Repentance

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J timidly knocked on the bunker doors.
The doors slid open, and you three stepped inside.

WDF3: "Woah, didn't expect you'd bring back women."
The Disassembly drones following you blushed while they kept their faces low.

"Haha! No, they came here to apologize."

J: "We're uh... Really sorry for what we've done. We never really gave it a second thought, we saw our directive and followed it.."

He looked accusingly towards the two of them, scratching his chin.

WDF3: "I guess I can ring this up, you can go ahead."
The worker drone walked towards a radio embedded in the wall while your trio ventured into the halls of the bunker.

The residents of the bunker looked on with more confusion than fear, I guess they just got used to seeing the thing that used to kill them so casually. You really did try your best to keep it peaceful. V and J timidly apologized to anyone that wanted apologies, while you simply waited.
V kind of looked like she was twitching a bit whenever she looked at a drone.

"V, you alright?"

V: "I just get some urges whenever I see things like this..."

"Well, they did edit your code alot."

"I can explain alot better when we're in Uzi's room."

(Timeskip~)

Uzi: "You brought V AND J?!"

"Yeah... It is getting a bit crowded huh?"

Uzi scoffed, crossing her arms and looking away.

"Well, they just hang from the ceiling so It's not like it'll take up more room."

N was fast "asleep" on the ground, looks like he fell.
You turned around to face V.
"Alright so, you guys weren't always disassembly drones."

The air of confusion that formed was so funny to you.

"You guys used to uh, serve humans as bartenders, waiters, and the like."
"But, were later repurposed to this. Why? I have no clue. So they reprogrammed you to suit."
"I mean, its hard going from serving drinks to serving lead."

"Now, V, how would you feel if I prodded around in your head a bit."

V: "Huh?"

"Just change some things around. Make you more "you", less programming."

V: "That sounds alot better than what I feel right now."

Uzi looked really uncomfortable being in a room with things that would want to kill her should this happen a few days ago. I mean, if you didn't deflect her beam into N's head she'd probably be dead, and you? Probably breaking down this very bunkers doors and slaughtering everyone inside.  But now, you had no reason to, you were just living.

"Alrighty, could you like, sit down and try to sleep?"

V took a seat on the bed, her screen turning into a charging bar.
You approached her, and slid your hand down the back of her shirt.

V: "H-hey! I can still feel things! Don't try to take advantage of me!"

"This is where your access port is, blame JC Jenson, not me."

You pressed a small button, releasing a small plate on her back to slide back and reveal a port.
Using your liquid metal to form a cable, you wired your helmets A.I into her.

V: "That feels kind of weird..."

And so, you toiled for about 10 minutes, eventually just deciding to reset her back to when she was still a waitress. Mixed that in with her normal memories, of course.

"So, how's that coming along?"
V stared into a wall, her gaze unshaken.
Color and focus returned to her eyes after a minute, looking around.

V: "You can pull  out now."

"Jeez, when you put it like that..."
J slapped you, you definitely deserved it.

"Alright! I'll stop making innuendos... For now."
Uzi looked on, a bit curious.

V: "So.."

"I don't think I really need to say anything."
You felt a bit uncomfortable, Uzi was right it was getting a bit crowded.

J: "Do me next."

"When you put it like tha-"
J's fist entered your face, laying you flat on your back.

"Fuck! Ow!"
J crossed her arms, looking down with spite.

"Look I know that I said I wouldn't, but when you say shit like that I just cant help myse-"

J was now on top of you, trying to punch your face as best she could but your helmet was taking most of the beating.

J: "SHUT UP!"

"My fucking head! Get off of me!"

 J kept doing the same thing for about 30 seconds until she stopped, seething in anger.
After she stopped she looked down at you and blushed, probably realizing the situation she just put herself in.

N woke up during the struggle, looking at you both, probably getting the wrong message.

"I-i don't think I need to make a joke here, can you p-please get off?"

She quickly hopped off, sitting down on the bed.
Holding your head with your free hand, you repeated the process you did with V to J, returning most of her memories.

J: "So we've been doing this for years?"

"Aye, that much is true."

N: "W-what were you guys doing on the floor?"

"J mounted me an-"

This time V punched you across the face, turning your head sideways.

"SHIT!"
You clutched your jaw in pain.

"V, you made it sound alot worse by cutting me off."

"J was punching me, that's what was happening."

N: "Oh, alright. I get that alot."

V: "N, I'm sorry."

N: "You are?"

V: "It's not my fault! It's just what they did to me is... I..."

"They reprogrammed her to be more acclimated to violence."

V: "That."

"You want your memories back, biscuit boy?"

N: "I don't know, V and J look really uncomfortable."

"Whaddya say, V?"

V: "There's no reason not to right? It's just mental."

N shuffled a bit, uneasy.

N: "Alright then... If V thinks so."

You slid your hand down his shirt, to his surprise, his eyes going wide.

N: "Hey!"

"Again, this is where your access port is, go be angry at someone else."

Toiling once again, but getting the hang of it, you return what was lost.

 Uzi was leaning against the wall on the other side of the room, just watching.

J: "What's next?"

"I mean, you should probably get acquainted with the bunker. Go find the oil refinery I guess."

J: "Lead the way, X."

"You think I'm gonna lead the people who just slugged me in the mouth multiple times? Tch."

V: "That was entirely your fault."
Despite having their memories returned, they still needed oil.
With significantly less bloodlust, (oil lust? i dunno) they got up and went to locate it.
Leaving you alone with Uzi.

"Phew, that was nerve wracking."

Uzi glanced at you with distaste, your eyes locking.

Uzi: "Why'd you do that?"

"What?"

Uzi: "Return their memories."

"Less bad blood, more peaceful."

Uzi: "Still doesn't make much sense."

"Well, I want them to be happy."

Uzi: "Them? As in, their trio?"

"N is interested in V, romantically.'

Uzi felt really uncomfortable discussing romance while locking eyes with someone so she looked away while continuing.

Uzi: "O-oh? That doesn't explain it though."

"Without me returning V's memories, V probably would've just pushed N away, leaving him and V sad."

"So, hopefully they'll remember and hook up."

Uzi: "You talk about this so nonchalantly."

"I mean, I'm just making people happy, right?"

"I like seeing other people happy."

"It distracts me."

Uzi: "Distracts you? From what?"

"Something I'd rather not talk about."

What was next? Everyone was peaceful. For once, everyone was calm.
What a day. You stood up and as you were approaching the door, Uzi spoke up.

Uzi: "Where are you going?"

"Getting a coffee."

Uzi: "Alright then."
Uzi grabbed her railgun and started meddling with, it, so you continued into the bunker halls.

Actually... That drone guy was the guy to bring you the coffee, so where would it be?
Hmmmm. They wouldn't have a cafe considering they were drones.
Would they? Shit, you don't got a clue.

As you passed by some rooms, the reflection of the glass revealed that J has made the hole bigger, exposing a little bit more. God damn it, J...

A/N
Hello! I hope you're enjoying the story so far.
Best of luck, friends.


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