Neriah's Journey
Intro Piece
„I assume we are in full attendance? Then let us commence this secret meeting to decide this countries fate“
„Thanks RD-439, now then gentle bots, as you all are aware our Queen seems to have become very busy recently and has thus had less time to share her sacred homework with us to spread among the populace“
A big round of murmuring and chatter goes through the assembled Onobots, with a sense of grave, they all agree with this statement.
„It is truly disastrous, ohh Matron Lumi, why have you forsaken us?“
„You idiot, how dare you even think such a thing, the Matron would never forsake us, if anything this just proves as much of her time she must spend on us that she even has to cut down on homework time!“
„Ahh, how could this be, is the end nearing?“
„If I could ask for your silence.“
With their leader standing up and demanding silence, all bots are fixating their lenses on him as the leader begins his speech with open arms.
„Now the matter of the Matrons inte-“
„Excuse me sir?“
The voice of a woman suddenly interrupts the grand display of their leader as a waitress looks at the Onobots annoyed from a bit afar.
„Look we are happy that you have chosen our Store as your place of choice for your little get-togethers each time but each time you meet up you are kinda taking up half the store, wich means less space for our other patrons, so if I could at least ask you to order more than just some water, so we don't just make a loss on this?“
„Ahh, ohh, umm... is there anything you would recommend?“
With a glint of profit in her eyes, the waitress begins to smile
„But of course, for our esteemed onobots I would of course only recommend our most special deluxe package, one for each i presume?“
„...sure.“
„Coming right up, thanks for your patronage.“
And with a skip in her step, the waitress leaves the Onobots back to their meeting.
„U hum, as I was saying, our Matrons intentions aside, the lack of Homework for us to distribute among the population could prove to be fatal to the nation, we must do something about it.“
„Surely, without homework, how could the humans find the motivation to populate.“
„We could be facing a lack of children and near extinction soon if this continues, but what should we do.“
As the onobots look questioning to each other, one sits there with full confidence.
„My fellow bots, if I may have a moment, I think I have information that will prove to be a foolproof solution to this problem.“
„„OHH““ with big anticipation, the onobots look to their fellow brethren.
„You see, I have heard rumors that very soon we will be visited by Risuners that hail from the grand Trade road where we trade with /meat/. These Risuners seem to be an incredibly fertile folk from the reports I have received. All we must do is have homework made of them to inspire our people, and very soon we will receive the greatest boon to our population we have ever seen. It is by all calculations a foolproof plan.“
„This sounds very logical, does anyone have any problems with this plan?“
Not a single hand was raised, and the bots were in full agreement that this was the best plan possibly.
„WAITRESS THE CHECK PLEASE POSTHASTE, WE MUST HURRY TO THE PORT AND DRAW NAKED SQUIRREL PEOPLE TO SAVE THE NATION!!!“
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At the biggest port of the capital, a bunch of Onobots were standing motionless, looking out to the open sea.
„RG-083, are sure about those rumors of the Risuners?“
„I am certain that I have heard of such a thing, yes.“
„And did these rumors also include a timeframe of when they would come?“
„I am afraid not.“
„So they could be arriving at any moment?“
„That is a possibility, yes“
„Well then we better wait just to make sure.“
And so they waited...
Neriah logs ch 1.
Well today is a nice day. The /rose/ expedition just came back and now we get to use their boats to go to the retro reich. They already had a metal man here they call an onobot and he told us about the best place to land. So we already have our route planned and approximate distance we need. Things are so convenient today
The onobot did tell me something about them wanting a female for some reason that involves art. No idea what that means but he also told me that I would fit in perfectly since I love to collect old shit. So this should be FUN!
(Stop at /inf/)
We made a stop here to come visit our old friends. Someone back at /risu/ really does need to send an expedition here on its own since they have lots of cool stuff but sadly that's not my job. I did stay for a few days and like always they were more than happy to exchange nuts with us. Kronies are the best. I really love guys that are sweet but also horny.
Anyway after stacking up on food and giving in to my urges we finally made it back out to sea. Packed up with everything we needed for the long trip I waved goodbye to our kronii friends as we disappeared into the distant ocean.
(Making it to the Capitol)
Our original landing point was met with a bunch of boats. They told us that they have apparently been expecting us? How the heck did they know we were coming? These guys must be psychic or have cool magic. Now I'm even more excited for this place. Collecting cool things AND magic? This is gonna be REALLY FUN!
It took some time but we finally made it to the port they were telling us about. Along the beach were more of those metal onobot people that were just standing there. Probably waiting for us too. Well anyway this is going to be the last part of this log as I set foot on their land and begin normal risuner operations. I expect to have lots of fun and hopefully even exchange some nuts.
