[Homeless, looking, doing practice apps]

[derivativeofx]

You'll have to start over, of course. You've got it completely wrong so far. I'm not a "delusional child," I'm a hero. I can't have the person writing me swayed by whatever Resistance propaganda put these ridiculous ideas in your head.

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[derivativeofx]

Unfortunately, being attached to such a... controversial individual may well have the opposite intended effect. It's hard to imagine being too receptive of technology used to punish someone so despised.

[A small shrug. That's all he intends to say about stupid jerkface antagonists. Uh, barring himself, of course.]

I suppose that's just how it is. The march of progress is plagued with backward steps, after all.

[unlmtdpotential]

And accidents. Lots of accidents.

[derivativeofx]

Yes, I guess that is true. Correct me if I have my facts wrong, but the discovery of the lab that contained you back in early 21XX could be chalked up to sheer accident, couldn't it?

[Copies gotta know their homework, after all. ...Well, most of it. Who's this Axl guy, again?]

[unlmtdpotential]

[X blinks, surprised Copy used his discovery by Dr. Cain as an analogy. He smiles at the memory, though, and nods.]

I think so. I have no idea if I was meant to be activated by friends, or if Dr. Light truly just sealed me away and left me for someone to find, and hopefully in a peaceful era.

Looking back, I'm glad he took so many precautions to ensure I had what I needed to keep myself, and others, safe. I'm also glad Dr. Cain discovered my capsule and woke me up.

[derivativeofx]

It is staggering to think that one robot could change the world so profoundly. If just one little thing had gone differently...

[So many precautions, huh? Maybe they would be a little more similar if Copy had been put through those same ethical tests.

...And just what is that line of thought supposed to be? An uncomfortable one, whatever it was. One that didn't even make sense. They were already perfectly similar, of course, because he's a perfect copy. Ethical tests wouldn't have mattered anyway, because it's not like he's unethical to begin with. Right? Right. Let's pick up where we left off.]

...If just one thing had gone differently, an entire race of sentient beings never would have come into existence. Technology may well have remained what it was in 20XX.

[unlmtdpotential]

[Indeed. X nods in agreement, but his mind goes to the other possibilities. If Zero hadn't had that virus embedded into his systems. If Dr. Wily hadn't somehow gone clinically insane. If his predecessor hadn't chosen to become a combat robot. If one little thing went differently, his entire existence could be changed, and thusly that of reploids. That's how important the future is, for all the things that could happen from one small action or occurrence.]