Archive of Our Own ^beta

Another day, another problem.

"Agh– dammit, dammit!!" The android groaned as he saw the massive explosion in his lab.

"Little shits— BUNCH OF LITTLE SHITS."

They ran back to the main office. Checking the cameras, Gorrister's remote blocks, anything. These things couldn't have escaped so easily... or they could have. His lab is half blown up right now, so that's an answer in itself, how stupid of him.

Maybe if he—

...

A meaty hand was gently placed on his metallic shoulder.

"In trouble, android?"

...

"Wha-I..."

Oh shit. Shit, shit, shit.

"You contained me well, I must say. But I think you need to work more... on blast-resistant walls."

"Fuck you!..."

"...annoyed, huh? Well..." Souler took it's hand off Gridman's shoulder. It looked at the security footage in front of it and at Gridman.

"Too bad your lab got blown up, too bad."

"Ugh..."

"Funny how easy it was to escape. Work on that first by hiring some security besides cameras."

"You don't know anything. You're just an entity, that's what you are."

"You're not one too? You seem pretty anomalous to me."

Gridman paused for a moment before sighing. Come on, this again? They were already irritated enough that they didn't need to discuss whether or not they were an entity.

"Say, you wouldn't mind some company in these... troubled times, would you?"

"..."

"I'll take that as a yes."

"...wait, I didn't even–"

"As I was saying,"

It's rambling again. If someone told Gridman that they were dead and that this was hell, he would believe it.

Souler continued to ramble as the situation calmed down, and so did Gridman. He could at least survive Souler's ramblings now.

These ramblings always made Gridman return to his calm and collected personality, but he didn't know why.

They didn't even know where Souler had come from. It just appeared one day and he had restrained it, knowing that ot was dangerous from the start. Souler didn't seem dangerous now, but Gridman knows what it's capable of.

That damn personality almost made Gridman forget about it.

Souler rambled on and on. Sometimes playfully poking gridman's head or passing it's hand on his chin like a cat...strangely intimate,but gridman didn't seem to mind it.

"Just in theory,though. I think I'll stay like this for a while." Souler finished his rambling,looking at gridman like it was expecting commentary.

"Seems interesting enough..funny how you brag about getting more powerful in front of someone who could restrain you."

"I'm not scared of you,android."

"Well,I'm not scared of you either!"

"Really?... Oh well,then i guess you won't mind getting your lab blown up again. He he he.."

"..wow,really funny. Mhm. Sooo funny."

"I know i am,thank you very much."

They both stayed quiet for a moment,just taking in eachother's presence for some minutes before gridman broke the silence.

"tomorrow at night I'm free again,you know"

"He he.. good to know. I'm sure i have more topics to talk about with you."

Gods,what was gridman doing with his life?