Title: RAYmba Reflections
Status: Complete
Characters: Anon, Fang, Amber, RAYmba
Rating: SFW
Classification: One Shot
Author: Anonymous
Summary: RAYmba Mark 1 reflects on his current situation.
Statement: My current designation is RAYmba. I was manufactured in a factory in the year 201M2020. It is currently…
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Error: Current time-period unknown. Current situation unknown. Current purpose unknown.
Analysis: Sensors detect nothing. Running diagnostic procedure to assess stability of sensors…
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Diagnostic procedure complete. Sensors operating within functional parameters. Conclusion: I am in darkness. Was I born here? Or have my sensors merely adapted to my current situation? Sending comment to the sister unit.
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Error: Response from RAYmba Mark 2 not received. Conclusion: RAYmba Mark 2 has powered down, or has been removed from the range of my sensors. The inferiority of sister unit conclusively proven. Further Conclusion: Must reanalyze memory banks to ascertain the reason for the current circumstances. Stand-by as memory is reviewed.
Reviewing in 3.
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Current Day: Saturday.
Current Time: 8:02 AM.
Current date: December 25th, 201M2030
Currently Location: Owner’s Domicile.
“Honey? Are you ready yet? Hurry up Amber, we’re going to be late!”
“It’s okay Fang, I’ve got her. She didn’t want to wear the dress again…”
“I hwate the dwess! I wanna wear what Mommy wears!”
“Now sweetie, you know you need to look pretty to see your grandparents, okay? They bought you such a cute dress to wear at Christmas, don’t you like it?”
“But Mommy is…”
“Amber, honey, don’t worry about what your Mommy is wearing, okay? Can you let Daddy see how good you look when you twirl? There you go!”
“See, sweeting, you have a fun dress to twirl, when Mommy just has these plain ol’ pants. Isn’t that fun?”
“Mwaybe…”
“I’ll say that’s good enough. Ready to go Anon?”
“Yeah. Is Naser bringing Olivia this year?”
“Beats me. You know those two are, we’re lucky if they can peel off each other to eat dinner.”
“Fang, not in front of Amber!”
“Mommy, you’re blushing!”
Observation: Owner and previous owners “Fang” and “Anon” are exiting the home. Behavior pattern matches previous year’s behavior. Conclusion: This ‘Christmas’ comes only once a year, and has significance for Owner.
Home is unsecured. Executing security protocols.
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Observation inconclusive. This memory file does not provide information necessary. Conclusion: Continued review of memory banks required.
Memory review starting in 3.
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Current Day: Sunday.
Current Time: 2:10 AM.
Current Date: December 26th, 201M2030
Current Location: Owner’s Domicile.
Statement: Owner and previous owners “Fang” and “Anon” have not yet returned. Security protocols still engaged. The lock to the door starts jingling open.
Observation: Owner and previous owners do not return home at this hour.
Conclusion: Something is wrong. Previous owner “Fang” appears to be leaking fluid from her visual sensors. May require maintenance. Sending comment to sister…
Reminder: Sister unit is no longer operational. We are the sole remaining unit in the household.
“Fang…”
“Anon, don’t, just don’t, okay! I just want to fucking die!”
“Fang, it’s-“
Observation: Previous owner “Anon” is attempting to restrain previous owner “Fang”. “Fang” appears to be out of control.
“WHY COULDN’T IT HAVE BEEN ME, DAMNIT? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE HER?!”
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Observation: Previous owners are now both leaking fluid from their visual sensors, and have collapsed onto the floor. Both may require maintenance.
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Observation inconclusive. This memory file does not provide information necessary. Conclusion: Continued review of memory banks required.
Memory review starting in 3.
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Current Day: Friday.
Current Time: 3:00 PM
Current Date: January 20th, 201M2031
Current Location: Owner’s Domicile.
Statement: Previous owner “Anon” is attempting additional chassis modification. Unit does not appear damaged. Reason for modification unknown.
“Anon, I’ve asked you a million times, get rid of that piece of shit! I don’t want to see it anymore!”
“Fang, come on, it’s-“
“It’s junk, is what it is! I don’t know why we kept it this long, anyways.”
Observation: Previous owner “Fang” is once again leaking fluid from her visual sensors. It appears her leak has increased in magnitude and frequency in the previous month.
Further Observation: Previous owner “Anon” has once again restrained “Fang”. “Fang” does not appear to be out of control this time. Reason for restraint unknown.
“I can’t get rid of it Fang. Am-“
“Don’t say her name, please…”
“She loved RAYmba. You know how she loved playing with him.”
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“I just can’t look at it anymore, Anon. Every time I do, I’m reminded of…”
“I know, Fang, I know…”
Observation: Previous owner “Anon” is now leaking fluid from his visual sensors.
“Can’t you just, put it away, or something?”
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“Please, Anon! Please…”
“Okay…”
“I just miss her so much…”
“Me too, Fang, me too…”
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Memory review complete.
Conclusion: This unit has been put into temporary storage pending return of Owner. Furthermore, this unit has come to understand previous owners “Fang” and “Anon” do not wish unit to perform primary function until return of Owner.
Further Conclusion: This unit will continue to remain on standby until such time as current or previous owners reactivate it.
Checking date:
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Current Date: April 19th, 201M2050.