nap."
"...uh…you…do remember the upgrade, right?"
"...oh right~! The upgrade Ratchet gave me!" Jenny recalled before playfully sticking her tongue out and tapping her head, "Silly me."
'...Oh no…I fucked up…' Miu realized mentally as Jenny got up and took three steps.
"So…what are we doing again?" Jenny blinked. turning back to look at Miu.
"...Uh…we…" Miu trailed off, trying to think of something before an idea popped up, "...we were going to hang out and walk around campus!"
"Really?"
"Yup! Just chill and talk and stuff."
"...sounds good to me," Jenny smiled in pure bliss.
'Oh thank god she's an airhead…' Miu mentally sighed in relief, "Well…then l-"
"Miu!"
"...fudge," Miu whispered as Kaede, Hina, Akane and Robotboy came in, "I mean hey again!"
"Hello~!" Jenny waved.
"...why's Jenny green?" Akane raised a brow.
"Oh that?" Miu questioned as she pointed at Jenny, "That's part of her upgrade."
"Really?" Hina blinked.
"Yup!"
"...Mmm…" Robotboy muttered as he stared at Miu for a moment, who began to sweat nervously before looking at Jenny, "Are you okay, Jenny?"
"Hmm?" Jenny blinked as she tilted her head, "Why wouldn't I be okay Ro?"
"I don't know…something feels different…" he muttered, "Less like Jenny…more…Ibuki…"
'I forgot that the little one is a super smart AI…he just talks like a little boy…' Miu mentally panicked.
"...Miu, what did you do?" Kaede asked with a slight frown.
"..."
"...Miu…" Hina frowned a bit.
"...Mmm….okay! I was in the middle of doing Wakeman's update before Kokichi stole my stuff and I had to chase him off!" Miu caved in…before holding her hand up, "And before you ask, I made sure to have the download for the upgrade ready before I chased after that little gremlin."
"So…what happened?" Kaeda asked.
"Files opened…" Robotboy spoke, looking at the computer, "Something opened up her files that have to do with emotions and personality. Jenny's personality has been…fragmented due to glitch. As she is, her personality data is only a fraction of its full self. Memories are fine…but it seems her current persona is that of her short term memory and her kindness."
"M-meaning?" Hina asked confused.
"Air-head Jenny…" Miu translated.
"Silly, Miu...I don't have air in my head," Jenny giggled a bit, "Only metal and my CPU…heh heh. PU…"
"Maturity levels low…" Robotboy turned back to the computer.
"...I swear I had nothing to do with the open files," Miu quickly defended when the other three girls stared at her.
"Then how do you explain it?" Akane asked.
"I…I don't know!"
"Dent…" Robotboy turned the computer around, "Someone hit the computer, possibly causing the glitch, Miu uses delicate touch screen and pad controls…one wrong tap…all go wrong." he then looked at the screen, "Still linked to Jenny, so I can see what her personality data is at the moment…can fix…just need her to enter rest mode and do the update all over again."
"Meaning we can get normal Jenny," Kaede sighed before smiling a bit, "Alright..simple enough! Okay Jenny, you…" she trailed off before blinking…noticing that Jenny was no longer in the room, "..."
"Pattern recognition ability…10 percent…long term Memory recognition software disabled, short term memory set to aggressive reset?" Robotboy noted, "She…may be a little more silly at the moment. Must find, her memory resets easily. Three steps and back to 0 Memory goes."
"...oh boy…" Hina whispered as Kaede pulled her phone out.
"Kyoko? Yeah its me…something happened with Jenny," Kaede explained.
=Oh lord…what did Miu do to her?=
"Wh-?! Why me specifically?!" Miu gawked as Kaede put her phone on speaker.
"Iie, iie!" Robotboy spoke up, taking the computer with him, "Accident! But I can fix, but we must find fast!"
=...good thinking. Kaede, you take Robotboy and Miu with you to find her. Hina, you and Akane go search around another part of the school. I'll see if I can get a few of the others to help search for Jenny=
"Jenny's personality is all…fuzzy…right now her maturity is lowered and she has like zero ability to remember stuff," Kaede added, "Robotboy says its part of the glitch, so she might be hard to talk to at the moment. But she remembers all of us just fine, so if anyone finds her just tell us and drag her to the lab."
"Be careful, personality system is still buggy, and could change drastically if she is surprised or shocked." Robotboy warned as his finger opened and he inserted a wireless drive link to the computer as he stuffed it in his backpack, "Must be careful, Aggression is a factor that can be altered."
"...oh dear…" the girls whispered in worry.
"...Ano, are you sure this won't scare it off, Koizumi-san?" Gonta asked, carefully holding onto a butterfly as he and Mahiru were inside the school's greenhouse.
"Hai," Mahiru nodded, carefully aiming her camera at the butterfly, "I turned off the flash so we don;t startle it…this is a really rare butterfly after all Gonta, so I want to make sure it feels safe and not get freaked out."
"Oh~" Gonta noted with a nod, "Hai…Gonta will make sure the butterfly."
"Hello!"
"!" Gonta nearly jumped as he looked over his shoulder, seeing Jenny looking at him and Mahiru with a smile, "Oh. Wakeman-san…greetings."
"Something we can help you with, Jenny?" Mahiru asked quietly, making sure to not startle the butterfly in Gonta's hands.
"Hmm?" Jenny blinked as she tilted her head, "Do I need something?"
"Well…you wouldn't have come up to us if there wasn't something you need."
"Really?" she blinked, "Hmm…oh well that's a good point." she nodded, "But how'd I get here?" she smiled happily.
"...you….don't…know?" Mahiru slowly blinked.
"Nope."
"...Wakeman-san, are…you sure you're okay?"
"YUP!" Jenny beamed, making Gonta yelp as the butterfly ended up flying off.
"Ahh…the butterfly…" Mahiru slowly gasped out.
"It…flew off," Gonta added.
"It…the butterfly…" Jenny began, her lips beginning to quiver as the green color on her changed to a purple with the decals replaced with dark-purple crowns with small tear drops on them, "It…flew off?"
"?"
"Did I…end up chasing it off?" Jenny whispered, tears beginning to form in the corner of her eyes, "Did I scare it…oh no…did I….chase it away from its babies?"
