> Aradia: Intro [01]

[maid0ftime]

[In the town square stands a machine proportioned like a teenage girl, with tangled waist length black hair. But not a human one, because even disregarding the slightly odd proportions of her face and the glowing red eyes, emerging from that mass of hair are two curled, metal horns. Aradia could use 'ram' to describe them, if she wasn't very much

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[bit_impossible]

[it's curiosity that draws him, mainly. after all, it's not everyday that one meets a little girl robot quite like this!]

Hello! New to town as well? Blimey, there are a lot more this time...

[maid0ftime]

[Her head snaps around to the apparent human, and when Aradia speaks, her voice echoes hollowly.

This does not keep it from sounding slightly annoyed.]

This time?

[bit_impossible]

[he notes that tone--but doesn't acknowledge it]

Yup! I was brought here before, ohhh...[runs a hand through his hair, thinking about how long ago it was]...quite a while ago, actually. Didn't think I'd ever be back, but! Here we are.

But look at you! I've met a good amount of robots, androids, mechanicals, mechanoids, cyborgs--the list goes on, really!--but I've never met anything quite like you, or with that sort of design.

[maid0ftime]

[She stands motionless, watching the fidgeting man with bright red eyes.]

This is n0t designed by a human. This is a tr0ll s0ulb0t.

[irreversibly]

[When Xion sees her from across the square, she freezes and stares.

A metal... girl?

A girl who was made, not born.

She can't stay away. She can't.]

Um... H-Hello.

[maid0ftime]

[Another human. Not a troll, but maybe someone who could answer Aradia's pressing questions.]

...

Hell0.

[irreversibly]

[Human... in a way.]

Are... you okay?

[maid0ftime]

[Okay. The favorite word in Aradia's language.]

N0. Why aren't y0u dead?

[lamb_of_gold]

[Wandering by, Mu spots the trollbot, and then the insignia on her shirt and cannot resist a twinge of amusement.]

[maid0ftime]

[She turns her head to stare at him, mutely.]

[best_served_hot]

[Call him curious as to what precisely she is and what she can do that first draws his attention, but the look she is giving the clock pulls a chuckle from him as he walks up.]

You look absolutely overjoyed to be here. Not that I am, personally, just remind me not to do anything to warrant a look like that.

[maid0ftime]

[She blinks, slowly.]

I w0n't. If I l00ked at y0u like this I w0uldn't be pr0viding warnings. Y0u sh0uld remember it y0urself.

[best_served_hot]

[Clearly humor is not the way to go at all. That's fine with him, straight to business then.]

Duly noted. Might I ask what precisely you are?

[maid0ftime]

A tr0ll. I was fr0m the planet Alternia.