[Video | Location: Alpha Trion’s Temple]

[blue_reflection]

[Across the Link, a new video begins to play. The camera focuses in on what appears to be a rather young woman with two very long, thick braids of blue hair dressed in an outfit that resembles that of a maid. With her hands folded neatly together in front of her apron, arms locked straight at the elbows, she faces directly towards the camera with straight posture and a light smile.]

Excuse me. Please forgive this interruption.

My name is Yuzuki. I have only just arrived, though I still do not fully understand how I came to be in this place.

I am currently seeking further information concerning this location I have been told is called Cybertron, and searching for my owner, Mister Kokubunji Minoru. Having been separated from him, I wish to know whether or not he has come here through the Lambda as well. My master is twelve years old with black hair cut to eye level and has dark brown eyes with light skin. He typically wears a mandarin style jacket and sometimes wears a pair of glasses.

If you have recently seen him, please immediately contact me with further information.

Sir, if you can hear this message, please know that I am searching for you.

Thank you everyone.

[With a forward bow from the hips and her hands sliding downwards against her skirt in the motion, Yuzuki comes up straight after a few seconds to then cut off the wide broadcast transmission.]

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[blue_reflection]

I see. Thank you for telling me.

[Another negative response. Before Yuzuki can really even try to figure out how she feels regarding the possibility that she is here in this new, unfamiliar place without Minoru, she's caught off guard by the questions posed to her. It's actually a bit of a shock.]

What? Oh...oh no! Slavery is illegal, and no human is permitted to own another human in Japan!

I am so sorry for causing such confusion! I am not a human. I am a persocom, a personal computer.

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

A... personal computer? [pause] Well, I'm not really familiar with most of humanity's culture, but I guess they must have the resources and powers to create humanoid, sentient versions of their technology...

[tilts head] Though it seems rather... debatable. You don't seem to mind the position you were - are - in, and yet... You were programmed and designed to serve. [And he's not going to call her a "high functioning drone", cause that'd just be goshdarn rude.]

So, really, where does freedom begin and enslavement end? [He's not really preaching or being all moral about this - Ambulon's just legitimately curious how this entire "persocom" system works.]

[blue_reflection]

[Brought into a state of society that had already integrated persocoms into daily life, Yuzuki has never considered associating the concept of slavery with the use of persocoms like herself. After all, she is only a machine. As such, she hesitates for a brief moment before she tries to address his question.]

I am very sorry, but I am not certain I understand what you are asking.

I can at the very least speak to my own position. My master treats me with respect and takes great care to maintain optimal condition for all of my systems. I was created to be useful to him, and when I am able to fulfill that purpose, I find satisfaction.

[Perhaps if he were to ask a more objective question regarding other persocoms like herself.]

[rstlsslegsyndrm]

It's all right. [shakes head] Just a little confused, that's all. So, are you the only... persocom, right? The only one of your kind? Or have humans created an entire race? [With some assumption there's no fear of being overthrown. She seems nice, but then again, you can't trust just nice faces.] But if anything I'm asking is bothering you, just say so. [he sounds relaxed - in that Ambulon sort of way] There's no pressure or obligation to answer.

[blue_reflection]

[With all intent to directly answer his questions, Yuzuki is surprised again, but this time pleasantly so. It's more than enough to bring back that gentle smile.]

...thank you for such kind consideration.

I am not the only persocom, merely a custom model. Persocoms have been in use for many years and a wide variety of models are available from the various computer manufacturers that produce them.