Fateful Meeting
A ship of the Navy was anchoring in the harbor with its fleet and some smaller ships in tow, and as has been a common sight in the port of Capital for the last year whenever a ship anchored, 2 dozen Onobots started swarming to the ship.
„Greetings, I am RD...“
„I know, I know, you wanna know if they finally arrived right? Well you are actually in luck, the Risuners finally came.“ The annoyed sailor pointed towards the smaller ship that came with them.
As they received this information, the Onobots began to scramble towards those ships as they began anchoring too, giddily waiting for their chance to greet their valued guests.
One young man jumped ahead from his ship excited to take in the new environment „Woo-hoo, we finally arrived!“
„Oi, help us finish up before you go exploring on your own!“ came the scolding voice of a more mature woman that jumped after the young man. As she was just about to drag off the boy back to the ship, she noticed the Onobots staring at the pair, and forgetting completely why she got off the ship, immediately started getting just as excited.
„Oh? Are you Onobots? You look weird. I am Neriah, Is that armor you are wearing? This place looks so nice!“
„Greetings, I am RD-439 and these Gentlebots with me are RG-083, RR-069, RR-661...“
As RD-439 continued to list off the same sounding names towards Neriah her expression of excitement quickly gave way to one of confusion instead.
„Huh? Ar De what now? I will just call you Ardy ok?“
„That is fine to me, yes. We are greatly honored that you have come to visit us in our dire need, and we hope that you can help us save our nation from doom.“
„WHAT? DOOM? Are you under attack? I am not sure if we got enough people to really help you out...“
„No, what we need is to draw you and your fellow companions naked and in erotic poses.“
„Huh?“
„Once your folk are finished with anchoring we would like to show you to our castle, so you can settle down there and from there we can continue our talks if that is fine with you?“
Neriah logs ch 2.
Well. I really did not imagine that this trip could not be any more exciting. These guys once we landed and disembarked from the pinisi told us that we are to be some sort of art model. They asked for me and a bunch of the crew to be drawn...naked! IM GONNA BE A SUPERSTAR HOLY SHIT!
Not to mention some of the people here are made of metal. Like what the actual heck am I looking at and how is this possible? I know armor exists but metal people entirely? I bet the luknights would get a kick out of this. Actually I kind of want to show off these metal guys to our friends just to see their reactions.
Seriously though what the fuck is with this proposal though. Not that I am against it in any way, in fact I am REALLY quite excited to spend hours naked in front of a bunch of horny boys. Hell I hope they spread that art all across their nation just so I can become super famous. It will probably be a mystery to me but I never understood the idea of staring at someone in a picture. I'm right here and if these young boys want me to be their first I would just love to show them the ways of exchanging nuts. It's my duty as a risuner representative to exchange our beautiful culture after all. I could not think of any way this could go better. The retro reich is paradise so far.
(A few days later)
Oh my god they really love us. All the people have been so friendly so far. And they look so COOL! They all have such pretty clothing and HOLY FUCKING ACTUAL FUCK WHAT IS THAT SEXY GEM! ITS SO PRETTY I NEED TO HAVE ALL OF IT!
I guess they call it amethyst and its something that they find here in decent quantities. Since gems are one of the most important things that the higher ranking risuners want I decided that this would be the perfect thing to primarily trade for. That and their weaponry. They do have some guns which would be super useful. Not to mention I like old stuff and what a convenient excuse for indulging in my nerdy love for relics.
We are currently heading to the big castle. I guess we are gonna discuss a few things over there? I don't know exactly what but I can't wait. Everything has been simply perfect so far.
Fun Times
After some traveling, the Onobots successfully escorted their guests from /risu/ to their castle. It took longer than planned since the Risuners loved getting distracted by all kind of things they found on the way, but the Onobots managed to keep them going with the promise that they get to roam freely once they know their lodging first, so they know where to return to.
„Wow, this castle is so big!“ exclaimed Neriah as she entered the big front hall.
„It holds adequate space, yes.“ answered RD-439 as he motioned for a maid to approach
„Welcome honored guests, I am Lumeria the Head maid, if there is anything you need, please do not hesitate to call my girls and boys, we want to make sure you have a pleasant stay without getting too confused by our honored hosts.“ said the Woman with a smile as she bonked RD-439 on his head.
„Hey don't hurt him, he has been super nice to us.“ pouted Neriah at Lumeria.
„Please do not worry about this, it does not hurt at all.“ but RD-439 just hand waved her worries away.
„You sure? Well, ok then.“ still with a bit of worry in her Eyes, she could not help but accept this response.
„Yes it is fine... but I thank you for your worries.“ As RD-439 met the eyes of Neriah he could not help but add the second part of his response.
