Mau5in' Around

Chapter 17

“THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION!” Thomas demanded

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It had not been five minutes since they had returned to the hidden domain of the robotic musicians, and both Daft Punk and Marie were overwhelmingly thrilled to see that Mau5 had successfully completed a tour in one country. 

“Hasn’t he done it himself before?” Raven asked, recalling his appearance in her hometown.

“THAT WAS ACTUALLY HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO TOUR. AND AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, IT WAS NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL.”

Guy patted Mau5 on the back, a thumbs up figure appearing on his face. “YOU DESERVE A MASH DOWN, MAU5.”

Raven immediately gave a puzzled look. She had never heard that expression before, and she certainly did not expect to hear it from one of the robots. “A wot?” She asked.

Mau5 was beaming from ear to large, circular ear as he answered her: “Mash down? Oh yes~ That’s where all of us take some hits that make us feel really good~” His tail coiled with delight at the thought.

“So…” Raven began, almost sure what he was referencing, “You drug yourself with your own chemical?”

“NO, MAU5’S MIX ONLY WORKS FOR HUMANS, AS IT IS MADE OUT OF HUMAN DRUGS. THOSE DRUGS CANNOT EFFECT US THE SAME, SINCE OUR BRAINS ARE NOT ORGANIC. WE USE SOMETHING DIFFERENT…” Thomas trailed off.

Before Raven could ask, Mau5 burst into an excited laughter. “Electricity and viruses!”

Raven’s mouth dropped. “You’re joking…”

Both Guy and Thomas shook their heads. “THINK OF OUR MINDS AS A VERY COMPLEX AND ADVANCED COMPUTER.” They chanted together. Thomas continued, “WHEN A COMPUTER TAKES IN TOO MUCH ELECTRICITY OR OBTAINS A VIRUS IT CANNOT FIGHT, IT’S PROCESSOR FRIES. NOW THINK OF A VIRUS OR A VOLT OF WATTS TO BE A STRONG DRUG, SUCH AS COCAIN OR HEROIN. AVERAGELY ALMOST ALL HUMANS WOULD DIE FROM AN OVERDOSE. TOO MUCH ELECTRICITY OR VIRUSES IS LIKE AN OVERDOSE ON COCAIN OR HEROIN.” Thomas raised both his hands out in front of him, as the words ‘not like us’ scrolled over his visor. “BUT YOUR COMPUTERS ARE NOT AS STRONG AS US, AND TO US… THOSE ‘OVERDOSES’ ARE OUR HIGH… OUR TRIP.”

Raven only stared at both Thomas and Guy, slightly in shock. Her opinion of them was based around the idea that they were superior beings, perfect, as compared to humans. But after hearing them explain that they wanted to trip out and get high on electric volts and computer viruses, a new idea of these mechanical aliens came to her. Perhaps they were more intelligent than people, and perhaps they were more superior, but they too had emotions; it seemed, as well as desires. And the desire to feel good ‘mentally’ was the same as anyone else. “Right…” She began. “So wot, you just have to plug yourself into an outlet or a virus and you trip balls?”

The saying was a bit foreign to them, but they understood what she meant. “You can join us, lil Raven~” Mau5 said.

Raven raised an eyebrow. She tried not to look it, but she was keeping her defense up. “Wot do you mean?”

Marie was the one who spoke up. “They provide me with alcohol whenever they have one of their mash downs. A long with a few other things…” She smiled. “So you are welcome to get a rush with us.”

Raven was not as surprised to hear that Marie was into this kind of thing, as much as the Daft Punk members. She then made a concerned look. “Mau5’s red drug won’t be involved, will it?”

“No, no, of course not~” Mau5 said, grinning. He didn’t appear to show it, but Raven could still make out a fiendish smile. “Only if you request it, will you be given it~”