"...W…Wakeman-s-" Gonta began before Jenny began to cry out, literally crying large waterfall tears that splashed onto the plants within the greenhouse, "?!"
"Wha-what happened?" Mahiru blinked.
"Hmm?" Robotboy pulled the computer out, "Her personality data altered? Memory settings go back to normal, but emotional readings have shifted towards depression, dramatics, overall extreme emotional fragility…she's a crybaby."
"A crybaby?" Kaede repeated.
"So…like Tsumiki," Miu noted, earning a look from Kaede, "...What?...What?!"
"...let's just go. Hopefully someone has seen her," Kaede sighed, about to resume walking before she noticed Mahiru walking nearby, muttering something as she shook her camera a bit, "?"
"Ahh…what's gotten into her?" Mahiru whispered, pausing from examining her camera to move a bit of her wet hair out of her face, "She was talking weird one moment, and now she's crying her eyes out because she accidentally scared that butterfly…"
"...Butterfly?" Kaede blinked before she, Robotboy and Miu began to approach her, "Ano, Mahiru!"
"Hmm?" Mahiru blinked for a moment before turning to see them, "Oh. Akamatsu-san…can I help you with something?"
"Did you happen to see Jenny by any chance? Something….happened to her and we're trying to find her."
"She has a glitch. Must fix." Robotboy spoke up while holding up the computer for adorable emphasis.
"A glitch?" Mahiro repeated, "...that would explain why she seemed so lost and confused before she started crying…"
"Her personality data is all a mess." Robotboy explained, "What you saw is Jenny running on small fragments of her personality. Her CPU is forced to use those small bits and make a whole personality. As you can tell…its not working very well…but she still knows and remembers us, so she trusts us all…as long as her skepticism isn't set too high…" he muttered in concern, "Oh dear…Murphy Protocol…"
"...by any chance, do you know where she is right now?" Kaede quickly asked.
"Yeah. I left her with Gonta…" Mahiru answered…before cringing a bit, "Who left the greenhouse with her to see if he could find someone to help calm her down…"
"So we just missed her…great…" Miu groaned.
"...Hopefully Hina and Akane will have better luck than us," Kaede whispered.
"It…it is okay, Wakemen-san…" Gonta assured, gently escorting Jenny through the halls of the school, "I am sure we can find someone to check on you…oh! Try and think of something cute…like puppy!"
"Puppy?" Jenny repeated…before she began to tear up again as her lips quivered, "Tuck loved puppies…"
"Ahh!" Gonta panicked a bit as Jenny began to cry again, "D-do not cry, Wakeman-san! It is unlike a gentleman to make lady cry!"
"I…I know Gonta, and you try so…so…" Jenny sniffled before the waterworks picked up, "Har-ar-arrrrrrd~!"
"I heard something!" Akane's voice shouted as a window broke as she rolled across the ground, "Found her!" she cheered, pointing at Jenny.
"Oh I hope we don't get in trouble for that window," Hina whispered, riding on her back as she got down.
"G…girls?" Jenny asked, wiping some tears to see the two.
"Ah! Jen-chan!" Hina gasped as she ran up to her, "What happened?!"
"Wakeman-san ended up scaring a butterfly off and…she got really upset about it," Gonta explained, offering a tissue to Jenny, "Not even Gonta cried that hard…"
"Don't worry big fella. Jen's just not feeling good. She's just extra sensitive at the moment." Akane explained, "But Ro and Miu can fix her!"
"F….fix?" Jenny sniffled, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Hai," Hina smiled in reassurance, "That way we can get you back to normal, and you can be back to your normal happy self."
"...H…happy…" Jenny began, a giggle beginning to escape her lips, "Hmm hmm…"
"Jen?" Akane blinked.
"Heh…heh heh heh…" Jenny giggled further as her colors began to change again, this time taking on a more yellow color with the decals changing to gold stars as her giggles began to become full on laughter.
"...Jenny? Are…you okay?" Hina cautiously asked.
"Okay?! I am more than okay!" Jenny beamed as she blurred up to her, startling the Ultimate Swimmer, "I am fan-shining-tastic! I feel like having a big ol' party!"
"Party?" Gonta repeated.
"Yup! Like the incoming dance!" Jenny giggled as she began to do cartwheels around the hallway, "With music, and balloons, and entertainment, and food, and drinks, and and and…!"
"Oh crap she's turned into Ibuki high on sugar!" Akane panicked.
"Super happy persona…" Hina noted.
"Another change?" Robotboy blinked, "Jenny has swung to the opposite end. She now is super energetic, happy, peppy, and has her sense of humor super attuned."
"...Getting flashbacks to Hiyoko tricking Mioda into drinking an entire gallon of soda…" Miu whispered in worry, the girls and Robotboy unaware of Kuon walking nearby.
"Such drastic personality changes…who could have made a dent that big on the computer to make this happen?" Kaede pondered, making Kuon stop for a moment.
"Whoever did it…we blame them for causing Wakeman's update to go out of whack," Miu muttered, the trio still unaware of Kuon as he slowly began to walk backwards.
"You did this…" Kuon hissed at Zaruba.
"Hmm…you smacked me into a computer…I'm magic…technology doesn't agree with me…that can mean any number of things can happen." Zaruba sighed, "I guess we caused a glitch to her."
"Ah mou…" Kuon groaned under his breath, "Come on. Our mess, our job to catch her."
"Wait, what?"
"...Just ignore it…" Byakuya muttered, sitting in a cozy chair in the school library as he overheard the sounds of hyperactive laughing, "Just ignore it…and pray it doesn't come to y-"
"HEYA BYAKKY!"
"?!" Byakuya nearly jumped out of his seat in surprised, dropping the book he had been reading as Jenny was close up to him, "Wakeman-san, what is going on now? Did Mioda-sempai drink an energy drink again? And why are you yellow?"
"Because I'm here to help bring some sunshine onto you, Byakky!" Jenny smiled brightly.
"B…Byakky?!"
"SHH!"
'...I swear this school is going to leave me with an aneurysm at this rate…' Byakuya thought, his eye twitching in annoyance.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Byakky?" Jenny asked, tilting her head to the side while tapping her cheek, "Did you miss lunch today?"
