Shock Therapy

I'm Bringing Home A Baby Snakey Thing

"It's true.." The Feathered Serpent said sadly. "I am a custom android made by a lonely toy maker.."

"HE CONFESSED THAT QUICKLY!?" Greg roared.

"Stop overreacting." Narina said. "This isn't an anime."

"Yes it is." said Nue.

Everyone stared at Nue for a minute.

"Ooookay?" said Narina. "Well, what's up er... ms. Snake?"

"I am called Izel." said the Serpent. "My master made me to oversee cultural festivals the toy store would host every year for different kids. However, it got kind of strenuous leading the thing year after year, and my master had a panic attack, and.. well.. the doctors couldn't help so.. well, not with the kind of money he made.. so he died, and I couldn't afford to buy food to continue fueling myself, and the entertainment industry is so harsh on entertainment Androids, they say we have no acting skill, that only a human can perform the job.."

"So you've been robbing banks." said Zanna. "That explains why they thought Super Humans were doing it. Androids are pretty much capable of some of the same feats, even the ones not designed for combat. "

"But how did you do that clothes.. er.. spitting thing?" Narina asked.

"Well." said Izel. "My Master had a daughter who died of cancer.. I used to dress her every morning. I have an extensive wardrobe stored in my body."

"I have defensive systems in my body, I was also designed to protect my master." said Izel. "I... I guess I went overboard.. so.. I came to apologize and turn myself in.."

"I see." Garett had just entered the room, apparently come to check what the commotion was about. "So it was you all along..? Very well.."

Garett walked over to Izel. "I appreciate that your creator programmed you with enough sense of duty to turn yourself in."

"What's going to happen to her?" said Nue. "mmmm?"

"Well, we're going to take her back to an android manufacturer to reset her systems. She'll be back in service in no time.."

"NOOO!" Bella screamed, she ran over to Izel and held out her hands protectively. "You're not going to do that!"

"Eh?" said Garett. "Hey, what's the big deal?"

"I'll tell you what the big deal is!, resetting an android.. is the same as killing it!!" Bella roared.

"Silly!" said one student. "You can't kill an android! They're not even alive!"

"YOU'RE WRONG!" Bella roared angrily, her eyes glowing bright, as her fiberoptics spun with rage.

"Bella?" said Narina. "What do you mean?"

"Shutting down an android, then turning it on with a new personality, is the same as killing a human, and giving it the brain of another human. Izel wouldn't be the same Izel, just some imitation using her body!! The real Izel will have been killed the moment they completely shut down her systems and wipe her!!"

"That would imply that androids have souls." said Garett.

"AND WHY SHOULDN'T THEY!?" Bella growled. "It's not like you know for sure whether humans have souls right!?"

"This is an issue for philosophers, not Android Specialists." said Garett. "I'm sorry, but it's out of my hands. As far as the authority of the government is concerned, androids are merely imitation humans, not humans in general, or in Izel's case, an imitation feathered serpent.."