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Forgetful

Instantly, the android's eyes turn into a cautious red shade, and it takes a step back to begin searching the ground for a potential self-defense weapon. After a few seconds of analyzing, It decides on a long, sharp metal shard, and holds it up in a defensive pose.

From the pod, a human rises and takes a deep breath. Instantly following the breath, the human slumps over the edge of the pod and begins coughing.

"Who are you? State your reason for being in that cryo-pod!" The android exclaims with an assertive tone.

"Ughh.. Sorry, hang on" The human says weakly.

Following that statement, the human grasps two tubes connected to his nose, and pulls harshly.

Pop! Pop!

The boy takes a deep breath from his nose.

"Woaaah. I'm awake."

"So? Answer my questions, or I will attack in self defense" the android states.

"Guuuuu. Hm?" The boy says as he stares at the android.

"Whatcha mean Ria? Oh yeah, thanks for waking me up!"

"Ria? Who's that?" The android replies.

The boy stares at the android with a perplexed look.

"H-Huh? Hey, I know you like to prank me, but maybe this isn't the time right? Look at yourself, you look like you just came out of one of those galactic garbage facilities!"

This time, it is the androids turn to be confused.

"I'm not joking around? Who are you, and why are you in that pod?"

The boy's eyes widen as he realizes that the android's eyes are red, meaning that it sees him as a threat. He swiftly climbs out of the pod, and carefully walks over to the android's position.

"Stay back!" the android says.

"Stop for a second, I am quite literally naked and do not pose a threat to you. What did you do with your memory card?" the boy says curiously.

"It is located on the chair over there" The android notes as it points to the chair it woke up from. On the seat is a crispy fried memory card, with light smoke puffing out.

Urgently, the human scrambles over to it, and carefully places it into his hand, inspecting it.

"Whoa, this thing is really damaged. Dang, how long was I even out, do you know?" the boy asks.

The android lowers the metal shard, realizing that the boy does not pose a threat and recalls seeing a day counter on the screen.

"46816 days" the android declares.

"Oh nice… WHAT? W-WAIT WHAT?" the boy stammers in complete astonishment.

It takes a few minutes for the boy to calm down.

"Phew, 128 years though? Well I guess that would explain why you went bald then" the boy whispers with a smirk.

The android suddenly reaches for the top of its head. No hair, just as the boy said. The android can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Hey, don't worry, I'm sure we can find a nice hair cartridge that you can install later! Plus, I like your head like that, it looks nice Ria-" The boy stops for a second.

"Or actually what should I call you now?"

"Anything is alright" The android says.

"Hmmm… Ria… Zia… Nia… T- Ah! Tia! What do ya think?" the boy says proudly.

The android nods shyly in agreement.

"Well I guess we both need a bit of clothes" The boy says as he begins walking towards the back end of the ship. He then opens one of many sealed compartment doors, this one containing lots of clothes.

"Here, put this on Tia"

The boy throws some clothes at the robot, and begins putting on his own clothes.

As the android Tia begins swapping her tattered clothes for clean clothes, she asks the boy

"Do you know where we are?" To which the boy responds

"That's what I was going to figure out after I changed into clothes… My mind is a bit messed up from the years in the cryo-chamber. I-I can't remember much right now, and it might sound a bit dumb but the only things I can remember are you, and this ship"

The boy's spirit seemed to have dipped down a little after realizing that he also has lost a majority of his memory during his time asleep.

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