"..."
"Oh doncha worry then! I'll take care of it!" Jenny cheered.
'This will not end well for me, will it?' Byakuya mentally deadpanned before Jenny suddenly began to drag him off, '...Nope…'
"Hmm…you like to drink tea, so maybe some tea and biscuits," Jenny rambled off as she dragged Byakuya out of the library, "...actually why do they call them biscuits? I mean they're basically cookies…oh! Maybe biscuits and crumpets?! Pfft…that's a really silly word, eh Byakky? Crumpets…"
"Grr…!"
"There she is!" Akane's voice shouted.
"...stop…" Byakuya spoke, noticing the excited smile growing on Jenny's face, "Stop it…stop smiling right n-!"
"Can't catch me~!"
'ALL OF MY HATE!' Byakuya mentally snapped as Jenny dragged him off at high speed, Akane and Hina running right after them.
"Jenny! You come back here right now!" Hina called before Jenny's free hand extended out and poked her nose.
"You're it!"
"Ah mou~!"
"What's going on out h-?!" Ishimaru began just as he, Mondo, and Leon turned a corner.
"GANGWAY!" Akane shouted.
"What the F-?!" Leon began before Jenny and Akane crashed right through the trio, sending them flying into the air.
"What is my life…?" Byakuya muttered.
"Ow...what was that?" Mondo groaned, pulling his head out of the trash can he landed in.
"Someone messed with the computer Miu was using for Jenny's upgrade and we gotta catch her!" Hina explained as she ran by.
"Seriously…." Leon groaned, laying on top of a cart full of books.
"...wait. They were running in the halls!" Ishimaru shouted as he shot up and ran off after them, "MATTEYO! Such unruly behavior is not welcomed in a school environment!"
"...Mmm...Maybe we gotta smack her on the head to get her normal?" Mondo pondered, helping Leon up.
"Probably…I did that too on my old computer when it wouldn't start up," Leon muttered, "...got a ball on ya?"
"Eh? But I thought…."
"It doesn't count. I can get a good shot from here, so I just need a ball to toss."
"Right!" Mondo nodded as he looked around and spotted a broken miniature globe in the trash can he had fallen in before pulling it out, "This good?"
"It'll do," Leon nodded as he grabbed it, his eyes narrowing as he took a pitcher's position. His eyes shot open as he reeled back, Mondo swearing he saw fire coming from his eyes before tossing the ball at high speed.
"Can't catch m-!"
*CLANG!*
"?!" Jenny tensed, her colors going crazy for a moment as she ended up rolling along the ground…with Byakuya unfortunately in tow before crashing into a locker.
"Ahh! Jen!" Akane panicked as she and Hina ran over.
"Nice shot," Mondo grinned.
"Still got it," Leon smirked a bit.
"...oh…oh no…don't…help me or anything…" Byakuya groaned, his body currently trapped underneath Jenny…who now was the color black with the decals now a bunch of white skulls.
"...oh shit did I kill her?" Leon paled.
"I hope not. Ro will kill you both if you did," Hina cringed as Akane picked up Jenny.
"Oh. Hey there, Byakky! Whatcha doing here?" Akane asked.
"...about…to leave…" Byakuya growled a bit as he got up, dusting his suit off and adjusted his…mangled up glasses, "...and relax in my room…" he muttered as he walked off, "...Alone, Fukawa!"
"Mmm~"
"...she…she is alright…right? Ishimaru asked in concern as they looked at Jenny.
"Jen…hey Jen! You alright?!" Akane shouted as she shook Jenny a bit.
"...ugh…" Jenny groaned as she raised her head up, letting them see what looked like black mascara underneath her eyelids, "What?"
"...Uh…you okay?" Leon cautiously asked.
"I will be when the amazoness tiger drops me," Jenny snorted.
"...yeesh. Rude…" Akane muttered as she let go of Jenny, "Also…was that racist…or speciesist? Kinda hard to tell since I'm technically half alien…"
"Idiot…" Jenny muttered, rolling her eyes as she pulled out a phone and began texting on it.
"Ack! W-Wakeman-san!?" Ishimaru gawked, "You of all people should know that having your phone out during school is n-Did you just flip me off?!"
"Uh-oh...I think I'm starting to get what her personality is now," Hina realized.
"The edgy emo…" Akane cringed when she realized it as well.
"It changed again…" Robotboy blinked as he, Miu, Kaede and Mahiru were looking at the computer screen, "Hmm…apathy increased greatly…sarcasm turned up?" he blinked, "Why Sarcasm?"
"Okay this is getting insane!" Miu complained, "How is her personality changing so rapidly?"
"Jenny has a very complicated emotional system, just like people she feels many things all at once." Robotboy explained, "It seems she is now taking any emotion she feels to an extreme rather than controlling them. In theory if we make her happy she shall return to the happy setting we just had."
"Maybe…but what if someone else ends up making her emotions go haywire?" Mahiru asked.
"The real problem…is if she gets angry." Miu gulped.
"Which could be…really bad," KAede added in her own nervous tone.
"Find fast no delay!" Robotboy ordered running ahead.
"Hai!" the trio agreed as they ran after him.
"So Jenny's acting weird?" Naegi blinked as he and Kyoko were looking around the school grounds.
"Her emotional data has been scrambled and she's acting out on extreme changes due to only having fragmented emotion data." Kyoko explained, "...Mood swings." she sighed knowing he followed none of that.
"Oh…oh boy," Naegi whispered, "...wait. So her data has been fragmented…couldn't we get Fujisaki to…"
A slam suddenly made the two jump, turning to see Jenny walking out a fire escape...all while focusing on her phone with a dull expression on her face.
"Robotboy says it's an easy fix…we just need to take her back to the lab." Kyoko explained, "But might not hurt to have her help."
"If we can get her attention," Naegi muttered.
"Oi!" Ishimaru snapped as he stomped out, his face a bit red in anger as his hair was white, "Going through the fire escape when there is no fire is highly y-OI! You are this close to being suspended, young lady!"
"Hmph," a scoff was Jenny's response as she lowered her hand.