„Man, this Place is great.“ said a Risuner happily as she jumped up and down on the fluffy bed.
„Yeah, we really landed in a nice place.“ Neriah could not help but agree with the young woman she was sharing a room with, jumping just as excitedly on her own bed.
„Ahh, the food was so good too, I feel almost full. hehehe I think there is only one thing missing for this day to be perfect.“
„Ohh, sounds like you already got your eyes on someone?“
„There was this cute man when we got served food, a butler he called himself I think? Whatever that means, I think I will see if I can't find him, hehehe. What about you, Neriah?“
„Hmm, no one caught my eye yet, but we just arrived, and honestly I rather relax tonight after all the sailing we did. But you have fun.“
The young woman gave a thumbs up and mischievous smile as she made to leave, only stopping for a moment as she tried to exit the door.
„Ohh, you came to visit? Neriah is in if you wanna talk.“
Curious as her name was called, Neriah looked to the door only to see a tall metallic man with a tray passing her fellow Risuner as she left the room.
„ Greetings, I hope I am not disturbing you.“
„Ah! Ardy right? It's fine, I was just about thinking what to do before bed anyway. What brings you?“
„I just wanted to inform you that tomorrow before you leave the staff would like to measure you to have clothes tailored to you all for the coming art session. I also wanted to ask if it is ok to learn more about you and your homeland. I have brought tea and cookies with me, as is apparently customary for such a thing.“
„Alright I will tell the others first thing tomorrow then. Dunno what you wanna know tho, our land is not quite so big and fancy like yours.“
„Please feel free to tell me whatever you want. I have seen many places through the recordings of other Onobots, but I have never left the country myself. So hearing about a place and culture so far away would be very nice, maybe I want to visit myself someday.“
„Please do! Hmm, well, you brought tea and food, so I might as well humor you.“
As the night went on, Neriah told RD-439 all about /risu/ and the place it is. About a culture where people live freely and if they are hungry they just go and take food from around them and if they want to go somewhere they simply do. She also told stories about herself, how she liked to adventure and find cool and new stuff she has never seen before. How she once got badly hurt while fighting some wild animals and many such stories. To most these might have been boring stories of a backwater nation but to RD-439 it was stories about a fantastical place where things seemed so much easier with no confusing etiquette to dictate stuff as well as the personal stories of a girl full of wonder, and so they continued their exchange late into the night.
Yawn
„Ohh, I am so sorry, I must have impacted your sleep cycle. I did not mean to disrupt it. Please go take rest.“
„Thanks but no worries, I would not have stayed up so long if I had no fun myself, but I guess if i wanna be up and going tomorrow I better get some sleep, I am surprised you are not sleepy yourself.“
„I have no need for sleep myself, so I have a hard time to gauge when it is time to rest for humanoids. Have a good sleep“
„Woah that sounds so strange but nice, have a good night too then.“
Neriah hopped into her bed and rolled up in her blankets as she got ready to fall asleep and so RD-439 got up to leave the room, only to stop for one last moment and take a final look at the woman he just spent so much time looking at already, not sure why he felt the need to, then he left.
RD-439 went down the Hallways, oblivious to the muffled moans escaping from rooms here and there, showcasing their guests enjoying their stay.
After a while, he reached a room, in which already a handful of Onobots were surrounding a table already.
„Welcome RD-439, have you successfully informed the Risuners of the measuring? You were gone longer than expected.“
„Greetings RG-089. Yes I have, I also happen to have a pleasant talk with one of them.“
„Please tell us more.“
„Truly /risu/ is a wonderful place. It is filled to the brim with a race of logic and easy understanding. And Neriah seems like such a wonderful person herself.“
„Oh, I would like to see the files of this myself.“
„Sure, please let me send them, how has the secret research progressed?“
„Hmm, not sure, we have reduced the choices by quite a bit, but no final result as yet.“
As the Onobot spoke, he gestured to the table that they were all standing for RD-439 to take a look himself. In a box on the table was a Squirrel who was hopping around sniffing an array of food samples laid inside the box.
„This is not good, we are running out of time.“
„I know, but we do not know how to proceed.“
No sooner as these words spoken as the Squirrel finally settled down and started nibbling on a cut grape.
„„„OHHH!“““
„Have a metric ton delivered to the castle before the Risuners wake up!“
„Yes, I will see to it immediately!“
And so ended the research of the Onobots as they nodded to themselves, self-satisfied.
