I PREACH KIIBO TRYING TO DISCOVER HIMSELF.
Kiibo looked in the mirror, he didn't know what to think.
He's a boy.. right?
..
He's not too sure.
He doesn't feel like a boy, or a girl.
He feels like.. nothing.
He doesn't experience gender as a normal human does.
he's heard of enbys, transgender, genderfluid, etc.
but.. they didn't apply to him.
He didn't know what pronouns to use.
It/its..? he knows that sometimes people identify with those, but it would just make him like more of an object.
He/They were the pronouns that Kiibo always used, if you'd ask for Kiibo's pronouns, Kiibo would say 'He/they'. But he wasn't sure anymore.
What pronouns would suit them.
The robot tried to imagine classmates using different pronouns on him.
Maybe Kiibo wouldn't use pronouns..
Maybe Kiibo was just.. Kiibo.
Kiibo needed help.
He didn't know what to use, so he thought he'd just stick with He/They for now.
He went to seek for Shuichi, one of the the smartest people he knew.
They looked for Shuichi, but to no avail.
The dining hall?
Nope.
The library?
Also no.
His.. research lab..?
knock, knock, knock.
three swift and unmistakable knocks at his door.
Ah, yeah.. He locked his door.
Shuichi got up from his chair, messily leaving the pile of paper and books at his desk.
He rushed to the door, hoping not to take too much time and embarrass himself.
Click!
The door unlocked, Saihara standing in the door frame.
"Ah, hey, Kiibo."
He greeted, noting Kiibo's bewildered expression.
"Hello, Saihara, uhm, I was hoping you could give me some advice, maybe..?"
Kiibo requested, the detective nodded and opened the door further to let him in.
"Yeah, uh, sure, come in.. Sorry for the mess.."
Shuichi muttered, looking down in embarrassment.
"It's alright. Don't worry about it."
Kiibo affirmed, Shuichi pulled the chair from the fireplace to next to his desk, then sat down.
"So.. What do you need advice about?"
Shuichi asked with a soft, curious smile.
"I.. don't know how to experience gender."
Kiibo admitted, slightly embarrassed because this was supposedly something that came of nature to humans.
"I- what?"
Shuichi looked slightly concerned and this question slightly surprised him.
The gist of it was, he's transgender and the topic of gender was something he would always avoid in fear of accidentally slipping up and telling someone.
"Uhm, well.. I.. Uhhh.."
Shuichi started stuttering, trying to find an answer that didn't involve talking about gender identity.
"Well, I understand that theres a difference between biological sex and gender.. Non bianary and transgender's are examples, I'm uhm.. biologically male,, but.. I don't feel like that..?"
Kiibo sighed, which was odd for a robot, Shuichi thought, but he wouldn't say that aloud.
"Hm, well, what do you 'feel like' your gender is..? do you maybe feel like your gender changes often?"
The detective asked, putting his fingers on his chin.
"I.. uhm, no, thats not it. I don't.. feel like I have one. I- I know, it's absurd and may be because i'm a robo—"
"It's not absurd! Humans feel that way too, sometimes.
Its called being agender, where you feel genderless."
Shuichi interrupted quite defensively.
"Oh.. uhm, my apologies.
I only know the basic ones like non bianary and transgender.. I, uhm, know that a lot of people find gender identity absurd or stupid.. so I was a bit afraid..
Kiibo apologized awkwardly, Shuichi sighed in embarrassment, he shouldn't have gotten that defensive..
"Uhm, but, I think i'm "agender".. Like, no pronouns fit me.. I just feel like.. Kiibo. I feel like me.."
Kiibo continued, Shuichi nodded.
"Ok.. So.. Do you just want me to call you Kiibo? like, instead of 'He went to the store and he bought some milk', i'd say; 'Kiibo went to the store and Kiibo bought some milk'?"
Shuichi asked, Kiibo nodded.
"What about you?"
Kiibo asked, Shuichi looked at him a bit confused.
"Huh?"
"What pronouns do you use?, are you cisgender?"
Kiibo inquired, well,, Kiibo's already in the community so.. why not..?
"Uhm, yeah, no, i'm uhh.. I'm a transgender male.. He/Him.."
Shuichi looked to the side, a bit scared because of past instances.
"Oh! Thats amazing!"
Kiibo smiled happily, finding out that there was someone that felt the same.
"Yeah, uhm, I guess.. Couldn't you tell..? I mean, like, don't you have some kind of sensor that tells you someones blood type, sex, etc?"
Shuichi asked, Kiibo nodded.
"I do, but I never look at it unless I need to, its not like its at the side of my vision like you'd think."
Kiibo giggled, Shuichi nodded and smiled.
"Plus, you're very good at, uhm, being transgender. I couldn't tell."
Kiibo complimented, Saihara chuckled.
"I wear a binder."
He explained shortly.
"Oh! I've heard of those..!"
Kiibo exclaimed.
"Kiibo, uhm, do you.. you said that you were biologically male, does that.. uhm,, I mean i'm just wondering.. do you have genitalia..?"
Shuichi asked, he was blushing a nice shade of pink.
Kiibo tensed, blushing 50 shades of red.
"Sorry— uhm. ignore the questio—"
"Y-yes, uhm, i do."
"Oh bro let me see"
"hell yeah bro"
"no homo tho"
"ya ik"
(help i had no ending so i just made it satire idk)
