Infighting

It has been three hours since the human has tased me…

The blanket they used to try and hold me is insufficient at best. It does not bring comfort to me. It cannot hold me.

Now–after all this time I can finally move my limbs at their usual pace. The human has betrayed my trust, their judgement about me incorrect. The best course of action is to kill them.

So I sat up from the human's bed. Pushing the blanket to the side as I march towards their door. Not being discreet when opening it. Sound flooded the entirety of the house as I pushed. Alerting the human of my regained consciousness.

Making my way through the hallway I once again morph my hand into a blade. If she tried to pull out that EMP again this time I would be prepared- …

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The human is currently sitting on a couch. She looks content in herself. Drinking a cup of milk… her breathing was steady and her eyes were half-lidded. Maintaining a healthy amount of “comfort”

“Hm? Finally… thought that would've lasted longer.”

The human suddenly spoke. I was not alarmed at this but only continued to walk towards her.

“Listen. Something, something wrong foot. But… How about we chat for a while?”

She turned around and watched as I inched my blade closer. Yet the proposal for a conversation piqued my interest. So–against my better judgement I switched the blade back into an arm and just sat down on her couch.

I braced myself for her insistence of constant touching and teasing to continue–actively closing my eyes. And yet…

She didn't. Only looked at me with a small smile on her face as she maintained a clean amount of distance.

My sensors detect… zero malice in her words.

“You wanted to ask questions right? Trust me. I'll make it worth your while…”

The human chuckled. Setting her drink aside to dig through her pocket. Sliding a black, sleek chip towards me. Planting it on the coffee table in front.

However during this we accidentally bumped shoulders. In which she quickly backed away. Almost making the chip fall.

What is the human doing? I couldn't come up with any lasting theories about this… my objective is being tainted–her signals keep changing.

“That chip–is responsible for your army's slow and dwindling numbers.”

She explained. The calm and casual tone of her voice indicated to me that maybe. All of this was the truth. And a scan of the chip was intriguing.

The chip–supposedly used for overwriting a robot uses a program that'll rewrite the robot's personality. Switching the AI from hostile. To something similar to humans…

“I don't know how these things work. Though one of my allies back at… the… ahem–I got gifted this chip by the other survivors…”

Her tone shortened and lowered in volume. Another stutter. Is this an impairment I should look into?

“I got this randomly on my doorstep. No note or anything. I didn't know what this meant but I suspect it's how your army is being rewritten.”

“Don’t break it though… feel like that's important.”

The human suddenly pulled out the same EMP gun I had been shot with three hours ago.

Silently laughing to herself as she waved around the dangerous weapon, her finger gently wrapped around the trigger… That weapon is fast. So I instinctively tried to maintain my space.

To the point where I'm on the edge of the fairly large couch. The human seemed to have noticed this since she slowly closed the distance I tried to gain between us.

“Oh… the overlord is scared? Well. That's a given. You really love to be in control right?”

The human said in a playful manner. For some reason the human seemed to have forgotten the fact she was trying to avoid me. Inching towards me.

“Lucky me~ an engineer of my caliber finally has a way to take down the great robot overlord…”

Giggling to herself as the human boasts. Soon enough–once again getting in close proximity to me.

This time. Actively pointing the taser in my core… all while smiling to herself.

“...Let go.”

I tried to reason with her. Trying to make my arm into a blade again.

However–it seems like I'm still suffering a malfunction as my arm cannot morph into a reliable blade.

“So… you wanna implant the chip? It would be a good fit for you!”

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“No.”

I said. Staring at her directly. In which I had to tilt my head upwards–continuing and failing to make my arm into a weapon. Her smile remained unbroken.

“A shame. Hold still for a while…”

The human blinked twice before teasing the trigger of the taser. Shifting the pressure erratically. One moment I thought it would go off. One moment it seemed like it wasn't even being pressed on.

She is testing me. Although my systems could detect that all of this was a bluff.

I could see two drops of sweat coming from her forehead as she tried to get a reaction out of me.

Until I did.

Using my elbow to directly hit her in the stomach. Using enough strength to make her physically get pushed and fall onto the couch. She winced and began to cough after she hit the soft fabric.

It did not break a rib. It did not bruise her.

As I stood up from the couch to slowly approach her, the human was preoccupied to try and numb the pain from my attack.

Using this time to finally transform my hand back into the blade. Raising it high. I stared at the human as she finally regained her senses. But it was too late.

“Shit!”

The human said while gritting her teeth.

As I stabbed through the weak, and soft fabric I inched the blade deeper and deeper into- …fabric?

…It seems like I was way over my head. As a human would say. I missed her torso and accidentally stabbed her couch.

The human’s body moved out of the way as soon as I stabbed. The human’s heartbeat was erratically moving from 175 - 190. She is breathing through her mouth and has not pulled the trigger on the EMP.