After the Risuners got measured, they had the following days to explore the Capital for the wonders it held, as long as they had some Onobots with them to help with payments and guidance. They found many fun things to entertain themselves. The markets and Workshops held many wondrous items that the Risuners enjoyed seeing, and Workers of the shops even sought them out themselves, either for their personal interest in their kind or to ask for their input in their products. They also got invited to Barbecues all around, and they also happen to have arrived just in time for the bi-monthly Karaoke contest, in wich they not only proved to be quite capable singers but also great party animals, much to the joy of the locals.
Whenever Neriah went out, RD-439 just so happened to always be free to guide her himself, and so they both enjoyed many fun times on shopping sprees themselves as Ardy happily explained all the knickknack and whatnot to her and got chased around the city by her enthusiasm. On the evening of one of such shopping spree, Neriah came across a jeweler, wich excited her greatly.
„Ohhh pretty Gems, how lucky, I was looking out for them!“
„Do these interest you?“
„Yes, we like gems a lot. Ohh, those purple ones look so nice!“
„Those are called Amethyst, they are native to our Land and such quite common.”
“Ohh, I want them! Let me... just...” Just as quickly as the sight of the gems put a sparkle in Neriah's eyes, they faded when she looked into her bag, only to realize she spent all her nuts she had with her.
“NOOOOOO! I finally found gems, but I got no money anymore!”
“If you like, we can return tomorrow again.” Unsure how to handle the situation, Ardy tried to come up with the only thing he could that might make Neriah happy again.
“uuuuuuh, I guess I got no choice.” but Neriah was still saddened even as the duo went back to the castle.
As the two said their farewell for the day, Ardy could not help but be restless for some reason, feeling deeply displeased with himself. He could not understand where this was coming from, but he knew he wanted to correct this grave error.
“Pff hahahaha. I cannot believe you, of all people, had such a childish tantrum over something like this. When I saw you return, I thought something actually bad happened”
“Stop laughing at me, I was just so disappointed I could not buy pretty gems.” Neriah said with a cold glare, pouting at her roommate.
“Ohh come one. You just got to wait the night, and then you can buy them. Did you at least find a nice boy today?” At this question, Neriah could not help but freeze in shock.
“Uhh... i kind of was having so much fun that I kinda forgot to look around.”
“You okay? You haven't squeebed a single time since you got here. I mean I get that this Nation is super exciting but to be so absorbed you forget it is kinda crazy.”
“Ohh, leave me alone. Tomorrow we finally get drawn and once they share those drawings around I will be so famous the boys will all come to me.”
“True, I can barely wai-” As the Risuner was about to finish her sentence, she suddenly got interrupted by a loud knocking on the door.
“Please come in.”
The two women had their jaws almost drop to the floor as the door opened. Not at Ardy who came in, who they got used to already, but at the enormous purple mass he was holding in both hands.
“Greetings, I hope I am not interrupting, I just wanted to bring this to you.”
“IT'S HUGE!” Neriah nearly screamed in shock as the Onobot gently placed the raw, uncut but polished Amethyst that was the size of a large watermelon onto a side table.
“There is no way we can accept this, it must have costed a fortune.”
“This is one is from my personal belongings, so it cost me nothing and I don't really have use for it myself. You seemed so sad today when you could not buy one yourself, and so I tried to think and came to the solution that this one might be better suited with you. Did I do wrong?”
“No you did not, this is so nice of you! Oh by risu, I don't even know how to properly thank you.” Neriah was so overwhelmed with happiness at the gift that she even ignored the snarky “Even the metal man got worried about your tantrum” that came from the side.
“If it makes you happier than it also makes me happy, that is thanks enough. Have a good night.” With these words spoken, Ardy made for a hasty retreat and as he closed the door behind him, he felt the uneasiness from before finally gone and replaced by a warm happiness he never felt before as he heard the excited chatter from inside the room.
The day of Art
Finally, the day of painting arrived and the Risuners gathered were all giddy about the events to come. Maids were guiding them to a large room where Onobots and Humans were already gathered in front of their art stations. Ardy was standing in the middle, ready to greet the excited Risuners.
“Good morning, and thanks again for allowing us this opportunity. I hope the clothing we have prepared are to your liking, please feel free to choose whatever suits you best.” As he gestured for a maid at a side door. At once, clothing rails on wheels filled to the brim with all kinds of erotic clothes were brought in.
“Wow. They are all so pretty.”
“Is it really fine to pick what we want?”
“This one looks so cute.”
They featured a wide array of lingerie, costumes and night gowns. The Risuners look at them with awe as they gathered around the clothes, looking through them and picking what they liked.
“Please do not worry about which to pick, you can keep all the ones you like if you want.”
“Awesome!”
“Hey Ardy, how do I look?” Neriah walked up to Ardy, in some cute dress, just barely covering her behind, with a big smile on her face.
