Why do I do what I do?

[knightslegacy]

Who: Kitt. Oh, and anyone who wants to talk to him.
What: Discussions of deep portent. Or not.
Where: Outside Saint Fallen Hospital, where Kitt is making sure Mikaela is healing well.
Summary: Stubborn AI is stubborn, as ever.
Notes: Some people don't have the luxury of signing up to be a hero. They just get built for the job.

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[kinos_journal]

Kino and Hermes had finished their visit with Mikaela and emerged from the hospital, intent on heading home. She hadn't noticed Kitt parked outside until Hermes pointed him out, so lost in her own thoughts.

She walked the bike next to the sleek black car and smiled, glad to see he was well. "Mr Kitt? Are you waiting to visit Miss Mikaela?

[knightslegacy]

"She knows that I am here - I am here to wait for her release. I promised."

She hadn't seen this side of him before. The side that protected humans instead of needed upgrades. He was also in a different form than she'd seen before - before, he'd been in Attack Mode. Now, he sat in his normal mode, the fins receded, his wheels back to their usual silver spokes.

"I appreciate the upgrade you were able to equip. I further appreciate that I have yet to need to use it."

[kinos_journal]

She nodded in understanding, then blinked "Have you gone to visit her at all, or are you just waiting for her to come out?" Kitt did seem like a very specific type of computer, and he didn't really transform, though he did change. She wasn't as unnerved by it as she might have been, considering how many of her friends turned into bipeds from cars and helicopters.

"I'm glad the upgrades were successful, and I do hope you won't have to use them. It just doesn't seem that way the longer we stay here."

[knightslegacy]

"I brought her here," Kitt explained. "I have spoken to her after her treatment."

To him, that seemed to be enough. It was the grand tradition of Knight AIs.

[bringstehnoise]

On his way to visit Mikaela, Will noticed the black car loitering outside the hospital. Two years ago the presence of a normal looking automobile near a public building would not have been enough to raise any warning signs in the major's head. Ever since the Cybertronians had entered his life, however, Lennox had found himself giving anything mechanical a suspicious glance.

On an unrelated note, his therapist had just bought a new Porsche.

There was still a bit of time before Sarah was supposed to meet him, and Will decided to give the car a closer look. It was probably just another innocent resident of this strange city, but there was a chance that it could be something else.

Moving closer, Will had to wonder if the car was a Cybertronian, why it was remaining in vehicle mode. It wasn't as if looking like a earth car really helped to blend in here.

"Hey there, do you need help with anything?"

[knightslegacy]

Something in the man's manner reminded him of Mike. Perhaps it was the way he stood. Body language.

It certainly wasn't the clothing.

He did, however, recognize the voice. The man had broadcast on the network. He hadn't answered because he had been busy searching for Mikaela and the broadcast hadn't warranted a response from him, despite some vague recognition of the format of the man's address.

"No," Kitt answered simply, in his usual neutral tone. "You are Major William Lennox. Did you locate your 'birds'?"

There was a slight pause before the codename - such words always sounded awkward in Kitt's voice.

His scanner swept slowly, inside to outer edges, outside to in, the red light reflecting against the black of his hood.

[bringstehnoise]

Voices coming from seemingly normal cars had long since lost their ability to startle Will, and he simply nodded to the vehicle. Its tone seemed more emotionless than the average Cybertronian he had met, but he supposed given the nature of this place he couldn't expect the same traits to hold true across the board.

"Yes, that's me." Grinning a little at the mention of his code he added, "Most of them, though I haven't filled the coop yet."

Tilting his head at the strange red light coming from inside the car, the major tensed slightly, ready to bolt if an attack came. When none manifested he relaxed slightly and said, "So, are you from around here, or did you get dragged here to?"

[knightslegacy]

"As you have termed it, I was 'dragged here.'" Again, those words sounded slightly off. It wasn't technical terminology, after all, and he had been programmed for precision. "I am from Earth."

That, Kitt knew, would surprise the man. It seemed to surprise all humans here when he informed them of his origins. But that was for the best. It meant the secret of the SSC and FLAG had been kept well.