Well hello there~!

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Mun remembers Chi? (She smiles to herself.) Chi must've slept for a long time. Where is Hideki? And Plum? What about Kotoko?

Chi likes making new friends, but...

I'm worried about everyone I already know.

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Is that your name? Chi?

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Yes! Hideki named me!

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Hideki? Is he your father?

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No, he's the one who found me!

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Found you?

( something wasn't right about this girl. )

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Someone threw me in the trash and Hideki carried me to his home. (It's a little hard for her to talk about it.) I don't know much.

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Threw you in the trash...

( okay that's weird. don't mind homura sweeping in closer to the other, and reaching out to touch her. though she controls herself and simply lowers her hand. )

Do you know why that would happen?

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(Chi doesn't seem bothered by the proximity. People poke and prod her all the time and Homura sounds nice.)

I don't know. (Her expression falls.) They say I could be a Chobit.

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A Chobit?

( how odd. in the time homura has spent being a magical girl she's never heard of such a thing. perhaps chi was some sort of witch, or maybe a magical girl.....she couldn't tell. )

Is this Hideki treating you well Ms. Chi?

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He takes good care of Chi! Chi got a job for Hideki! (So he could have more money!) Chobits are a special kind of Persocom, miss.

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Persocom?

( ah they sound like lovers but then.... )

You're not human are you?

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No. Chi is a machine. (She is referred to as "it" by some.) A computer!

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You're a highly advanced machine Miss Chi.

( ah. that explains things. homura tilts her head and then grabs a piece of the other's hair, rubbing it through her feelings. )

Programmed to feel, right? What about the way you were raised? Were you raised like a normal human, knowing of things in this world, or simply turned on and you knew everything already?

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Thank you. (She blushes and bows her head.) I can feel and move and talk...

(Her eyes become distant; dazed.) I don't remember. Hideki found me. He's the one who turned me on.

But... (Pausing...) Chi thinks she has other memories. Her heart hurts.

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You are welcome.

( homura gives her a small nod before frowning. )

You were programmed to feel pain? Who would do such a thing....

( in homura's mind, whoever made chi is sadistic. )

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I...must be? I can feel it. Right here. (She covers her chest with her hand.) Do you read books?

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Right there?

( curiously homura reached out to touch the others hand. even though she was human and the other was machine, she felt a small bond towards the other. they both have suffered over something they can't or couldn't control. )

Yes, why do you ask? Do you?

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Yes. Right there. (Chi covers Homura's hand with her free hand. Don't worry, she doesn't feel like a machine one bit.) I read one series. It's called A City With No People.

oh gosh right in the feels asdfghjkl;

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( a slight blush appeared on homura's face. chi reminded her too much of a certain pink-haired girl; though no one could replace her. )

I've never heard of it. Is it any good?

Chi is like a kitten or something. She needs friends. ;-; <3

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(Chi tilts her head and smiles sweetly. Is she making this girl happy? She hopes so!)

It means a lot to Chi. (Especially considering it's about her.) I almost remember when I read it.

come here, Homura will be your friend

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Remember that which you cannot remember?

( perhaps someone had written the book before this persocom had lost her memory and gave it to her to help her remember....kinda like artificial intelligence. )

Do you have those books with you?

;-; Yay! <3

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I have one... (She pulls out the book and shows her the cover.) I think it's about Chi!

haha yes /chin-hands/ they should def. be friends and do friend things

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( homura lets go of the other, and then takes the book, looking at it. she didn't really know the other, so she couldn't say how or why this book reminded her of herself, but homura would have to find out. )

What makes you think it's about you?

Homura will have to teach her about those friend things.

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(She points out the main character with bunny ears.) That's Chi. (The book details how the character feels like an outsider and how she is looking for the person who is just for her. It goes into how she thinks she has met that person, but she's not sure because every person is different and emotions change over time. However, the character is more than willing to give the person a chance. Except...what happened before might happen again.)

Chi doesn't know what happened before.

perhaps we should thread this out later eh???

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( homura reads through it a bit, picking up on the details and theme. )

Are.....are you in love Chi?

they would be cute.

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What is...love? (That's a complicated emotion!)

oh goodness

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( baby don't hurt me. )

That's a.....very hard thing to explain. How about this, is there someone you care deeply for, that is special in compare to others?

;///;

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That's Hideki! (She did so many silly things for him.) He shares everything with me and he treats me like an equal.

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Then....how do you feel when you are with him?

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Warm inside. Happy. (She hugs herself.)

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You must love him.....but there are two different kinds of love.

Do you love him more than just someone you care for? Like a mother loves a child because she cares for them. Or do you want him to be your lover?

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Chi only wants to be touched by him. (She says this without any embarrassment.) Hideki makes Chi feel safe and special.

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T-Touched?

( woah woah. as in....? )

Then you love him as a lover. That's.....

( 'that must be in her programming', homura thought. she felt bad for the little robot before her but.... )

Does he feel the same for you?

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(Is that wrong? Isn't that what the person for her is supposed to do?)

Do you not like hugs?

(She looks down at her feet.)

Chi doesn't know.

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[oh no, this girl is so beautiful that tohru can't help but blush]

Um! Please don't worry! [dsakjsgkldj TOO CUTE, THOSE EARS... focus, tohru, focus!] I'm sure that all of your other friends are just fine, Miss! When our muns put us back, it's like nothing ever happened-- so we'll be right back where they borrowed us from.

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(Chi walks up to Tohru and listens intently.)

They don't miss Chi? (She tilts her head, considering that.) Hideki isn't worried? That's good. But how is that possible? (Uh oh, she is beginning to droop.) Chi doesn't understand.

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N-no, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant at all, ah-- [she looks HORRIBLY panicked for a moment ;;] I'm positive that they would miss you and worry a lot if they knew what had happened!

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But... it's different here, you know? It's very strange. You're here, but at the same time, you're back home. I don't understand it very much at all, myself. Maybe it would be better if we just thought of everything here like it was a dream?

[because how else could she cope being separated from her friends for so long explain this logically?]

Hideki is all right, though. [a sympathetic smile.] He's either back home, already with the you that is there... or he is here, and he and his mun are already working to bring you two back together. Right?

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(Slow...blinking...) Chi? (Tohru, shhh, you're scaring her. ;-; )

Chi doesn't want them to worry. Chi is okay! (She gives Tohru a big smile.)

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(A dream? What is...) ...a dream...? What is a dream? Chi has never had one.

(She ponders the situation, pressing a finger to her lips.)

I don't know. My Mun doesn't know someone who has Hideki. ( 8( ) She tells Chi to be patient.

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[SOB SHE'S TRYING but multiverse mechanics are not her forte.]

You haven't? [Wow, this girl must be a REALLY heavy sleeper (and totally not a robot) if she doesn't dream! :|a She frowns and furrows her eyebrows in thought.] Well, it's-- hm. In this case, a dream is something that you imagine while you're asleep. It can be good, or bad, or scary, but no matter what happens, you'll wake right up in your bed when the sun rises.

[Tohru smiles again.]

Everything will be better, and everyone will be together again. It will just take a little time. You'll find Hideki soon, Miss Chi, I know it.

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No. (She shakes her head and tries to understand, but it might be beyond her.) Chi dreams when she's awake.

(Of course those are more memories than dreams.)

Another me talks to me. Is that a dream?

(She softens and smiles back at Tohru.)