“You look beautiful... in that dress I mean, not that I am trying to say you are not also beautiful without it, not that I am trying to say I want to see you naked, but that also does not mean I would not not want to see you naked.” Ardy tried to answer her, but kept up stumbling, unsure how to best say what he wants.
“Oh my, did my looks make you all shy? Hehe, well, you have been pretty nice to me, so I better give you plenty of fan service today.” But Neriah did not seem to mind and began striking poses in front of him.
As the Risuners settled on their preferred clothes, the painters begun instructing them on what poses to strike. The Onobots had little issue, but for the Humanoid painters, they struggled quite a bit due to the upbeat and fidgety nature of the Risuners that kept moving, since just standing still was boring to them.
„Alright that should be all“ declared an Onobot with the rest nodding in agreement after a while.
„The hell it is you scrap heads! We need way more time.“ retorted one of the Human painters.
„While your „Art“ might be done way quicker, we actually have an artistic vision that cannot be put down so easily without having the same perfect memory as you guys do.“
While the Artist kept scolding the Onobots, some Risuners could not help and get excited and wanted to peek at what the bots had drawn. To their dismay however, what they found could not be described as anything better than „colorful scribbles“.
„Ehh? This is what you wanted so badly? Isn't this super bad?.“ A Risuners spoke their mind, unsure of what to think of it.
„These are excellent works if I may say so myself, but do not worry, we have come to the understanding that our art is a bit too complex for the minds of this planet, and so we will give them together with a photo of you guys to some of our Artist to create pieces more suited to the common taste.“ In order to exemplify what he just told, one Onobot began drinking some paint and put a piece of paper into his mouth, a short while later a perfect image of the Risuner before him came out, bringing a sparkle to her eyes.
„Woah, this is so good, why not use this from the get go?“
„This is not Art, merely a printed photo with no soul.“
„Ehh? This is not good, but that painting is?“
„...if you would like, you can keep the photo.“ Much to the dismay of the Onobots, the Risuners loved the photos and pestered the Onobots for more. They repeatedly stated that these were not real art but seeing the Risuners happiness with the photo, the Onobots could not help but oblige and even made them a group photo to remember the occasion.
„Are you lot done yet?“ came the voice of a humanoid painter, they had to stop their projects due to the commotion and wanted to finally get back to their paintings.
„Very well then, I guess our part here is done, if I may ask our guest to please stay put a bit more for our other artists.“ The Risuners got back to posing while the Onobots cleaned up and got ready to leave.
As they left the hall, they all looked happily at their drawings, being pleased with what they accomplished, all but one.
„RD-439, is everything alright? You seem displeased.“
„It is not enough...“
„I am sorry?“
„My paintings, that is. They are simply not good enough.“ The other Onobot looked over RD-439 and at the paintings in his hands.
„I do not understand, to me these look like fine pieces of art.“
„They fail to appropriately capture her beauty, Neriah is far more beautiful than this.“
The Onobot could only shrug, with no understanding as to what RD-439 meant. The fact RD-439 refused to share his Files regarding this matter with him did not help either. Seeing this matter as one of no importance, he simply moved passed RD-439, leaving him alone.
„I cannot present this like this, I must strive for better!“ But as he later tried to redraw Neriah, none of his attempts could fulfill his wishes.
Neriah logs ch.3
I FUCKING LOVE THIS PLACE. It's a shame I cant stay longer because for fucks sake I had way too much fun. I got to eat lots of delicious nuts, exchange nuts with so many young and cute boys, collect so many PRETTY GEMS, and even get an arsenal of old weapons for the boys back home to learn how to make for ourselves.
Ok so I did go a bit overboard and made myself broke. Too busy spending all my money on gems. But luckily it seems that squirrel people are loved here so it was easy to make my money back. I bet people probably think I am a huge slut but I just don't give a fuck anymore. I get to endulge in my fetish AND get paid for it! And not only that but I get to help the young virgins here with their future sex lives. Everyone wins!
So about what I will be bringing back to my homeland. Of course we have our lovely amethyst but I also want /risu/ to have guns. Even though other nations look at this like junk we see it as treasure and the next step to keeping up with the powers of the world. We may even be able to reverse engineer these old guns and have a national gun for risuners. That would be so cool!
Fuck I really can't contain how amazing the Retro Reich is. I'm such a fucking nerd and this is the perfect place for nerds why do I have to leave?
Alright well anyway here we are. It has been quite some time and I have had many adventures. The pictures from the onobots will stay in my personal collection and so will a few of the other things i picked up but oh boy am I gonna earn a FUCKLOAD OF NUTS when we get back. The ship is being loaded up right now as I write this and we are all about to head out. I definitely need to come back here though. Even if I cant continue acting as a sexual instructor for the virgins then at least I can make an excuse saying I'm collecting weapons for the homeland.