"You okay?" Naegi asked Ishimaru, "You seem to be super focused on…uh…Goth Jenny."
"She…she's been violating every school rule!" Ishimaru snapped, "Having her phone during school, disrespecting an authoritative figure, going through doors she shouldn't be going through…!"
"Maybe if you'd stop hounding me and barking orders, I'd probably behave," Jenny stated, not even bothering to look away from her phone.
"Wh-?! You see!?"
"...hmm…I think this is a case of try Reverse psychology buddy." Naegi muttered out, "The Teenage…hmm…the Average Teenager's mind is contrarian and rebellious by nature…"
"...oh! Ahem! O..of course," Ishimaru muttered, calming down as his hair changed back to normal, "...fine, Wakeman-san. You are free to do whatever you wish…I will not pursue you."
"...k," Jenny shrugged, making the two facefault just as the others caught up.
"That didn't work…" Naegi groaned.
"Look…if you want to help me, then just leave me alone," Jenny stated to the group as she looked up, showing the slight annoyance on her face.
"Nuh uh. Not until we fix ya," Akane argued.
"Ugh…fine 'Mom'. Be a big killjoy why don't ya?" Jenny frowned as she crossed her arms.
"We're just concerned is all," Hina added, "Once we get you back ot Miu's lab, we can put you back to normal."
"Oh and let miss perv touch me? No thanks," Jenny frowned, "And further more, I don't need to be 'fixed'."
"Yes…you do," Kyoko countered just as Naegi and Ishimaru got up, "Your not acting like your usual self."
"Oh and how would you like me to act miss 'barely shows any emotion'?" Jenny countered back
"You know given her current state, it's really not a good time to talk down to her like an authority figure…" Naegi spoke up.
"Gee…what gave you that idea?" Jenny deadpanned.
"But we gotta get her to comply somehow," Hina stated, a worried tone in her voice, "If we don't…we may end up losing her."
"...probably gonna regret this," Akane whispered as she began to step out to Jenny.
"...what?"
"In advance until we get ya back to normal Jen….I apologize."
"...uh...for wh-?" Jenny began before Akane kicked her in the back of the head, sending her flying into the school fountain.
"AKANE!" the group exclaimed in shock.
"I said sorry!" she shouted, "If talking won't work I'll just drag her to Ro!"
"BAKAMONO!" many shouted.
"Ahh! Sorry I…" Akane began before her tail popped out as both it and her ears shot up, "?!"
"Grr…" the group slowly turned towards the fountain, steam rising out of it as Jenny began to rise up out of it, only this time...her colors had changed to red as she now sported flaming decals while she sported an anger…livid look in her eyes
"...wait…green was forgetful, purple was sad, yellow was happy, and black was…moody," Hina noted…before she began to pale a bit, "So red…"
"Is anger…" Kyoko finished.
"Akane…" Jenny growled, whipping her head towards the Ultimate Gymnast.
"Oh I've made an error…" Akane paled a bit.
"YOU'RE DEAD!" Jenny snapped as she shot towards her, destroying the fountain in the process as her jets flared up.
"AHH!" Akane panicked as she quickly ran.
"We here!" Robotboy shouted skidding to a stop, "Uh-oh…" he noticed what was happening.
"Oh no…" Kaede whispered as she, Miu, and Mahiru skid to a halt.
"It's the worse case scenario…!" Miu paled, "Angry Jenny!"
"AKANE, YOU GET YOUR TIGER…!" Jenny began as Mahiru quickly covered Robotboy's 'ears' as the robot girl began to unleash a tirad of curses…ones she normally doesn't even say at that.
"Wow…" Miu awed.
"S-such…such profanity…" Ishimaru spoke before he fainted.
"We should've stopped Akane before she did that…" Kaede whispered.
"The hell's going on…?!" Juzo snapped as he turned a corner, "I was in the middle of a…!"
"GANGWAY!" Akane freaked as she ran past him, "ANGRY ROBOTGIRL!"
"Angry wh-" Juzo began before Jenny crashed into him, sending him flying high into the air, "THE FUCK!?"
"Oh we're in so much trouble…" Hina paled.
"Guys, what's…oh crap…" Kuon paused after seeing the scene, "Ah…oh…this looks so bad…"
"Kuon!" Naegi exclaimed as he and the others-minus the still unconscious Ishimaru- shot up to him, "You gotta help us!"
"Jenny's update went haywire and her emotions are all over the place!" Mahiru exclaimed.
"And she's trying to kill Akane right now!" Hina added.
"So…what can I do?" he asked.
"Punch stuff?" Hina asked.
"Is that smart?" Kuon muttered, "I mean…am I even strong enough to stop this?"
"Says the man who punched out the alien Akane has the DNA of…" Naegi gawked, "With one swing!"
"That's not the same as…GAH! YAKAMASHI!" he roared, swinging his leg out and kicking both Akane and Jenny in one swing, sending both slamming into a wall, "Ah…it worked…" he gawked.
"...Grr…" Jenny growled, her eyes glowing in anger as she burst out of the wall, "THAT HURT, YOU F-!"
"OH GEEZ!"
"We really need to get her back to normal," Naegi whispered as Jenny was now chasing after Kuon.
"Ow…" Akane groaned, "That…really…hurt…"
"Why do I get the feeling you found that hot?" Miu muttered.
"Eh?"
"You see what you did?!" Kuon hissed to Zaruba, ducking and dodging a few laser shots aimed at him "And yes I know I'm partially to blame, but you were the one who started it!"
"I was not the one who kicked her, thus earning her ire towards you."
"Semantics!" Kuon hissed as he ducked under another laser.
"STAND STILL!" Jenny snapped.
"No thanks!" Kuon grunted as he flipped around, keeping her from shooting anything important.
"Wow…I had no idea he was so acrobatic." Naegi muttered as Kuon backflipped across the ground.
"Now you're just being impractical to make a point!" Hina called out, "Not that it's not cool, but we all know it!"
"I think he's just flexin' on all of us…" Kyoko muttered.
"I still doubt that man is human…" Miu admitted, "But the DNA tests came back human…"
"When did you…?" Hina blinked.
"After her…all of us got tested." Miu explained while pointing to Akane, "Let's just say they were just a little worried there is a reason we all have hyper developed talents."
