City of Amnesia

"Maybe on a scientific level, but that isn't what I was really getting at." Zell replied, starting to wonder how she got into a discussion about what constitutes life.

*Hitomi looks positively disappointed.*

"Okay."

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"I am?"

[This is news to me. Or is it? I'm not sure what's going on anymore.]

"Now, do you know anything about these Megadeus? "

<Yeah. That Paradigm-2 business.>
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"I know that you're not a very good investigator. Now, if you don't mind, I have things to do today."
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"I was built by science. Therefore, if science says that I am not alive, then I must not be alive."

"Huh. I suppose that means I won't be around for the end of this project."

"I wasn't built by science, I was built be emotions and feelings, and you don't seem that much different than I am." Zell said.

*She arrives at the beach in the big ass robot.*

"Emotions do not dictate necessary life functions, they are a mere result of them, which is probably why androids do not have them."
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<I suppose not.>
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~Meanwhile, Hitomi takes a wrong turn & finds herself on the road to West Dome Number 5!~

*With there being no adequate explanation for such a turn of events, she promptly returns to her usual route home.*

[I should consider mailing that manuscript to its apparent rightful owner. The post office would have his address, right?]

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"Qutie a shame."

"I know you're involved" Luna spoke over Thiera's last words, "and I need information. I won't just let this slide... I'm going to keep this up until you answer me."

"You're going to try and tell me you have no emotions?" Zell asked with a smile

T"And then I'll file harrassment charges & the Paradigm Head Office will find out all about your little side project, now won't they? Just because I hate the system, it doesn't mean I can't use it to my advantage, from time to time."
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L"That is correct."
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*She passes the post office.*
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V<Yeah. Hey, since it's your last day, I've got a special project for ya.>

*She returns home and retrieves the manuscript. With it and a letter in hand she goes back to the post office.*

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[That's unsettling.]

"What kind of project?"

"I don't believe that, emotions are a sign of intelligence, not humanity." Zell said, starting to get a bit hungry.

L"There is no emotion involved in solving the luminosity of an object."

*She turns off the stove.*

L"Breakfast is complete."
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<We need lunch. Go to West Dome Number 5 & get us some tomatoes.>
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*Sitting behind the desk is a girl Hitomi's age with white hair, a plain white dress, & red eyes. She's clicks something on the computer every 6 seconds or so.*

*She slowly approaches the counter*

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"Seriously?"

*Vega climbs down from the roof.*

[I don't even like tomatos.]

Zell smiled, "Breakfast, at least we can agree that you cook really well." She said before starting to eat.

*She sighs, without looking away from the computer.*

<Hurry up. What is it that you want? The simple-minded cretins that come in here, honestly....>
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<Of course I'm serious!>
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L"Humans are chiefly composed of the proteins that they make from their food. Knowing what they like to eat is a simple matter of knowing what they're made of inside."

*She starts sharpening a knife.*

"A large envelope, stamps, and Gordon Rosewater's mailing address."

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"All right, all right. Settle down."

*And with that he sets off.*

Zell smiled and took another bite, "Well, you cook great as far as I'm concerned, you must know my insides perfectly."

*She strolls through the city towards the domes.*

"It's not exactly harassment, by definition, as long as I remain civil and don't invade your personal space" Luna sighed, "...And be being so anxious to avoid speaking with me, you're just making me more suspicious of you."

T"You just keep thinking that."

*She steps back, closing the door.*
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L"Not perfectly. Yet."

*She walks up behind Zell.*
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*She looks away from the computer, glaring at Hitomi as though she were a cockroach.*

<What manner of illiterate MORON are you? Gordon Rosewater lives in West Dome # 5. There is only one house in that dome! Ugh. Send your letter & leave my sight.>

*She throws some stamps & an envelope at Hitomi's face.*
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*A few minutes later, he's almost stepped on by a giant, reptile-like robot strutting around like some kind of jackass.*

*Hitomi glares at Chesed.*

"Die."

*After putting the manuscript, envelope with the letter in the other envelope, stamping, sealing, ect she drops it in a mail slot and leaves.*

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[This day can't get any worse.]

*Inside the cockpit, Topaz dials Thiera's number on her cell phone.*