Astro x reader

Planning and plots

As you walked in, you saw people rush by you. They either held papers and diagrams in their hands or were sitting in front of a computer. You breathed in, then out and made your way towards one of the desks. You searched around for a desk which had a nameplate with your name on it. You didn't want to draw too much attention to yourself so as soon as you found it, you sat down. Once you were seated, you took out your documents and got to work. An older looking girl was walking by when she noticed you. She then made her way towards you and tapped your shoulder. You jumped and turned towards her.

"Yes?" You questioned. The woman smiled.

"Hello, you're new around here right? I'm Bella, what's your name?" Bella introduced herself. You smiled, and shook her outstretched hand.

"Y-Alice, my name is Alice." Whew, close one. Bella smiled.

"Alice, huh? Nice name. So, tell me, what made you want to become a scientist?" Bella questioned. You swear dropped. She really gets to the point doesn't she? You smiled at Bella.

"Well, ever since I was a little girl, I've always admired at what scientists could do when they put their minds to it. So, I wanted to become a scientist and invent things that could help humanity." You explained. Bella smiled.

"Really? That's way more humble compared to my reason. I only wanted to become a scientist for the cash." Bella admitted. You grinned.

"There's nothing wrong with that." You looked back at your computer screen and saw the time. Four hours had already passed? That was quick. You sighed. "I should really get back to work." Bella nodded in understanding.

"Ah, yes. Sorry to interrupt. How about we chat some more at break time?" You nodded.

"Yeah, see you then." Bella waved and walked off. You turned back to the computer screen and continued on with your work.

An hour later, you stretched your stiff limbs and stood up. It was now 12:00pm and you were due for a lunch break with Bella. You made your way out of the office and into the cafeteria. There, you saw many other scientists chatting with each other. You searched through the crowd for your friend and smiled when you saw her chatting with a robot? You raised your eyebrow and saw that the robot was cleaning. It didn't look as advanced as Astro but it still seemed efficient at holding a conversation. You walked over to Bella and tapped her on the shoulder. Bella turned towards you and smiled.

"Ah, Alice! So glad that you're here. I was just chatting to Jeff." Bella told. You raised your eyebrow.

"Jeff?" You questioned. Bella nodded.

"Yeah! Jeff is one of the cleaning robots. He and I have become great friends." You nodded.

"Ah, so this robot also has feelings?" You questioned. Bella nodded.

"Yes, well, sort of. Most robots are programmed to have 'feelings', but there's only one robot who can think for himself. And that's Astro. He is the most developed robot, and he's such a sweet boy." Bella then leaned in towards you. "You know, I hear he's pretty popular with the ladies at his school." Bella giggled. You raised your eyebrow.

"What do you mean by 'popular'?" Bella giggled again.

"Well, ever since his new body was created, girls have been all over him! They send him heaps of valentine cards on valentine's day, and he's pretty popular with his peers. He's the top of the school, and he's the school president." Your eyes widened. He sounded so accomplished! Although you frowned a bit at the thought of so many girls liking him in that way. Bella noticed your frown. "What's wrong?" You shook your head.

"It's nothing, let's find a seat." You told. Bella nodded and guided you to a free table. Once you were both seated, a serving robot made its way up to you. You both placed your orders and chatted some more while waiting for your order to arrive.