Oh Retro Reich. I hope our two nations can get along. If your people ever feel stressed out then come on over. We would love to exchange our nuts with you.
It was the evening before the Risuners were to depart and return to their homeland, and Ardy contemplated the last few days. He enjoyed his time with Neriah immensely, but his behavior has made him worry, and the stinging pain he felt now that she was about to leave only made it worse. He feared maybe something was wrong with programming, but diagnosis always came back negative and found no issue. Other Onobots he talked to also could not think about what the problem was, and so his concerns grew ever bigger. Unable to bear with it any longer, he sought out the only person he could think of that might be able to help him understand, and so late at night he found himself before a door guarded by two Onobots. As he approached the door, a robotic voice beckoned him to come inside and close the door behind him. Before him sat an Onobot at a desk, many signs of wear, like scratches upon his body, were proof of his Age even among Onobots.
„Greetings child, please have a seat and expand upon why you wanted to see me on such short notice.“
„Most honorable R-5, I do not understand my feelings, do you perhaps know what is wrong with me? I feel as if I am defect.“
„I have received reports of this, it seems you even refuse to share files regarding this matter?“
„I do not understand why, but when I imagine myself sharing these files with others, it is as if a part of me would lose something important by not having it to myself.“
„Hoho, this is most interesting. But do not worry, this is not necessary a bad thing. Before we get to that, however, why won't you tell me in your own words all about it?“
And so Ardy began his tale, telling about the arrival of the Risuners, the time he spent with Neriah and the feelings he fails to understand the meaning behind. As their conversation went on, night turned to day, and the time for the Risuners to leave grew ever closer. Understanding what was going on, as well as securing an Item once he did, however, was of the most importance for Ardy, and so they continued.
At the Harbor, the Risuners prepared their ships for sailing and loaded the goods they purchased from the Retro Reich upon them, as a delegation of Onobots came to bid them farewell. The Risuners waved to them and welcomed them with smiles, having cherished their help a lot over the time of their stay. Neriah however was a bit saddened when she could not see Ardy among these Onobots.
„Greetings Risuners, I am RG-083, some of you may know me already. RD-439 seems to not be able to make it for your departure, and so in his stead I would like once more thank you for your visit and help and to wish you save travels to your designated home.“
Neriah was still a bit disappointed, but nonetheless accepted the kind words with a smile.
„We should be thanking you! You guys have been such cool hosts, really! I hope I can come back soon, your nation got so much interesting stuff. Please say thanks to Ardy for me too.“
The Onobots and their new squirrelly friends exchanged pleasantries for one last time as the Risuners began to turn and head to their ships, ready to head home.
„WAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIT!“ a scream came towards the harbor. From afar, people could see an Onobot running with all his might towards the group. It was quite a sight to see such a mass of metal move so fast, and the pressure of this left cracks in the road he ran upon it. As the Onobot came closer, Neriah could not help but grin and happily wave, as she recognized who it was.
„Ardy! You came after all, I am glad you came to say goodbye.“ but Ardy only shook his head as he got close to her.
„No, that is not my intention at all.“ Everyone was confused at these words and looked at Ardy with tilted heads trying to figure out what he means.
„Over the last few days I was confused about myself and how I felt but thanks to talking with someone over the night, I think I finally understand, and I do not want to say goodbye.“
„I don't understand what you mean?“ Neriah and the other Risuners simply could not get what Ardy was trying to say, but they got used to the somewhat different nature of Onobots and so simply waited for him to clarify. The other Onobots however grew more and more fidgety as Ardy denied all requests for file sharing, leaving them completely in the dark, something they were not used to at all.
„The last days have been some of the most fun days I have ever had. Through you, it feels as if I have come to learn about a world that is far greater than the one I have known.“
„Uhh, thanks for the compliment, if you wanna learn more about the world, you can always come visit us?“
Ardy struggled to get out what he truly wanted to say, just the thought of the words he had to say made his circuit burn hot, but he knew he had to say them no matter what, or he would forever regret not speaking them.
„No, I do not mean the planet, but my personal world that grew through you. The way you smile when you are happy or frown when you are sad. The way you care about your fellow Risuners and strangers of a different nation no matter what. The way you carry yourself and how each action of yours seems to radiate light.“
Hearing these praises, Neriah grew quite red in the face, while Ardy's body gave off a slight vrrr as if fans were working overtime. The Onobots watching seem to almost vibrate from stress not understanding what was happening, whereas the Risuners seemed to fully grasp the situation and giddily drew closer, watching the scene unfold before them with anticipation as Ardy continued.