"Speak for yourself…" Mahiru muttered, "I'm technically normal compared to you all…"
"Even still…"
"DAMN IT! STOP DODGING!" Jenny snapped as she brought out her rocket launchers.
"Now that's just overkill!" Naegi panicked.
"Okay…Kuon is superhuman…but he's not rocket proof." Miu panicked.
"Hina, quickly go get Sakura," Kyoko quickly spoke.
"HAI!" Hina panicked as she ran off.
"Naegi…take Taka and go find Kibo," Kyoko continued as Naegi was helping Ishimaru up, "We'll follow after Jenny and Kuon…and hope the latter tires out or knocks out the former."
"We are betting on our freakishly strong super human to fight our transforming super fighting android girl, and win…" Naegi asked, "...Why does it feel like this is a thing from a Tokusatsu show!?"
"It…oddly does," Kaede muttered.
"I really appreciate the assistance, Kibo," Yukizome said as Kibo was helping carry a stack of papers.
"Of course. You have been focused on helping Jenny come up with the upcoming dance, so I figured I'd offer my assistance with paperwork," Kibo nodded.
"And it's been…a…" Yukizome trailed off, stopping to look out the window and saw Kuon running by, "...wasn't that your friend, Kuon?"
"Hmm?" Kibo blinked before booking out the window, "Oh…so it is…I wonder wh-"
*BOOM!*
"STAND STILL, YOU BASTARD!" Jenny snapped as she flew by.
"Sorry, I'm too busy doing this with my eyes closed!" Kuon shouted.
"GRR!"
"...w….was that…Jenny?" Yukizome slowly blinked with wide eyes.
"Something…must've happened," Kibo guessed, his own eyes wide in shock.
"Kibo!" the two turned to see Naegi and Ishimaru running up, "Did you s-"
"I did…"
"Ahh…such destruction…" Ishimaru gawked once he noticed the scorched ground outside.
"Yet be happy it's just the ground…" Naegi gasped, "But no time for that! Help, Jenny has a glitch in her emotions and has gone totally mad…literally!"
"A glitch?" Yukizome blinked.
"...ah! Her upgrade!" Kibo realized, making the teacher look over at him, "She told me she was going to get an update from someone she knew in the states, but something must've happened during the process."
"And we need you to help!" Naegi added as he looked at Kibo.
"Eh? M-me?" Kibo blinked…before it suddenly clicked in his head, "Ahh! I-I do not want to fight her!"
"But you and Robotboy…"
"Wh-What if I end up damaging her or worse?!" Kibo asked in a very nervous tone, "A-as she is, she could inadvertently…"
"Kibo, dear?" Yukizome spoke up, earning the robot's attention, "I do understand why you don't want to hurt her, but I do believe you need to help calm her down."
"But…"
"I know how you feel about her," Yukizome stated, making Kibo tense as he blushed, "Call it a teacher's intuition…and think of it like this? If you do not help stop her now…there is a chance she won't turn back to her normal self."
"?!"
"She's right, Kibo," Naegi spoke up, "Her emotions are going wild right now…and it probably has her scared deep down. We're her friends…and we need to be there for her."
"Exactly," Yukizome smiled as she took the papers from Kibo, "I'll take care of these, then. You two focus on getting Jenny back to normal."
*BOOM!*
"...and make sure she doesn't end up destroying the school."
"Did you just jump off a missile?!" Jenny shouted.
"Holy crap I did?!" Kuon shouted.
"GRR! YOU'RE REALLY F-!"
"Right! Let us hurry!" Kibo exclaimed as he and Naegi ran off.
"Hmm mm…kids," Yukizome giggled a bit before she heard some groaning, "...good day, Juzo."
"Ugh…" Juzo groaned as he was stuck in the trees outside, "They don't pay me enough for this shit…."
"Come along, Ishmaru," Yukizome smiled as she walked off, "I could still use a bit of assitance."
"Ah! Of course, sensei!" Ishimaru nodded as he followed her.
"DAMN IT, KUON! GET BACK HERE SO I CAN BEAT YOUR ASS FOR THAT KICK!" Jenny roared out, firing a barrage of missiles and lasers at Kuon as he ran.
"Ah…while I'm sure I deserve it, it's gonna have to wait till you're of sound mind…" Kuon sighed as he jumped around avoiding all of her shots.
"AGH! F-!" Jenny snapped as a nearby crow squawked.
"No choice but to try and fight back…" Kuon sighed, moving one leg back and entering a stance, "I doubt even my punch will do damage unarmored…but I need to get you out of the air…"
"...Good! Right where I can hit ya!" Jenny grinned, reeling her fist back as it began to grow in size, "Now stand still so I c-!"
*BAM!*
"MOTHERF-!" Jenny snapped as a plane flew overhead, the female robot being sent flying into a large dumpster..
"Hmm…I think she's not able to use her full ability…" Kuon muttered.
"No…but…" Zaruba began before Jenny literally walked through the dumpster, burning up any garbage on her, "She has become a berserker from how angry she's become."
"Well at least that was the burnable trash dumpster…so…" Kuon muttered before grunting and raising his arms as he was punched through several walls, "Mmm…at least it wasn't spiked…" he groaned, ripping off the burned sleeves of his school jacket. He slowly got up as he dusted the rest of his clothing off.
"I didn't…like…that…" Jenny growled out, walking through the holes Kuon ended up making as she slowly approached him.
"Yeah well your not of sound mind at the moment," Kuon groaned, "Frankly surprised you haven't swapped to disgust…you know since you fell into a dumpster…" he raised his arms to block another punch, "Or the fact you haven't gotten so mad you've burned out," he took another punch, "Well at least I aimed you at me…"
"GRr..!" Jenny began, reeling her fist back before she was suddenly grabbed from behind. "?!"
"I apologize, Jenny…but this is for your own good," Sakura stated, keeping her grip on the robotgirl tight so she wouldn't escape.
"H-hey! Let go!" Jenny complained, kicking her legs around, hitting Kuon a few times in the process, "No fair! You're tall! I was made short!"
"And you are not yourself," Sakura countered as Hina ran over.
