Teen Gary Au (Final Space)

HUE

Perhaps it was because HUE was programmed to think so but in his own opinion, his new prisoner was far too young to be spending 5 years on his own in space...it was cruel in fact-
But then again...HUE was designed to take care of the younger prisoners such as this one, a rare occasion.

The youngest prisoner HUE ever had was 18 years old, their sentence was worth 3 years but this one? This boy was only 14 and he'd be spending his next 5 years in the Galaxy One.

"It is time to wake up, Gary" HUE spoke softly, as softly as his robotic voice would allow him to. The boy, however, didn't budge- HUE would've sighed if he could.

It had been 6 months yet his prisoner, Gary, still showed no sign of warming up to the AI or any robot in the ship- especially KVN.
The AI hesitated before he allowed the bed to flip the teen out, sending him flying towards the floor

"Ow- What the heck, HUE?!" Gary stood up, holding his head that bumped hard on the cold metal floor

"It is time to wake up, Gary" HUE repeated "you are already behind schedule" he informed the human who only complained under his breath, putting on his robe that was far too big for him.

It had come to HUE'S attention that the boy quite hated being a prisoner, just as everyone else would except he was a different case. Gary hated being held captive and being told what to do in general, sometimes HUE would be forced to use reverse psychology or simply challenge Gary with a simple "you just can't do it, can you?" - it seemed to always work.

HUE, of course, had his suspicions about the boy...
Gary had moments where he had nightmares which led to confessions such as the fact that he is terrified of spaceships

"They explode" he says despite being in a spaceship himself that was flying perfectly fine.

Looking through the few files that the boy has (mainly his name and age), HUE had put it together.
Gary Goodspeed was the son of a criminal and a dead hero... there was no evidence of any other carer other than his parents.

HUE could only assume the boy hated following orders since there was most likely no one to ever tell him what to do.

"Dont you have anything sweet here?" Gary asked just as he did every morning

"Yes...however the cookies are for when you do a good deed, Gary" the AI answered just as he did every morning.

Gary groaned, eating his oats with distaste, always leaving the bowl empty as he wasnt one to waste food.
The teen stood, making his way to start his routine, heading for the treadmill.

HUE allowed the boy to do so, locking the doors so he wouldn't be interrupted. The AI had learnt that every morning there was a time where Gary was quiet and it was when he'd spent his time walking on the treadmill, cup of milk in hand with an empty and far away look.

"Gary..." HUE finally spoke "it has been one hour...you will be behind schedule" he warned hoping the teen would return to reality.

"Yeah?" Gary's voice was unusually quiet as he finally came to a stop and took a sip of his milk "alright" he hopped off and walked quietly back to his room to get dressed.

It was obvious the boy hated his prisoner clothes, HUE wouldn't lie- they did look uncomfortable.

"You will be fixing the satellite number 15A on the list" HUE informed

"Got it" Gary groaned

"Oooooohhhh- Gary!" A cheerful voice called, one that could only set Gary's anger issues aflame

"Shut up KVN!" Gary was quick to kick the robot, only then noticing that KVN was only trying to hand him the tools when it all fell on the floor. Cursing under his breath, Gary picked up everything with fustrated tears before stomping his way out with helmet under his arm.

HUE had payed great attention to his prisoner, especially since Gary was the youngest he ever had. It was vile to allow such a child to venture out in space to read a manual to fix devices no one uses anymore- but Gary did destroy many spaceships and a Mexican restaurant...on accident.
Children make accidents and mistakes, it is the elders job to teach them and not punish them...

HUE found that most of Gary's actions could be connected to some disorders such as adhd.
The boy was angry and got fustrated easily, especially with himself since his disorder made him forget things and feel dumb. Once, Gary had become so fustrated with himself that he had started punching his own head in attempt to knock some sense into himself, hoping that maybe if he punched hard enough he'd become smarter and if not...then it was a good punishment.
It had taken 3 robots to try hold the child back and HUE spent the rest of the day monitoring Gary with caution as well as talking to him.

It was clear the boy had no one to ever explain such issues with him nor does he know how to deal with it...but he'd learn and improve, HUE wouldn't make sure of it.