An unexpeted meeting (Sharaku)

Did he really not know, or was he lying? Whichever the case, Charles still had no straight answer to any of his questions. "I am well aware that I need repairs." He would reply. "Unfortunately, I do not remember who was my creator." He would look down for a brief moment, but get a hold of himself almost instantly, locking his gaze at Sharaku once again. That girl held answers to so many of his questions, but, however much he tried, he never managed to get anything out of her. She was a mystery, an oddity... He needed to meet her again, at any cost, even if only to find out the identity of the person she mentioned who could fix him.

Whenever he got transported to that hall, it was always at times when he had mysteriously lost his memory and fell unconcious. If he could induce that very state again forcefully, he would be able to meet her at any given time. For that, however, he needed to get home, to his apartment, which was impossible, mostly because of the man standing between Charles and the street, which grew ever more filled with each passing minute. "Whatever made me attack you, it is gone now." He said. "There will not be any more incidents if you let me go."

This nonschalant man, Charles hefted him one last time, from the tip of his toes to the highest reaches of his silhuette. Sharaku was truly an unusual specimen, but dangerous nonetheless. He knew of Charles now, that much was certain, but he did not strike Charles as someone who would simply blurt his secret out to anyone, save for that other android, Sentinel...

"Thank you." Charles would say, taking a step towards the street. He would stop right by Sharaku, turning his head to face him. "My name is Charles." An almost unnecessary information. All it did was put him in further danger... Perhaps he should hurry with the check up, this proved it; his head really was a mess... "Farewell." Charles would add before limping away...

((I'll let Sharaku post one more time if she wants to before writing my final post and truly leaving the scene))

Charles made it home succefully without any further incidents. Whatever proned him to lash out at Sharaku was gone. It made him even more suspicious of the man, though. Anyhow, he went to his apartment and locked the door. He had to try and fix his limbs somehow, but first...

The girl just wouldn't leave his mind at ease. He had to meet her again, he just did! She was there, right inside him, yet she was so far away from his grasp... He sat down next to the minibar he got from Blaez, wondering how to knock himself unconcious again. It usually happened spontaneously, not in any way caused by his will or actions. If only he had some sort of a 'Turn off' button somewhere... As he pondered the thoughts, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. By the time his hand reached his forehead and his eyes closed, the pain was gone and he found himself in the dark, cold, mysterious yet so charming hallway.

"Heya, Cha-chan!" The girl appeared behind him, hugging him from behind all of a sudden. He was still sitting down.

"Hello." He managed to mutter. How did he get here even? Did something happen? Something could've happened and he probably wouldn't have remembered it like last time. He tried getting up, pulling the girl with himself.

"Uh, you're strong, haha!" She laughed, still hanging onto his back. He was tall enough that her feet wouldn't have touched the ground if she hadn't jumped off before he stretched to full height. As she jumped off him, she noticed the puzzled glint in his eyes. "Oh, you must be wondering how you got here!" She said, putting a finger on her lips while looking up in realisation.

"Yes." He replied, turning towards her. The pain in his head was gone now, yet his hand was still rubbing his forehead. He put it down as he noticed it and realised it was his left hand. Huh, so he could move it here apparently.

His thoughts were interrupted by the girl once again. She said something puzzling... "I brought you here!" Charles's eyes widened. She seemed to glow with pride after making that statement, but it was unnerving to know she could simply make him faint all of a sudden in order to bring him here. "I heard your voice asking to get here, so I did just that! Don't worry, Cha-chan, nothing happened to you in the outer world." At least there were some good news, after all... Before he could make any new statement, though, she pulled his hand with strenght one wouldn't expect such a girl to posess. "Oh oh, I just remembered! I gotta show you my room! Come this way!" She pulled him along by the wall until they reached a dent in the outer shell of the hall, one that could go unnoticed if you weren't precisely looking for it. "See, here are the door to it! Let's go!" She pushed the spot right from the dent, revealing a stone door which opened easily into a huge, round room, full of various childish knick-knacks and toys. There was a bed on the other side of the room as well. A bed that would've appeared rather plain if it weren't for the fact that it was a bunk bed covered by that fabric thing you see on the beds of various cartoon princesses and such people. "Do you like it, huh? Huh?"

Charles was confused though. Did she actually leave alone in this place? Kind of like how he was alone up until this past week, heh. "It's..."

"Awesome, right? Haha, I can't wait to show it all to you! My plushies, my bed, my video games! I've got everything here! Even a kitchen, but it has been stuffed beneath the toys as I don't really need to eat!" She spoke with utmost glee in her voice. She truly was excited. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot." She abruptly halted her cheerful jumping when she noticed a piece of paper on the floor, half covered by a big plush elephant. What was drawn on the paper was a night sky that looked as if a child had drawn it. The stars were simple and the city in the background was just a bunch of black rectangles thrown together forming a horizon. What was peculiar was the fact that the picture only occupied the right half of the paper, so the left half was completely blank. The girl stuffed the paper into Charles's chest. "Do you remember this?" She asked with an honest smile as she watched Charles grab the drawing and observing it. He had to admit, he did feel like he knew of this drawing, for whatever reason. A picture began taking shape in his mind as his eyes followed the lines forming the golden stars which shone brightly on this cartoonish night sky. He could see the same scene he saw the first time he entered here, but this time it wasn't in the form of a play, but rather as if he was actually there looking at the sky, the same sky that he could see on that half finished drawing. "You do rememer, dontcha, haha?" He nodded at her remark, almost subconciously, making her heart jump up from joy. "Oh, then you gotta finish it! That was the deal we had!"

"Finish it?" Was that why the drawing was only half done, so that he could draw the second part?

"Yes, you dummy! Pretty please!" She smiled so hard her teeth showed, like a row of white monoliths on her beautiful face. He nodded once more, unable to resist it. Something about the girl made him feel fuzzy inside, he couldn't stop looking at her bright blue eyes and her dazzling hair... "Hooray! You're the best, Cha-chan! I knew you were still the same, even if you lost your memories! You know what, I have to reward you! If you bring me the finished drawing next time we meet, I will tell you my name, alright, seeing as you can't remember it yourself yet! Haha!" She reached with her hand, expecting a handshake.

"Understood." Charles accepted with a smile, completely forgetting the actual reason he came here today. The only thing that mattered now was her, her happiness. He might not have know who she was, but still...

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Charles worked that whole night, recreating the scene from his mind over and over again, every time getting every last detail right. The drawing was incomplete yet, as he still had to make it more beautiful for her by adding colors. That was the very reason why he made so many copies, so that he could make mistakes, as he never worked with colors before.

He decided he would go to the store to buy watercolors tomorrow after getting his leg into acceptable condition...

((Thread is now closed. Awaiting Gran's evaluation.))