"Kuon are you…oh…" Hina winced, seeing some of the bruises on Kuon's face as Jenny was now focusing on trying to get out.
"Eh…it's fine. I've taken wrose…" Kuon assured in his groaning, "...also why do I taste purple pennies?"
"I guess even our resident superhuman is still just human." Hina chuckled.
"GRR! Seriously let! Me! GO!" Jenny snapped as she tried to bring her wings out.
"Again I apologize, but I cannot do that," Sakura countered, "Hina explained to me what was happening to you, "So you need to calm down…"
"C-calm down!? After he…he…" Jenny began as she panted a bit, her red color slowly fading to a dull grey with white cloud decals as a lazy look appeared in her eyes, "Heh….heh heh…"
"Jen?" Hina blinked before Jenny managed to slip out of Sakura's grip, surprising the two as the robot girl's body hit the floor like a wet noodle.
"Heh heh….that was fun~" Jenny chuckled in a carefree tone.
"What happened?" Hina blinked confused.
"You said calm down…so her brain must have taken that literally and went for total calm…" Kuon muttered.
"Seems more lazy and carefree if you ask me," Zaruba whispered to himself.
"Heh heh…funny ring," Jenny giggled as she got up, swaying a bit as she did, "But tired…"
"...then perhaps someone should offer to bring you somewhere to rest?" Sakura offered, her hand motioning hina and Kuon to follow her lead.
"Oh. Oh! Hai!" Hina nodded in agreement, "You Seem tired, so I bet you'd like to lie down on something nice and soft, hai?"
"Yeah…really soft…like donut soft…" Jenny smiled a bit as she yawned.
"Man I wish it was this easy before she split my lip…" Kuon groaned.
"Mayhaps you should go see Tsumiki then," Sakura suggested, "She should be available at the moment."
"Probably for the best…" Kuon muttered as he rubbed his jaw, "I think she made me bite the inside of my mouth too…"
"We'll take her off your hands then," Hina said as she put Jenny's arm over her shoulder, "You just focus on getting healed up."
"Try and keep her from changing personalities again…"
"Can do," Hina gave a thumbs up as Kuon walked off, "Ok Jen-chan, lets get you to a nice soft spot….and possibly get some donuts along the way."
"Hina…"
"Sorry…just a bit hungry after chasing Jenny around the school," Hina sheepishly chuckled to Sakura as she began to help escort Jenny out of the room.
"Mmm…donut…" Jenny whispered with a lazy smile.
"Hmm…" Kuon grunted, lowering his hand as his bruises began vanishing, "Well I guess I'll take some more punishment later. Best she get fixed first…"
"She heard me…" Zaruba spoke.
"What's that?"
"Nothing of importance, just ramblings of an old demon." he chuckled.
"...noted…"
"Mm hmm…yeah? Ok good…we'll meet you there," Kaede nodded as she hung up her phone while turning towards the others, "That was Hina. She and Sakura managed to get Jenny…who's now in a more lazy personality."
"Ah…yes her emotions are all lowered out and sense of calm increased." Robotboy noted.
"So…lazy and carefree," Mahiru noted.
"Meaning she won't go walking off or somethin'," Akane muttered.
"This is our one chance." Robotboy declared, "Must hurry!" he shouted, somehow gathering and picking everyone up and running off.
"Whoa!" many gasped at the sudden act as they were carried off by the tiny little Robotic child.
"A little warning next time please, Robotboy," Kyoko spoke up as she was on top of the pile.
"Sorry! In hurry!"
"Hurry for wh-" Kibo began as he and Naegi turned a corner..before they ended up in the pile as well, "Hah?! R-Robotboy?!"
"No time, must fix Jenny!" Robotboy flipped back to his feet as he somehow picked up the entire pile of students, "Iko!" he cheered running off.
"Ro! Stop! This is awkward!" Naegi complained.
"Sorry, turning off ears so no more distraction." he declared.
"...anyone else fear this place may be corrupting him somewhat?" Mahiru asked the others.
"Hai…with the fear of what Vermillion-san would do to us," Kaede admitted.
"I mean…to be fair…he's just getting used to us. At least he's not picking up any actual bad habits…" Naegi muttered.
"Thank god…" Kyoko added while shooting a look at Akane.
"...oh come on! Like I'd corrupt the little guy," Akane huffed as she turned her head away..
"But you do have a lot of bad habits…" most mumbled.
"Okay, we're here." Hina noted as they left Jenny in the lab meant to be used by their mad scientists and their robotic students.
"Oh hey…we're back here again…" Jenny whispered as Hina led her to the metal table she had been on much earlier, "Oh…shiny bed…"
"You rest up, Jen-chan," Hina smiled a bit as she helped her onto the table, "Once the others are here, we can get you back to normal."
"Cool…now…I think…" Jenny began with a yawn as she laid down, "I'm gonna go sleepy for a bit…"
"She is so much easier to handle this way…" Hina sighed, "Hopefully Ro can fix it fast. Jen-chan has always been a morning person so…who knows what will happen when she wakes up."
"Mmm," Sakura nodded in agreement
"I forget Jen-chan is such a strong person sometimes. She acts like a normal girl." Hina muttered, "You know, as normal as you can be when you have metal skin, hehe~"
"But regardless of who or what she is…she is still our friend," Sakura added with a small smile.
"Mmm," Hina nodded, "I guess we just gotta fix her up and get our normal Jen-chan back…cause this is a bit of a hassle to deal with her like this."
"From what you had told me, a-" Sakura began before the doors were suddenly slammed open, "?!"
"Gangway!" Robotboy shouted as he ran in, quickly skidding to a halt as he dropped the others.
"...oh don't give me that look," Akane frowned a bit as those in the pile glared at her.
"Must fix!" Robotboy declared as he began setting up the computer, "It's okay. I should be able to reboot her as long as she doesn't suddenly wake up. She'll wake up just fine."
"I…hope so…" Kibo grunted as he and the others got up…his hand unknowingly touching Jenny's.
"Hmm?" Jenny muttered in her sleep, her eyes fluttering a bit as she began to wake up, "Ahh~"
"J…Jenny?"
"Hmm?" Jenny muttered as she looked over…before her eyes widened as she looked at Kibo, "?!"