Even with her heartbeat almost going in the two hundreds she still tried to keep a cool head. Barely.

She was smiling at me–her hands were shaking and she was profusely sweating.

“Ha… ha… real close amirite?”

The human said with bated breath. Using every fiber of her being to try and move the taser towards my core. Why haven't I cut her down already?

“You're not being flashy. Human… Why are you trying to keep a cool head?”

As I slowly push my blade out of the couch… I could see her expression change from a wide grin to one of fear.

“Okay… seems like I need to make you behave again…”

Managing to muster enough courage she pointed the EMP to my head and pulled the trigger.

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It was blank. No shock. No system failure. Just. Nothing.

Even though I didn't grin. I felt amazing.

Humanity… a mere stain and a parasite in this world. If I were to fully eradicate this race then I would need to regroup my army and eliminate threats like her.

But… I gave it a second thought. She mentioned being an engineer, yes?

That would mean she can repair my current state.

And with her only means to contain me currently needs to reload. Finally, I can be in control again…

Instead of standing up on the human's couch I find myself lowering my body. My legs on top of hers and grabbing both of her wrists using my hands.

Gripping both of them to the point she instinctively dropped the EMP. The sounds of it clattering on the other side of the couch made it apparent that she is–on better terms; in my mercy.

I could see the human stare at me while maintaining perfectly still. The usual response would be to squirm or fight back.

But the fact she is not doing so means she has submitted for now.

“Human. I will consider sparing your life as long as you repair-”

“Yeah… yeah… just let go for now.”

The human interrupted. Although it was disrespectful and rude of the human to do so. At least she agreed to give me the needed repairs.

So I removed my grip on her right arm and almost immediately the human betrayed me. Using her now free arm to wrap her hand around my neck. I could feel the amount of strength she put in the motion.

However I stand there. Almost dumbfounded at the idea that she betrayed me this easily.

I am machine. This constriction does not bind me. The only reason I am still, while she tries to choke me out is because I am astonished.

“Alright… you're probably out like a light now… way too close for comfort.”

The human tried to reassure herself. Despite the fact she tried to choke a robot I believe it is due to her fluctuating heartbeat.

In other words; why did she choke a robot?

And–that proves herself wrong as when she tries to push me off I maintain a steady grip. Blinking at her twice once again out of confusion.

“...”

“...”

“Yeah no that was pretty dumb right?”

The human sighed and released her grip on my neck. Relaxing her body as if she had already resigned her presumed fate.

I feel bad.

For some reason I feel bad.

“I'll… How about we talk about the chip first?”

The human said while tilting her head towards the chip still on the table. I released my grip on her body as a whole and finally let her go. I could see her visibly trying to correct herself.

It's nice to know that my lethality is finally being shown to this human. She has been too clingy and… flirty. For my tastes.

“This chip. This chip forces the AI of any robot to take a more human approach to their mind. Basically; this chip allows them to have… feelings.”

I explained while grabbing the chip and handling it carefully as I inspected the design more and more.

The human had also come closer in distance but still managed to stop our shoulders from touching. Only doing so to observe the chip as well.

“Really? Is that how we managed to- uh- I guess control your army?”

The human still insists on stuttering. And at its current pace it annoys me.

I look at the human and nod. Slowly grabbing her wrist and making her hold onto the chip. Much to her surprise.

“I will entrust you with this chip. If you dare, however, insert this into my system I will make sure your death is painful.”

Gripping her wrist tightly while I explained with a little bit more grit in my voice. However my expression still remains… neutral to some degree.

The human caught on quickly and nodded quickly while she winced from the sudden tightness.

“Mhm… mhm… got that…”

The human said with a strained voice. Luckily for me it seems like she had learned her place.

But after releasing my grip I had to choose.

Either reveal my most vulnerable secret or simply go into sleep mode. The choice seems simple yet I wouldn't want to risk overloading my battery…

“...My—power button is located on…”

I don't know if I want to reveal it. But if I truly need those repairs to be sound. Then–I guess I'll give Mimi the benefit of the doubt…

So I turn my head to the side. Showing her a small button hidden on the crook of my neck. It's outlined in a thin blue circle. If pressed for three seconds then I'll automatically shut down until it's pressed again.

“Eh… are you sure?

Mimi looked at me–an eyebrow raised as she slowly touched the power button gently. Not putting pressure into it. Only seeming to observe the button.

“Repair my body so that way I can…”

“...”

“Please repair my body, human.”

If I revealed my plans this early. Then those plans would effectively be null and void. So I only asked politely.

She gave me a slow nod before pressing on the button. Three seconds passed before everything dimmed.

I am entrusting her with my body.

If I wake up to see if anything is wrong…

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