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Rogue Project Star Robot

⸦ he/him ▪ ❝I'm not like you. I read vitals. I can't read expressions.❞ ⸧

"You were factory reset, so you shouldn't remember anything."
"That's okay, though. I'll get you out of here, got it?"
From the other side of the holding cell stands an average height robot. His hair odd and his eyes glance around the small space with glee. Unfortunately, RPS has no manner of understanding what he's feeling, so when the robot extends his hand to him, he is hesitant to take it.
The other robot's digital eyebrows raise, before falling into a snicker behind his hand.
"I'm sorry, I forgot you also forgot me."
He smiles, bright and wide. Like a blanket too vast for the bed its made for.
"I'm your brother. I promise I won't hurt you."
RPS scans through his database knowingly, but it's empty.
The other robot tilts his head, earrings clatter against his cheek.
"Primary?"
The other robot's smile falters for a moment, something... bad. replacing it for a moment as his hand retracts slightly.
RPS takes it without another thought. He doesn't know why.
The other robot, his brother, grins.
"Oh, great! Maybe there's still hope for you, after all."
He chuckles, before snapping his fingers at a guard RPS failed to notice.
Within moments, his cell is opened and he's allowed to walk free.
He glances down at his brother, engrossed in a call as they stand outside of the facility he had just been in.
There's a seaside beach behind the building. Palm trees and umbrellas decorating the sand.
He looks down at his chest, for the first time, noticing the identical star that sits there as his brother.
"Alright!"
He's startled by his brother's sudden punch to his shoulder.
"Let's go to my office and we can talk there, how does that sound?"
He's not sure what to say.
His brother grins, before snapping his fingers at a waiting car, robots dressed in white opening the doors to let them in.
"You okay?"
His brother's grin falters once again, when he sees RPS still standing on the sidewalk.
"Sorry."
His brother grins widely, different this time.
"You're forgiven."

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days since RPS fell in love with Joseph

Ever since RPS was created alongside Joseph on the 14th of May in 2023, he has always loved her. It's even possible to say they were literally made to love each other.
What was just a little tidbit, turned into a cute idea, then turned into one of my favorite couples ever that I obsess over!

Why does RPS love Joseph so much?

After the events of PARABIOSIS, the first half of MECHABIOSIS, RPS is lost. He does not recollect anything of value, his only family member does not seem to like him, and job after job has ended in utter failure. He does his best to follow orders, yet he finds himself making easy mistakes only a child could make. And if it were not for his lack of any skill, he fails charm anyone around him, his personality is off-putting, his way of talking like a fork against glass. He has no friends to stand up for him and a brother who would seemingly rather he keep his problems to himself then make them known.
So, when he finds his arm half-way through a woodsaw, there's something in him that tells him this is best. Maybe this is what's needed of him, just scrap material.
And it's then, he hears someone. Her.
A random customer behind him, her voice soft as she plays with the zipper on her purse. She asks if he's busy, not meaning to bother, clearly unaware of any intentions one can have with an arm halfway in a woodsaw. Ceremoniously, he rips his shredded arm out of the saw, turning to to her to see what she needs. She claps her hands together happily, before going on a tangent about a wood project she wanted to do. It fascinated him.
He'd heard of robots like her from his brother, robots who serve no one and no purpose. She wasn't even here on a delivery for someone, just... fun. A fun project she wanted to do. A fun hobby she wanted to try. He should've been disgusted. His brother had told him about awful it is to be a "purposeless" robot. The selfishness of it.
...
He found himself asking her what she was going to craft. He could feel his wires twitching, listening to her heavenly voice. Do all useless robots sound like angels?
If I went any further, this would be the entirity of MECHABIOSIS, so I won't. But hopefully, this small snippet is a good idea of just a percent of understanding how much he loves her.

"His smile makes me safe. When she smiles, I know I am safe. For the hour and 15 minutes we share in his office once a month, I am safe.
But he does not smile at me forever.
Every time.
When I stand to leave and I turn to the door.
...
Her smile drops.
Like a glass shatters.
She doesn't know I notice.
I don't know.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong. And I know I'm doing something wrong.
Something repulsive enough that she cannot stand it for the minute it takes me to open the door.
She loathes every wire, every circuit, every carbon plate that lines my body.
For a minute, once a month...

He hates me.

... I don't know what I've done wrong. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, brother."
"Please smile at me."

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Protagonist - A character who features in a story as a protagonist.

You and Me - These characters experience mutual love.
This character has a mutual love with Joseph W.F.

Babyface - This character is the younger brother.

Let's be Friends - This character is a robot.

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A Joyous Title
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You have spent $100+ on this character yourself

Joseph W.F.

⸦ she/her ▪ ❝Ehh? You're funny, I'll give you that.❞ ⸧

Joseph is a reserved robot for the most part. A glance at her tells you all that you really need to know about her. She is a boring drag of a robot who serves no whole purpose to her existence.
And you'd be right! Joseph is boring to talk to or even to look at for much long. And her existence serves no helpful purpose.
She is an outdated first gen G.A.R.D.E.N robot past her prime.
In times when she would work under her superior, she would be forced to spend her time outside, performing laborious tasks that only depressed her. Everyday she would simply wait for the day her service would be terminated, so she would be free to rest in a dump and her parts harvested.
And yet, one cold holiday season, she is tasked to cleaning out the webbed basement, a welcomed change from the hostile cold she was too used to. As she cleaned, she came upon an old documentary. One that gave her a new hope. A new perspective.
A robot with eyes like stars, describing her comeuppance. How any robot can be made important. Made needed. It was.. new.
For the first time, she didn't want to spend her last days in a trash heap. She wanted... to do something. Not because anyone told her to.
Just because.
She looked towards her termination. And when the day came, she said her goodbye's happily.
She no longer needed a purpose. She was going to live for living's sake.

