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[ Even after his headache of a month, filled with British accents and a curious set of memories, Mikale is still not feeling "settled". Maybe especially after that crazy time. He's been looking around for ways to stay busy, like a job or picking up new hobbies, but eventually has to come to terms with some facts: He is stuck here and no amount of busy work will keep him from being a bit ~~very~~ lonely. Especially considering he hasn't been without his best friend like this in a long time. ]

Okay, so... Hi. I'm Mikale. I got here... recently enough. I guess. So... [ His call is off to an awkward start. It's public, right? He's not sure how to behave for a public call like this. Especially one with video. ] A lot of you have been here longer than me, so... I guess you'd know better than me about this. [ sigh ]

How do you stop missing someone who isn't here? Like if you miss her-- uh, it... them, really... kinda badly. Is there a ritual or something, like for getting rid of bad spirits? A tea I can drink? Does missing people work that way?

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Kurokitty...? Is that your friend's name?

Uh- not quite. More like... a nickname, I guess. She's Satou Kuroneko. [ And he has no idea what the 'kuro' means. ]

Oh, I see!

[Hearing her full name makes the nickname obvious.]

Um, so... what's your friend's name? The one from home?

She's the Professor.

A professor? But what's her name?

It's Hakase.

[Which just... means Professor anyway.]

[ But Mikale knows no Japanese so... Sounds legit! ]

I see! Hakase is a nice name. Does she teach at your school or something?

Huh...? No, she's only eight.

But you said she was a Professor.

She's very smart for her age.

I still don't get it, but okay. I believe you.

[Nano nods, smiling.]

She's the one who built me. There's no one more important to me in the whole world.

Wait, built you?

That's right. I'm actually a robot. I must have forgotten to mention it before...

No, I don't think you did, uh... This is my first time meeting a robot. And you're Japanese, huh?

I hope you won't think of me any differently.

N-not really... [ He's just afraid of doing something to hurt her now. What if she breaks? That Hakase person isn't here, so who would fix her? ]

I mean, I never noticed before you told me so... No problem.

Good! Thank you, Mikale-san.

Y-you don't need to thank me. It's expected...

It's still nice of you.

Nnnnghhhrr. [ This is the sound of "I don't know if you really mean that." Look it up in the dictionary.

But Satou had 'killed' his past. Maybe he can be a nice person from now on. ]

W-well, I like to think I'm nice? But really. Anyone who thinks differently of you because you're a robot should be kicked or something. You're still a person.

I'm very glad you think of me that way! I hope we can be friends, Mikale-san.

I'm not exactly someone... [ He sighs, reminding himself that he is someone to be friends with. He hasn't done anything bad lately. ] Yeah, sure. I think that'd be pretty okay.

Okay!

[Nano smiles, clapping her hands together and looking just pleased as anything.]

I hope you feel better.

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