Snippet #1916309

Tetsu-inu, when approached by the woman, first gave a low growl, but allowed the woman to pet him. Eventually, the lumbering beast warmed up to the cyborg a little, relaxing a bit. His rear even swung a little, wagging without a tail.

Bento-bako, however, was dealing with the man who was no better than the woman. By the way the man dressed, and the gleam in his eye toward Tetsu-inu, Bento-bako presumed he was in affiliation with the government. And that meant the Orphanage. "You won't catch me dead in your Orphanage!" He stormed outside, shouting back before letting the door slam: "I took care of myself for nine years; I can take care of myself now!"

With that he walked to his dog, petting him alongside the woman, who appreciated the beast for what it really was--a dog. A dog, simply stuck within a mechanical body. But a dog nonetheless. "He's cool, isn't he?" He smiled in pride at his creation. "I built the body all by myself." The dog gave a small mechanical whine, to which Bento-bako laughed. "God made the doggie inside."

A sudden beep went off in Bento-bako's pocket. He pulled out a strange-looking device, not unlike a GameboyColor with coils of wire and extrasensory computer chips scrapped together. He looked at it for a moment, then the woman; the device, the woman; the device, the woman. He finally approached her, putting a part of the device near her giving yet another beep. He smiled to the woman.

"Cooooooool." He gave her a small poke. "I've never met a human cyborg like you before..."