„I cannot imagine my World without this anymore. Without YOU anymore.“
Ardy tried to reach for something in his pocket, but his nervousness overwrote his programming, and what should have been an easy motion instead turned to fumbling as seconds felt like minutes. Finally, he managed to procure a small box. As he presented it towards Neriah, he revealed a small metallic hardware nut inside. The Onobots assembled were shocked to see this particular item, betraying the worth it meant to them.
„This nut was part of one of the eldest Onobots that came with us to this planet and fought valiantly to secure our spot on this world. To us, it is one of the most valuable treasures we have, and it took me quite a while to convince our leader to allow me this item, but I could not think of anything else that could measure up to the worth you mean to me."
Ardy began to kneel, as he lowered his body, what should have been a quick moment felt instead like an eternity, Neriah was paralyzed, her face plastered with a mixture of a smile and utter shock. The bystanders were having a shine in their eyes that showed just how eager they were for what was to come, and prayed to their deities in their mind to have this torturing eternity finally end. As Ardy finally touched the floor with his knees, he looked up at Neriah with a steeled resolve.
„Once more I will say, I did not come to say goodbye to you! Quite the opposite, I want to come with you and share my world with yours. But not as a visitor or as a friend, no. I want to come with you as your husband for life, so I ask of you.“
Ardy stretched out the box towards Neriah and everyone was holding their breath in anticipation to finally hear the final question.
„I love you, would you please marry me?“
Neriah logs ch 4.
That was the most unexpected thing ever. We were about to leave and all of a sudden Ardy came out of nowhere and proposed to me!?
He came out of nowhere and said the nicest things to me. It was all so flustering and out of nowhere I couldn't think straight. I told him to give me a minute and let me think about it as I got on top of my ship. All the other crewmembers were discussing it with me.
"Are you actually going to do it?" "Can you even make love to a metal man?" "What does his nuts taste like?" "Can he even nut?"
So many questions and honestly I did consider it. I would love to be the first person to teach an onobot about sex. But ultimately I would have to decline him. As bad as I would feel about it I did not really get to know him enough and as far as my knowledge is concerned having a baby would be impossible.
I really did think about being able to teach the bots about love. I would go down in history in this country that I love so much. There would be a lot of benefits and I truly feel bad. I'm sorry Ardy...please don't hate me for this. I will gladly have sex with you whenever you want but marriage is just too much.
The End
Ardy stood still, he has been standing at the harbor for nearly a week now, calculations running through his mind over and over of what had happened. But no matter how much he tried to find a solution to the rejection he received, he could not find one, and so the pain continued.
Slowly he began moving towards the castle, his body somehow feeling sluggish and unresponsive, he could barely get a move on. As night fell, and he moved through the busy main street of the city, a drunkard stumbled into him and began slurring a complaint.
„H-hey, can't ya watch where y-ya going?“ Somehow this made the pain Ardy felt burn bright hot in him.
„Out of my way, imbecile!“ He took the drunkard at his arm and violently threw him aside. Just as Ardy wanted to continue walking, however, a scream of pain came from the drunkard.
„AHHHHH! MY ARM!“ The drunkard flailed on the ground, trying to hold his arm that moved unnaturally, from a dark red mark, which showcased where Ardy had gripped him, one could see the edges of broken bones moving grotesquely as he moved about. Bystanders came to help him, while others looked shocked at the Onobot.
„No, i... that was not... I didn't mean to...“ Ardy stumbled for words, but the pain in him mixed with the judging stares of the people made everything a blur. Ardy just wanted to escape this situation, and so he began running away.
Roughly a month later, an Onobot walked through some alley, approaching a pile of trash.
„RD-439, can you hear me?“ The pile of trash started to move, and out of it emerged Ardy.
„Yes... how can I help you, RG-083?“
„RD-439, you have been missing for work for over a month now, which has led to many delays. We have also received several worrisome reports.“
„I am sorry for causing delays, I shall return to my work momentarily. As for the reports, please spare them no mind, it is nothing.“ The Onobot looked skeptical towards Ardy
„Nothing? RD-439, you have caused damage and hurt people, that is not nothing. Please run diagnostics immediately and repair your damaged OS, this is very unbecoming for an Onobot to-“
„AND WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW? YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND A THING!“ Ardy grabbed RG-083 by the collar, a glint of red showing in his eyes.
„How could I, if you refuse to share your files with us anymore... so it is true.“ RG-083 did not resist, instead he cast his glance downwards as several more Onobots came from both sides of the alley.
„RD-439, please unhand RG-083 and follow us to the castle immediately.“ Ardy was shocked for a moment at what he just did and complied without any hesitation.
