Those who betrayed their kind

Finding Myself

Mark: What do you mean by that?

Ark: You see. I was originally from Earth, long ago.

This japanese speaking bastard is from Earth? Yeah, that makes sense. That wasn't sarcastic.

Mark: You were from earth?

Ark: Yes. I was deemed "too dangerous". So instead of destroying me, they sent me to Copper-9 to act as a satellite.

Mark: Huh, anyways. We're trying to look for you?

Ark: Yes, in order to accomplish your goal, you'll need a frame in order for it to work. If you attempt to do so without it, you'll receive-

Allison: The most undesired results.

Ark: Shut up you lousy code.

Allison: Make me you failure of a communication network!

Mark: Hey! Cut it out!

I put my hand to the bridge of my nose as I let out a sigh.

Mark: Ok, so. I have to find the rest of you for it to work?

Ark: Yes.

I placed the jar of the biopunk heart on the table as I left the pod.

Mark: Alright. You put up a marker not long ago. Right?

Ark: Correct.

I look around my HUD trying to find the marker. Once I found it I opened my wings and flew to the spot.

Mark: So, what exactly am I looking for?

Ark: You are looking for a satellite that has submerged into a lake.

After hearing that I stop flying forward and floated in place.

Mark: So, wouldn't it mean that it's just not working anymore?

Ark: Wrong. The outside is submerged in water, but the inside is dry.

Mark: ...

Ark: What?

Mark: But you crash landed. That's going to break the outside.

Ark: While yes that is logically correct, it is protected by my programming.

Mark: ... Programming... That's inside of the satellite... That crashed... Into water.

Ark: I understand you don't believe me, but my failsafe, her, is specifically designed so that if my programming is susceptible to being damaged. It would be protected by liquid metal.

Mark: ... You do understand how dumb that sounds, right-

Ark: Yeah yeah. I know.

I run my hand through my hair as I land on the crunchy snow and start walking.

Mark: So, Allison was you failsafe?

Ark: Yes.

Mark: So how is she supposed to function?

Allison: I function by altering reality to keep the satellite from malfunctioning or repair it in case of such an event.

I kept walking through the empty streets of the town.

Mark: Don't you think altering reality is just a little overkill?

Ark: My existence is too valuable to be destroyed, contrary to her argument.

Allison: You'd be dead without me.

Ark: You wouldn't exist if it weren't for me!

The two began bickering again so I switched my emotion inhibitor back off. After that I walked through the abandoned city without much problems. The only problem is that when I turn off the inhibitor, not only am I vulnerable emotionally, anything set up by Ark or Allison is removed. This means I no longer have a marker on where this thing is.