Aro retreated into his basement, whistling. He spent the next two hours watching Chester and Andy drawing their ideas on paper and talking about what materials to buy so they can start building their DIY obstacle course.
After two hours, his patience was wearing thin and he walked out again, standing behind them until they noticed him.
"Yeah, Aro?" Bunny asked.
"Is it my turn now?" he asked back, Bunny telling him she'd be right with him after this. Aro noted how eager he was for his turn. "How long is 'after this'?"
"One hour," she replied, and he blinked.
"Oh."
The night before, Aro realized that he had a lot of things he couldn't complete because he didn't have another person with him. He wanted to utilize the fact that Bunny wanted to help him with whatever he needed help in. He was excited, to say the least, that he'd be able to try to connect her with one his machines.
Entering the basement, he began counting the many documentaries that he had written down. If Bunny stayed and if he calculated it correctly, it would take him ten training sessions to finish all of them with her. Maybe even more than ten.
Connecting himself to his new machine then to Beebo, he began searching up a documentary on the SmartTV. He wondered if Bunny knew how to multitask since he had other equipment, he wanted her to try. Popping up some popcorn to pass time, he wrote on the board a list of things and a schedule of what he wanted done and by when when the elevator opened and she hopped in, humming to herself.
He raised a hand awkwardly. She asked him 'what's up!' and told him how she was so excited that they'd finally spend quality time together. Aro wondered how she could say it so casually. She pointed at the electrical wires connecting him and Beebo, asking what that was.
"Feeding data to Beebo," he said and she took a seat beside him. "I want to see if you can try it on. It's obviously my programming, but I don't really know if it works the same with other people."
Grabbing the pads, he placed it on her forehead before sitting back onto the couch. He had chosen: Documentary of Chernobyl.
"You want me to sit here and watch this with you with this thing stuck to my head?" she asked, pointing at her forehead. He nodded. "Why don't you want documentaries with the team? Isn't it good for bonding?"
"They watch cartoons. Nana falls asleep. Not like Nana does not try, he does... but," Aro shrugged. "Do you like documentaries?"
"Uh..." she paused.
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Superhuman: a story on new found family
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