Having arrived at the castle, Ardy was escorted to a big room, where several Onobots were already assembled. Before them stood the Bot that Ardy had talked to at length not too long ago, their leader, R-5.
„RD-439, I assume you understand why you are here?“
„My lord, please let me explain, I-“ but a raised Hand by R-5 gestured for him to remain silent.
„I am more than aware of your situation, and it pains me to see what it has lead to. However, as you are now, you cannot continue to be. For you to remain as one of us, there can only be one solution. You must delete all of your memories and files regarding this Woman that you love.“
Ardy did not know how to respond. The thought of losing everything related to Neriah felt like he would lose an important part of himself that he could never regain again.
„I... I understand, I shall comply. Deletion order accepted, progressing, All selected Files deleted.“
At this announcement, a big wave of relief washed across the Onobots gathered. They had feared for the worse, but with this, surely everything would be back to normal. Ardy looked relaxed himself, seeming glad himself that things seem to be settled based on the surrounding reactions. R-5 however did not share in this relief, he looked at Ardy, making a judgement of his own before he spoke.
„RD-439, give me full access to your software.“
„Pardon?“ Ardy looked with confusion at this request, granting someone so much access was uncommon even among Onobots.
„I want to personally make sure that everything is fine. If you complied, then there should be no issue, yes?
Ardy was petrified for a moment, but he quickly caught himself and responded as quickly as possible
„But of course, please check for yourself.“
Silence came over the room as tension once more grew in the Onobots assembled. After what felt like an eternity, R-5 spoke once more.
„I see, It was clever of you to hide the files in some unrelated space and rename them. It pains me to know that you are already resorting to such measures. This is nothing but betrayal“
„No, my lord, I did not mean to betray anyone! I am still loyal to-“
„SILENCE! You have hurt the people we protect, damaged the belongings of other, and refused to share your files with fellow Onobots. Even now, you defied a direct order given to you. You are threatening the very peace we strife for!“
Not a single Onobot assembled could speak a word against this. Even Ardy understood that his actions had not been ones of logic and peace.
„I do not do this lighthearted, but the path you have chosen to walk will defy the peace that we long for. Take these files from me and see for yourself what lies at the end of that path.“
Ardy examined the files he was granted by R-5, and what he saw in them shocked him to his very core.
„I... I see, so this is what I would become... to think an Onobot could end up like that...“
„Do you understand now? If you refuse to delete the files of this Neriah, then I cannot come to any different conclusion by my calculations than that you will end up the same. Will you comply now?“
„I am sorry my lord, but even knowing this. As I made my resolution I have sworn my all to her, loyalty demands of me that I cannot comply with such an order...“
„Admirable my child, but sadly you understand what this decision will mean for you?“
„Yes, but I am ready to accept my faith.“
„Very well.“ R-5 looked up from Ardy to the rest of the assembled Onobots, they all had their heads turned towards the ground, knowing fully well what was to come.
„All of you assembled here, you are to take RD-439 personnel files and examine any and all documentation he has done and change their archiving to yourselves, not a single trace is to be left that indicates the existence of RD-439. After that you and the network of Onobots are to delete or rewrite any and all files you have on yourselves of RD-439 and wipe him from your Memories completely, make sure this is order is to be shared with any Onobot currently not in the network as soon as they make contact with someone already through the process.“
After a moment of silent mourning, all Onobots nodded their approval, knowing full well they were about to erase RD-439 from their minds completely and forever. Having confirmed that all Onobots understood their orders and complied, R-5 turned his attention back to Ardy.
„Do you want me to begin the process, RD-439?“
„No, I understand that I have become a failure, but I also understand that there can never be another D-4, so at least let me do this myself.“
„Very well, you may begin.“
Ardy began to scream in pain as his body shook violently, His metal plating began to turn red and soon smoke was rising from his body. The assembled Onobots themselves began to clench their fists and tried to hold themselves back at the spectacle before them. No one could truly tell how long this went one besides the fact all could agree that it was far too long, and finally the screaming ended.
„I... guess... in the end... I was a defect... after all.“
With these last words, the lifeless body of the previous designated RD-439 felt over.
„No, my child, you were merely unlucky in your life.“ R-5 closed his eyes for a moment before he opened them again and looked back to the remaining Onobots.
„Take this body and make sure the soul-burning did not damage it, if it did, make the appropriate repairs and then have it ready for a new soul. Then fulfill your orders, you are dismissed.“
The Onobots took the lifeless husk and then left the room except for R-5 guards. One of them turned towards R-5.
„Are you sure this was the right decision, my lord?“
„The correct decision sadly does not always feel like the right decision. But it had to be done. There can never be another D-4.“