"...D-daijoubu?" Kibo cautiously asked.
"...Okay?" Jenny repeated, a soft smile growing on her lips as she began to change to a more pink color, the decals now changing to a set of red hearts as she stared at Kibo, "I'm more than okay…handsome."
"Love-love Jenny…" Hina realized.
"Love-Love?" Robotboy blinked confused, "What that mean?"
"Ahh…!" Kibo's startled yelp caught the group's attention, seeing Jenyn close up to him with a loving look in her eye, "J…jenny, h…hold on now…"
"Hold? Oh my…" Jenny giggled a bit in a flirtatious manner, "You really want to go that much further, do ya fella? We haven't even had our first date."
"D…date?!" Kibo exclaimed as he gained a heavy blush.
"Oh dear…" Kaede whispered in worry, "It is love-love…but…it's…"
"...her love for Kibo," Naegi finished quietly so he wouldn't freak out Kibo.
"Nope…don't get it." Robotboy shook his head.
"..oh," Kaede gasped as she knelt down and quietly whispered to him, "You know how Makoto and Ben usually act around eachother, right?"
"Oh…" Robotboy nodded, "That's Love-Love…Tsubaki just calls them shameless…"
"He's…not wrong…" several girls whispered with a blush.
"J-Jenny, m-maybe you should l-lay back down…!" Kibo stuttered, taking a step back to try and move away from her…all while she took a step at the same time as him, "Y-You were having a nice sleep after all, r-right?"
"I was…until I saw my prince charming~"
"Ahhh…!" Kibo wheezed out, his entire face a beet red as steam was starting to escape his ears.
"Overheat…" Robotboy noted, "Chance of heat-related technical failures have risen over 85%..."
"Pah…p-P-prince…" Kibo wheezed and sputtered.
"Why act like this…you have no lungs…" Robotboy muttered in a deadpan tone.
"Teenage boys…overdramatic and weird…avoid becoming like this, Ro…" Hina sighed.
"You'll end up like them," Mahiru added.
"Oi oi…" Naegi deadpanned a bit.
"A…as…asi….assi…." Kibo stamped out, his back against the wall as Jenny leaned up a bit to try and stare into his eyes, "Assistance please?!"
"I gotcha!" Akane shouted as she grabbed Jenny from behind, "Sorry Jen, but you…!"
"HIYAH!"
"AHH!" Akane screamed as she was suddenly flying over the others and into a stack of boxes.
"Daijobu?" Robotboy asked in concern.
"Mmm hmm…" Akane groaned from inside one of the boxes.
"Beat it, sister. I'm trying to pitch woo here," Jenny frowned before turning back to Kibo with a loving face, "Now where were we…?"
"...ok…so Love-Love Jenny is also jealous Jenny," Naegi muttered, taking a step back as Kyoko sighed a bit.
"Alright I punched my broken bones back into place. What I miss?" Kuon spoke up upon walking in.
"That is not a thing you can do!" Naegi shouted in panic at that sentence.
"Talk to my fixed bones." Kuon replied.
"No broken bones." Robotboy nodded after scanning him.
"So Jen fixed yet?" Kuon asked.
"Iie…in Love-Love mode…" Robotboy replied.
"So whats the problem?" Kuon asked, "Just ask her nicely."
"Its also her jealous persona…" Kyoko explained.
"Ah…so a girl walks over to Kibo…and boom…judo flipped into boxes?" he nodded, "Then our only options are to leave the room while they suck face…"
"Wh-what?!" Kibo gawked at that.
"Or someone really fast connect her to the computer…" Kuon finished, "What's the matter with you…your a man ain't ya?" he looked to Kibo, "Well…Cybernetic man…but a man nonetheless…"
"W…well yes but…" Kibo began.
"Look at it this way; You get her fixed or she bones ya," Miu blurted out, "And I doubt you want t-OW!"
"What she's trying to say…" Kyoko sighed as she lowered her hand, "Either you get her connected fast enough…or your stuck with this Jenny for a long time."
"..." Kibo slowly blinked at that.
"Now now...don't let them sway you, Ki-Bo," Jenny teased as she booped his nose, "If you want me to behave…then say something I. Would. Like. To. Hear," she said with each boop of his nose.
'...Ahh…I…I feel I shall regret this…' Kibo muttered in his head as his blush remained, "...W….well…..there is one thing…"
"Hmm~?"
"I…d-do believe it is…complementary to ask this question for this type of occasion, so…" Kibo began, deciding to bite the bullet as he took a big inhale, "When the dance is complete will you go with me?!"
"EH?!" the others gawked.
"REALLY?!" Jenny squealed with hearts in her eyes.
"O-On the condition…!" Kibo began, holding a finger up to keep their faces away from each other, "You lay back down, g-go into rest mode, and get your upgrade fix. I…d-do believe it is a girl's job to look 100% for the d…dance, correct?"
"Oh that's a good point."
'She's a love dumb idiot…' many deadpanned mentally.
"So…m-maybe you should lay down?" Kibo suggested.
"Hmm…ok!" Jenny beamed before booping his nose once more, "Just be sure to look extra handsome for me…"
"N-noted…" Kibo nodded a bit as Jenny skipped off to the metal table, hopping right onto it before going into rest mode…allowing him to fall onto his butt as his blush returned in spades, "Ahh…I…I…I can't believe I said all that…"
"Good man." Kuon complimented as Robotboy got to work, "Now just hope she remembers all this and you don't have to do this again." he pointed out as Kibo's eyes went blank as he…had a CPU crash and essentially passed out, "Rest up buddy…rest…" he gently tapped his face.
"...oh wait. That's a good point," Hina realized, earning the others' attention, "What if…Jenny will remember what she did while all loopy?"
"...Probably best we don't tell her then," Sakura muttered.
"Agreed," Kyoko sighed, "...and Miu?"
"Yeah?"
"Next time you decide to do something this important…" Kyoko began as she frowned a bit at Miu, "Don't let Kokichi distract you."
"Wh-?! But it wasn't my fault!" Miu complained.
"If it wasn't you then, who was it that hit the…com…pu…ter…" Naegi trailed off once he noticed Kuon trying to sneak off, "...Ahh! IT WAS YOU!?"