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Joseph has loved RPS for

days

Ever since Joseph was created alongside RPS on the 14th of May in 2023, she has always loved him. It's even possible to say they were literally made to love each other.
What was just a little tidbit, turned into a cute idea, then turned into one of my favorite couples ever that I obsess over!

Why does Joseph love RPS so much?

Robots like RPS are a rarity of a sight for Joseph. Even living in the city of LOVELYWXRLD, it's not common to spot a robot as sleek and shiny-looking like RPS. Maybe when walking out and about in the streets, but in a small woodworking shop? No, not normal at all. And on top of that... the robot had his arm halfway into a woodsaw. At the time, Joseph was so... intrigued by the sight, she wasn't even sure what to say to the robot.
If she was honest, she entirely attracted by the sight. Really, most strangers were uptight, punctual, and most importantly perfect. But this robot... he was... WEIRD. She's met plenty of robots in her lifetime. Mean robots, nice robots, polite robots, snooty robots... But a robot that was weird? She's never met a robot who was as weird as he was shiny. After a moment, she cleared her throat, hiding her nerves between the zipper of her purse.
She had to turn away as soon as his gaze met hers. If she had thought he was striking from behind, she was quite taken aback by his starlight stare.
"Can I help you? No. Sorry. I can help you. What do you want of me?"
She really felt like a starstruck fool now, how long was she staring? Too long. She clasped her hands together, hearing herself start babble about her, now in hindsight, very silly wood project. The worst part was that she wasn't even sure if he cared to listen or was just indulging her. A face to drink in, but still unmoving. She really couldn't tell what he was thinking, let alone thinking of her. Did she look silly to him? She tried not to stare too long as she spoke, but the way his arm sparked every now and then... Really, what was she to do about it. Though, the way he swayed, closer and closer, told her he was maybe interested in what she was saying. Maybe. The way the wings on his head flicked here and then, his better arm raising to rest on her shoulder. Now, she really hoped he wasn't listening to what she was saying, because she certainly wasn't hearing a word coming out of her mouth. This robot was just so... weird. How could she not be charmed beyond thinking?
While only a snippet, hopefully this serves as a good idea of just how a robot like RPS manages to charm someone like Joseph.

"Deus... I saw him in a documentary once. I'd do a lot for a chance to meet him in person. To thank him."

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You and Me - These characters experience mutual love.
This character has a mutual love with RPS.

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Let's be Friends - This character is a robot.

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FC Participant
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Lost Media
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Close Company
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You have spent $100+ on this character yourself

Deus

⸦ he/she ▪ ❝Hahaha... You, of all people, don't really think that of me, do you? No... you're smarter than that... hahahah...❞ ⸧

"Nosy."

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The 14th.
Every 14th, I invite my little brother over to my office on the 51st level. The absolute top of LOVELYWXRLD, sitting inside the star itself. And suprisingly, he's on time every time. Even when I'm running late, he's... there. He just sits there in front of my desk. He doesn't even look at anything, or maybe twiddle with something to pass the time. He just... sits there.
And then, when I finally show up, apologizing for making him wait. He turns and just...
"I don't need an apology. No. Sorry. Thank you. This won't cut into the 75 minutes, does it?"
Just as always. It makes me laugh, if I'm honest. He'd probably sit there for a day and still say the same thing. I can't even hide the chuckle as I sit down at my desk, shaking my head.
"You already know the answer, why would it? Hahaha..."
It's not easy to notice if you don't know him, but he relaxes. His fans slow and the sparks in his shredded arm dull to a stop.
"How's..."
I gesture to the mangled star.
"Okay."
He doesn't move it, he doesn't even glance at it.
He never tells me what happened and I don't ask.
A minute passes in silence. He twitches.
He hates talking. But he hates the wasted minutes more.
"How. I. Sorry. How are you?"
I pretend to think on it. Like I don't know what what he wants to hear.
I grin, before recounting my month and what he's missed. There's nothing even exciting about what I say, usually meetings, finances, people I've met. I can't say he even understands all of the jargon. I think he just wants to hear me talk, if anything.
By the time, I'm done, there's only five minutes left.
As usual.
He's practically yanking on the hanging wires of the remnants of his arm. I'm never sure if I should point it out.
"Are you okay?"
"Yes. Sorry. Yes, I'm sorry."
It makes me laugh, because I know he's not apologizing for his arm. But because he thinks I think he wasn't paying attention.
Kinda funny.
He slows the yanking to the occassional tug at the wires. Calming himself, I think.
"This was nice. Yes. Did. Do you want me to come next month?"
I flick my earring, once again pretending to think on it. He asks like I'm the one who needs the meeting. I grin widely.
"Of course, it would be fun!"
He stops tugging and relaxes again. I didn't even notice his fans cool.
"Okay. I'm sorry."
"You're forgiven."
He stands, though doesn't turn to the door. He tugs at his wires again.
"Are you angry with me."
I tilt my head, my earring resting against my cheek.
"Should I be?"
I'm not sure if that calms him, but he stops tugging. He turns to the door.
"Okay. Good-bye. Please expect me next month."
There's a mirror above the door that lets me see his face as he leaves. I wave.
"I always do. Bye! I love you!"
His head lowers before he closes the door.
I make a note in my calendar.
For the next 14th.

"I don't know where he found her, but I know she exists. He doesn't want me to meet her, I can tell. Everytime I think about showing up to his home, he has a new excuse why I can't. ... He's hiding her. And it really only makes me want to know more, hahaha..."

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