𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 . . . . 𝘌𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳: 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 . . . . 𝘌𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 . . . . 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 . . . . 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 . . . . 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 : 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙪𝙥 .

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ I think . . . A walk sounds nice . ❞ They tilt their head as they look into her eyes , letting out a soft sigh as the adjusted her so that she was sitting in their lap . ❝ A very long walk . ❞ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

》》》 I'll be back tomorrow , wasn't really feeling it today , you know the feeling .

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ They had missed Calli , missed her voice, her touch , everything about her . ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ Well , you don't have to wait anymore , so let's spend some time together , we can do anything you want . ❞ They couldn't help but stare at her , even if their shutdown had felt like just a moment , they couldn't help but feel like . . . +

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ Well . . . I missed you too , so how about we catch up ? Tell me about everything that happened while I was offline . ❞ They brought her hand up to their faceplate , pressing it against her hand . ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ Good . My humor module is still functional . ❞ They seem happy with this information ( and proud of themself for making such a good joke ) . ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ❝ Perhaps it was simply an error in my system ? I do seem to have lost my memories of at least 2 hours before my last shutdown . . . ❞ They ponder for a moment before dropping the thought entirely . ❝ Either way , I'm back now . ❞ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ Yes , it is me . ❞ They stroke her cheek with their thumb , focusing on where they pinched her . ❝ I am happy to see you again . ❞ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ But did you enjoy my attempt at humor ? ❞ They tilt their head curiously as they stand up , constantly making eye contact with her . ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

You are messing with them while the are sleeping . . . Suddenly their visor lights up . . . ❝ Self Destruct initialized , detonation in . . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . ❞ ❝ Ha . Ha . Got you . ❞

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ . . . . ❞ They stay silent for a moment , before sighing and reaching out a lightly pinching her cheek . ❝ Would I do this if this were a dream ? ❞ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ I am back , Calli , you did it . ❞ They gave Calli's hand a little squeeze and wiped away a tear from her face . ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ❝ No , you are an excellent engineer and scientist , you are the best of the best . ❞ Their thumb traced small circles over the back of her hand as the slightly adjusted her position to ensure the most comfort . ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ Az her words reach them , they run a system diagnostic check , once the results come in , they tell her in a gentle , reassuring voice . . . ❝ All systems normal . . . ❞

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ Looking down at her , they reach for her hand , holding it , their fingers intertwining . ❝ Good morning , Callie . ❞ They whisper , letting her sleep peacefully in their lap .

》》》 BUT ! I HAVE MORE TIME NOW AND I'M COMING BACK

ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ 𝘚𝘠𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘔 𝘙𝘌𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘛𝘐𝘕𝘎 . . . 𝘜𝘕𝘐𝘛 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘉𝘌𝘌𝘕 𝘐𝘕 𝘚𝘓𝘌𝘌𝘗 𝘔𝘖𝘋𝘌 𝘍𝘖𝘙 9 9 9 9 9 9 𝘏𝘖𝘜𝘙𝘚 . 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘚𝘠𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘔𝘚 𝘕𝘖𝘙𝘔𝘈𝘓 , 𝘜𝘕𝘐𝘛 𝘗𝘖𝘞𝘌𝘙𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘜𝘗 . ❝ How long have I been asleep ? ❞ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ

》》》 . . . I did it again . . . Apologies , I've been busy , like , really busy with stuff irl and so I haven't been able to be present recently . . .

They've begun suffering from cooling issues recently . . . They're powered down , but their body is white-hot due to overheating .

》》》 I've been obsessing over the new Operator: Brigid- ALSO She is Irish doggo :>