"GH!?" Kuon tensed.
"Kuon?!" they gawked.
"Alright look, I was gonna fes up to Jen…after, cause knowing you guys you'd probably try and vent and I'd end up hurting almost all but one or two of ya." Kuon sighed, "Honestly didn't want to cause anything…I was just…annoyed and hit something by accident." he clenched his fist Zaruba was on as he tried to tell them something simple.
"So you ended up hitting my laptop?!" Miu complained.
"I have nothing more to explain…" Kuon stated, a small sigh escaping his frown "If you want me to pay to fix it, I can."
"...mm…" Miu frowned a bit before looking at her laptop, "...it's fine..I could get that dent out no problem…Besides…" she began before sighing a bit, "It's partially my fault as well…"
"...Did…did Miu just admit she messed up at something?" Mahiru blinked.
"I didn't admit nothing!" Miu snapped..before turning away, "I just admit I flubbed up a tiny bit…so take it as you will."
"Probably the best we'll get for now," Kaede giggled a bit.
"Take it I guess…" Kyoko sighed.
"Mmm…" Jenny groaned as she began to wake up, lifting herself up as the cables disconnected from her, "Man…what a weird dream…Miu, did the up…date…" she trailed off as she opened her eyes, seeing her friends looking on at her in concern, "...is…everything okay?"
"Jenny okay?" Robotboy asked, barely peeking up from the side of the bed until Akane put him on it.
"I am, Ro," Jenny replied with a small smile, "Though…I'm confused as to why you and the others are here….Miu," she turned towards the Ultimate Inventor, "Did the update go through okay?"
"...well…" Miu nervously began with a cringe, "Yes and no."
"Huh?"
"Let's just say…that was my B," Kuon muttered, earning a look from Jenny, "I got irked about something, and…well…" he motioned his head to the dent on Miu's computer.
"...it messed up my update, didn't it?" Jenny deadpanned.
"As the pervy inventor said, yes and no," Kuon replied, "My damage caused the glitch to do something to your emotions…"
"Emotions fragmented, your mind tried to compensate by taking small bits of data and running them higher to make up for lack of other data." Robotboy explained.
"Mood swings…you were having super mood swings." Miu blurted.
"...oh please tell me I didn't do anything super embarrassing…" Jenny begged as she blushed.
"Well…you tried to kill Kuon…" most muttered.
"To be fair…it was my fault so it was somewhat earned." Kuon argued.
"...That's it?"
"Yes…that is all…" Kyoko nodded…secretly hiding her phone while sending a text to Naegi and Kuon reading 'make sure Kokichi and/or Hiyoko didn't record Jenny's emotional swings.'
"...Kuon? Isn't there something we need to do?" Naegi whispered to Kuon once he noticed the text on his phone.
"Right," Kuon nodded, "Jen, you can chew me out for this whole thing in a bit, but I gotta do something real quick." he offered as he began walking off…while cracking his knuckles very audibly.
"Ah. W-wait up!" Naegi yelped a bit as he ran after him.
"...You're not planning to tell me, are you?" Jenny asked the girls with a sigh.
"Nope/best you don't know/Oh ho no…"
"Alrighty I guess that's fair…"
"More fair than what we sent Kuon out for." Kyoko smiled, "But just be happy things are back to normal. Albeit it…one memory was lost that will make things hard for someone."
"You should chat with Kibo-kun. He tried to ask you something super important during all that." Hina smiled.
"Hmm?" Jenny blinked at that, "S…something super important?"
"Uh-uh…gotta talk to him, hi-mi-tsu~" Hina smiled as she began to walk off.
"W…wait. What's that supposed to mean?!" Jenny asked, starting to feel both nervous and embarrassed as Sakura began to follow Hina, "You too, Sakura…?"
"Can't say," Sakura chuckled lightly.
"...Kaede?"
"Uh I need to go see Shuichi and Kaito about something, so…bye!" Kaede waved as she ran off.
"...Ro?"
"He uh…" Akane began as she picked up Robotboy, "Needs to help me with my homework…"
"Eh? What…" Robotboy began as Akane carried him off.
"I actually don't care." Miu blurted as she simply turned around, "Now…I need to back up all my data in case Kuon barges in here to break my stuff again…that darn super strong…freakishly strong…Adonis…"
"Your inner voice leaked out again…" Jenny blurted.
"Gh?!" Miu tensed at that, nearly stumbling in her walk, 'Damn it…I thought I had better control of it…'
"...Anyways…" Jenny began as she looked at Kyoko and Mahiru, "Where's Kibo? I..already figured neither of you two will tell me either…"
"You may have to wait. He's…eto…" Mahiru paused, looking over to see the still unconscious Kibo on the floor, "...sleeping."
"Don't worry, it's just something new for Kibo. He was raised off of much more reserved ideals than those you have in America." Kyoko smiled simply, "Just hear him out and give him time to work up the will again."
"Eh…it sounds like it was really hard for him…" Jenny muttered.
'You have no idea…' both Kyoko and Mahiru thought with a mental sigh.
SZ: Well that was quite the literal emotional rollercoaster…
Z0: As literally as possible…no metaphor to be found at all…that was oddly fun.
SZ: Aye. This was a fun chapter to work on..working on the different emotional arch types. The bubbly airhead, the drama queen, the energetic peppy gal…the edgy emo/goth, the hotheaded one, the lazy and sleepy one…and of course the love nut combined with the jealous archetype.
Z0: It really only kinda works cause Jenny is a robot, and she had glitch-like moments in her own TV show all the time.
SZ: That is true...plus the different colors is also a reference to the show..IE when she got herself painted red with the flame decals…which ended up as her hotheaded personality here.
Z0: It was fun but this was mostly GT and SZ's idea here.
SZ: Mostly GT's, but was still fun regardless. Anyways…we hope you enjoyed this people, and please leave a fave and review if possible. Now if you'll excuse us…*gets engulfed in smoke, coming out dressed in a ninja-like garb with a Eevee riding on the shoulder*we have a legend to catch….
Z0: *now dressed as a shogun with a Rowlet at my side* Begin the journey! *Rowlet hoots as it dances around* Yes Dr. Whoot…yes…