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22 Butterflies | Video (Possible Action)

[Sprout's face appears onscreen when the feed comes on, looking a bit confused.]

So uh...anyone else having this problem?

[The camera shifts to show Choco trying to calm down a rather frazzled Fluttershy...or at least one could assume it's Fluttershy. The yellow feathered wings are familiar, sure enough, but despite the human clothes, she clearly was not human at the moment. Her flowing tail, the same color as her hair, flicked anxiously as she paced on four hooves instead of two feet. She seemed to mutter an "Oh no..." with each turn, passing by Choco over and over as he tried to talk to her.]

C'mon, Fluttershy...it's nothing to worry about...

[The camera turns back to Sprout.] ...Little help?

((OOC: Can stay video, or can move to action. Most likely she'll be either in her apartment, or on the hospital roof.))

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Mm...! There aren't robots in my world, and I've only seen a few lately...and you all are really impressive...!

You really think I'm... impressive?

I'm just a prototype.

I do, yes...I don't know much about robots, but a prototype is kind of like the first copy, right? That's just as impressive as the end result...sometimes a little more-so.

It is. It's the rough copy... the flawed version.

[At least, that's how he sees it.]

Why would it be more impressive?

Well...because it's one of the first ones, right? The final copy is made based on the prototype...but the prototype is made based on nothing but plans...and hopes that it will work.

There's less to go on...and for it to work is much more impressive, because there was nothing before it to say if it would or wouldn't.

[From the look on his face, it's pretty clear no one has ever suggested that to him before.]

[And he has no idea how to react.]

But... if the final product is perfect...

Can the prototype really be so impressive...?

Of course. Without the prototype, there wouldn't even be a final product.

Right...?

Right... but.

[His argument sort of fizzles out and dies before he can fully speak it.]

It's hard. To accept something like that.

Mm...I guess it can be. But it's never too late to try.

It doesn't make the finished product anything less... does it?

Well no...The finished product is important too...it shows just how much growth and change there was to get there...

Good. That's good.

... I never want to make him anything less than perfect.

You look up to him a lot, huh? The...finished product...

I do. I always have.

He was the first friend I ever had.

Oh really? What is he like?

He likes talking to others. More than I do.

... but he's proud, too. Of himself. Of his skills. And he's always been kind. Always.

He sounds nice...

He is.

Unless you call him a dog. It upsets him.

A dog...? Why would anyone call him that?

Because, his animal form is a wolf.

Sometimes, people get confused.

Animal form?

[That sounds interesting.]

Yes.

He and I were made to be able to turn into animals, as well as vehicles.

Really? What's your animal form?

A bird. It... Hm.

[There's a pause, as he steps back from the screen.]

[And just changes. Soon enough, there's a giant robot bird standing there, instead of Kagerou.]

Oh wow...! That's wonderful!