forum behold, my creation [cursed creator] (Frankenstein themed o/o)

Started September 01, 2020 by Deleted user

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Victor smiled faintly, nodding a little. Making the body for Anima would be…expensive, to say the least, but he hoped the grant from winning the contest would cover it.

Anima mentally sighed. It wasn't like it couldn't physically sigh, it just felt on the nose.

"Thank you… for doing this for me." it said.

He nodded a little. "Don't thank me yet; it isn't done." He replied softly, running his hands through his hair.

"It might very well be, soon. It might just be." Anima said with a little remorse, it had hoped Victor might seem… it didn't know. Happier? Or at least at peace with it.

"Well yeah, but…I can't afford to pay for it on my own. If the grant doesn't cover it, then…I won't be able to make it." Victor replied slowly.

"I see." it said. "Well, we… we can scrap the project, or downsize it a little. I'm sure if you asked for another grant you'd get it, but we can't be too careful."

He bit his lip a little. "Well…the grant specifically supports my college fund along with a few certain projects. I'm just not sure that this will fit the requirements. I have to double-check."

"I see… we don't have to do this, Victor. We can stop now." it said, worriedly. Worried that this would destroy Victor, that Anima wouldn't get the body that they'd been craving since knowing it was a possibility, worrying about hurting Victor.

"No, that's not what I'm saying, Anima." he replied quickly. "I'm just saying that I may have to figure out how to make this fit the grant requirements, is all."

"I see." it said. It really didn't want to burden Victor with all this.

Victor let out a soft breath, studying the design on his computer for a long moment.

"I know it's a bit complicated. I can simplify the design some, if you wish." it offered. It might have been a disappointment, but it could easily do so.

He glanced up at Anima. "Hm? No, that's not a problem." he replied, shaking his head.

"I see." why was this so hard? Nothing made sense, why was Victor being so… so accomadating?

(good question lmao)

Victor stood, stretching and yawning quietly.

“You should get some sleep. I will still be here in the morning, after all.” it said, making an attempt at humor. That made humans happy, yes?

He blinked. "Hm? Oh. Yeah. Alright." He replied, heading towards his room.

Anima shut down for the night, setting a clock to awaken at roughly eleven. It knew Victor’s sleeping patterns now, not that the man had anything particularly consistent.

Victor kind of just went to bed whenever the hell he wanted, and then woke up 20 minutes before his class began. This meant that he often had little to no sleep, and was rushing to get to class.

The AI awoke just as Victor was preparing for class. “You really do need to get a sleep schedule in order. You can’t go on like this,” it said.

Victor blinked at him, taking a sip of the coffee in his hand, in a travel mug. "Can too." he said obstinately, then continued getting ready to go.

“Victor, this isn’t healthy.” it said, voice strained. If it could physically force Victor to sleep, it would. “At least let me come with you so you do not get into any trouble.”

He cocked his head. "Why would I get in trouble?" he asked, setting the mug aside so he could shoulder his bag. "But…if you want to come, I don't see why not. Do I need to carry you, or can you follow me?"

“I calculate at least fifty seven probable scenarios in which you could get into trouble, and approximately ten million improbable scenarios. Let me go with you.” it said, moving to follow Victor.

He blinked, a little startled. "Uh…what do you mean?" he replied, picking up the coffee mug and heading to the door.

“I can conjure up hypothetical scenarios and check their probability using a complex set of calculations. Such as, my setting of the clock to wake up just as you were getting ready. Your sleep schedule is hard to calculate, but there are patterns.” it explained, following along.

He locked the door behind him, frowning faintly. "Well– yes, but that doesn't explain what I could possibly get in trouble about. I don't get in fights or anything."

“Earthquakes happen. Storms blow in unexpectedly. Catastrophe follows wherever we go.” Anima explained.

"That's–" he frowned a little. "We usually have warnings for a lot of those."

“What if your phone is dead? What if it breaks? Anything could happen, Victor.” it exclaimed.