Chapter 3 - It meets Amy

Chapter 3 - It meets Amy

“Thia! Are you okay? I heard you were in a nasty car crash. The school was saying that... uh... well, nevermind. You... you look okay?”

“It is unharmed.”

“Unharmed... that's good. That's good... Still weird as ever, though. I kind of hoped you might've knocked your head 180 and finally factory reset into a normal person. Not that there's anything wrong with your current head—wait. Is there something wrong with your current head?”

“The head of It's current form has approximately 160 degrees of motion on the horizontal axis. It understands that this is standard configuration for humans.”

“Don’t... Don’t keep looking left and right to prove it.”

“. . .”

“Thia, it's so embarrassing. People are looking.”

“It is not concerned.”

“Oh my god, Thia. Stop... How can you even walk like that?”

“What Price will Amy offer It to stop?”

“I'll apologize! I'll apologize. I'm sorry, okay? It was just a joke. Mixed with a bit of concern. You're... hkkhhhhh... normal...?” Amy looked away. "...Ish."

“It accepts Amy’s apology.”

“Stop looking so proud of yourself.”

“It expresses no such affect.”

“I can see you oozing with self-satisfaction. Even your tail is wagging from here.”

“Incorrect. It lacks the necessary biology for either such feats.”

"...Forget it. Welcome back, Thia.”

“It has returned.”

“I'm glad your head is okay. Probably.”

“It thanks Amy for the concern.”

“By the way, what’s with the ‘It’ thing? Did you pick that up from somewhere?”

“It has spoken like this for countless Cycles.”

“Hm. I’m pretty sure that’s not true, but you do you. I’m just glad you’re okay.”

“Understood.”

“You're lucky I love that you're weird.”