Chapter 036

[vitative]

... I hope you are all happy.

[You can find Aigis, standing across the street from 847 Goldberg Street, staring at it, wearing the armor Metis had regained for her.

If she deems you dangerous, prepare to have your ass kicked.]

Comments

[tickingheart]

[Hey have a robotbffl walking by. Aw frick he noticed you. Avoidance is go.]

[vitative]

[Aigis isn't looking at him, but he's very much aware that he is nearby]

Are you happy, Kaito-san?

[tickingheart]

[Not saying anything, but he slows to a stop.]

[vitative]

I did not want to fight. But now it seems I have no choice.

[tickingheart]

[Doesn't say anything. Nothing to say. It worked. The plan worked.]

[vitative]

[She looks at him]

... Stay away from here.

[tickingheart]

[He pulls back, pulls in on himself a bit, doesn't say anything but his expression is hurt, so hurt. He thought he was doing the right thing why is she mad at him?]

[vitative]

[uncertainty washes over her face. She didn't mean to hurt him...

... she feels terrible, but she continues on]

I was brainwashed for being near you. I will not have the same thing happen to Minato-san.

[tickingheart]

[A nod, a step back. Not making eye contact. He didn't mean to hurt her, not Aigis-san.]

I am sorry.

[vitative]

[a long pause, studying him.]

You are dangerous.

[tickingheart]

[He freezes, breaks. Something inside of him just stops working properly and he can't think for an instant. He's not supposed to be dangerous, not anymore.]

Why? What did I do? I......

[He's malfunctioning. He knew he was defective, but he thought... he thought he was mostly fixed.]

[vitative]

You put me in danger from Grady simply by being close. I will not allow that to happen to anyone else.

You are my friend, but if you continue to do things like this, you are dangerous.

[tickingheart]

["If you continue to do things like this, you are dangerous". All he had done was what he had thought was right. He was defective. He had thought it was right but it was not.]

I understand.

[Not even noticing the stiffness in his voice, the way his face has gone almost blank. He tried so hard to be right. He wasn't working properly. A defective machine should cease functioning until it could be repaired.

He didn't want to die. He had to cease functioning, he was dangerous. He didn't want to... yes he did. He didn't want to hurt anyone.]

[vitative]

[from the look on his face, aigis realizes she's gone too far.]

Kaito... san?

[tickingheart]

I am dangerous. I should not be dangerous. I am malfunctioning.

Again.

[Tone blank and level and utterly calm.]

[vitative]

You... you are not malfunctioning!