Kessie's Short Stories

[MNo9] Synergy

Originally published 7/7/2019

Today, William and Leilani are set to work together to repair a Patch unit that has gone out of commission. There will be a small observation team with them that consists of myself, Call, Raychel, Beck, and whomever else is interested in such a feat (which I anticipate would not be anyone, honestly). They have unlimited time to do what they need- and they will need all the time they have. This is not because they are idiots (far from it!), but they... they tend not to get along very well... I worry about this project, but it must be done.

William and Leilani are far more alike than they think.

-From Doctor Soichiro Sanda's personal notebook

. . .

The only sound in the room was the soft hum of the LED lights above them and Call preparing the workstation. There were quite a few tools out that she knew William White liked to be in a particular location, along with making sure that the disabled Patch unit had the parts it needed to be repaired to begin with. From the observation deck, Doctor Soichiro Sanda was messing around with the room's intercom system to make sure that it was still in working order.

After giving the mic a few taps (and getting the feedback from it), Sanda then cleared his throat to say into it; "How do things look down there Call?"

"Everything is already for the repair Doctor Sanda." Call decided in her usual toneless voice, directing herself to the observation deck because looking away from him while answering would have been rude.

"Good!" Sanda declared as he clapped his hands together. "Very good! Now we just need to wait for the two of them to arrive. Here's hoping that it goes just as smoothly..."

"I will contact Beck to let him know that we are ready." Call nodded.

"Yes please." agreed Sanda. "I'll get into contact with Leilani."

As the duo contacted their respective contacts, Beck was calmly walking through Sanda Technologies while waiting. He knew he had arrived too early, but it was better than waiting around at home. Doctor White was in the facilities as well, Beck just couldn't tell you where exactly.

"Beck," Call's voice suddenly said from over his headphones, "Do you read me? We are ready to begin the repair."

"Alright." the bot agreed. "Meet you there soon." and without further ado he started in that direction. Beck knew the layout of Sanda Tech well enough that all he had to do was keep walking down the corridor he was in, make a right at the crossroads, and then the training room would be the tenth door on the right. When Beck reached the crossroads, he saw someone come from the opposite direction; when he realized who it was, he froze.

Leilani Blaise walked down the hall of Sanda Tech with the attitude of a snobbish movie star. Her hair was tied up tightly behind her, a pair of sunglasses hid her eyes from the public, and if it weren't for her sneakers, you would have assumed that she had dressed for an important business meeting. Not far from her was Ray- the older looking bot was fully decked out in her vermillion armor. The scowl on her face easily illustrated to everyone that if they dared to even speak to Leilani, Ray was going to serve their head on a silver platter post haste. Beck wondered for a moment if her weapons were even active at the moment, and then he shook the thought away. He didn't want to know that. It was easier not thinking about it.

"Hey Beck." Leilani greeted in passing. For a moment, it utterly surprised the little bot. Leilani had acknowledged him? And without a snarky comment?! So, it was true that she did have some respect for Beck and not for Doctor White, his creator, but it certainly wasn't normal for her either. By the time he could stutter out a reply, she was already gone. Without meaning to, Beck gave a sigh of relief before remembering that she was heading to the same place he was going. With a small flinch, he continued to the training room.