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EITHER WAY, WE'RE NOT ALONE
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤI'LL FIND A NEW PLACE TO BE FROM
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A HAUNTED HOUSE, WITH A PICKET FENCE,
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you show promise. but promise won't save you from what comes next.
July 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
// ive been having lots, LOTS of maestro thoughts recently.

might be time to brush the dust off this old thing...
July 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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July 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
July 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM

「 Be safe, Enker. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey watch him go. Desperately do they want to run to him, to find that age old comfort in his arms.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤBut they don't.

( ..I love you. )
( Enker is almost tempted to say something more, but once they make it clear they want to be left alone, he just nods. )

I won’t cross that boundary, then. I hope that you find peace, Maestro… and that we will speak again sometime soon.

( He forces himself to turn and head back into the woods. )

「 ..I don't know. I'm so scared that my reasons will never be my own. 」

「 At the very least, I need to be alone right now. For my nerves... 」
March 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM

「 ..I don't know. I'm so scared that my reasons will never be my own. 」

「 At the very least, I need to be alone right now. For my nerves... 」
( He looks up towards Maestro again. )

I know I fight for my /own/ reasons now… and perhaps you haven’t found yours yet. But for me, the search was worth it.

I don’t want to see you wither away in this place. I want to /help/ you, and I’m sure Darma does as well.
March 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM

「 How am I supposed to trust myself with anything..? Everything I've done in the past decade wasn't even my own choice. This is something I /know/ Ra Moon wouldn't want me to do. 」
( He frowns, gazing away again upon seeing that he isn’t helping Maestro’s mood. )

Your concern and care for your loved ones is yours.

If you cannot trust yourself to protect all others, then… the ones you care for would still be a reasonable start. But isolating yourself isn’t the answer.

「 No! God no! I-It's just... 」

「 ..I don't know how many of my own /aspirations/ are truly mine. I can't trust those, then I can't trust anything. 」
March 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM

「 No! God no! I-It's just... 」

「 ..I don't know how many of my own /aspirations/ are truly mine. I can't trust those, then I can't trust anything. 」
/You/ do not have ulterior motives behind it, unlike Ra Moon, as far as I know.

You would not forcefully control other robots to complete that task... right?

「 Well... yes, intentionally. I /want/ to protect Earth. But I'm not sure if that's for good, or because Ra Moon wanted me to. 」
March 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM

「 Well... yes, intentionally. I /want/ to protect Earth. But I'm not sure if that's for good, or because Ra Moon wanted me to. 」
Not /intentionally,/ though, correct?

You cannot be held at fault for something outside of your control; and certainly something you weren't aware of.

「 How do you know that? Everything I've done has been to help Ra Moon— all except for helping Darma and leaving the Tower. 」
March 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM

「 How do you know that? Everything I've done has been to help Ra Moon— all except for helping Darma and leaving the Tower. 」
But you /are/ different than that. You would never harm anyone undeserving… that I know for myself.

Your origins do not define who you are now, Maestro.

( Enker can say this from experience. He hopes that helps a little. )

「 No. Darma and Duo took them out... but I knew I couldn't be a /security guard/ with that knowledge. 」

「 Especially since what Ra Moon wanted me to do was... protect the Earth on their behalf. The same thing I've been doing this whole time... 」
March 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM

「 No. Darma and Duo took them out... but I knew I couldn't be a /security guard/ with that knowledge. 」

「 Especially since what Ra Moon wanted me to do was... protect the Earth on their behalf. The same thing I've been doing this whole time... 」
Every day, I fear the idea that Dr. Wily may try to reclaim me…

( He sighs. )

Is Ra Moon still out there, in that temple?
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM

「 ..a few months ago, Darma and I returned to the Lanfront Ruins for answers. And Ra Moon... brought me back to who I /was./ Who I really am... 」

「 ..a violent champion of their reign. 」

「 Maestro is a mistake. A beautiful, wonderful mistake, but... I can't help but fear I'll be fixed again. 」
( He raises his eyebrows, expression growing even more concerned. )

Why do you say that…?

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThere's no getting out of this without explaining what happened, is there?

「 ..I'm a danger. 」
March 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThere's no getting out of this without explaining what happened, is there?

「 ..I'm a danger. 」
( Enker picks up on the pause. He’s too observant not to. )

I believe you. But… will you allow me to ask why?

「 No, it's alright. I'm honored, honestly, I'm just... 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA danger. Better away from others.

「 ..more suited to be out here. 」
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM

「 No, it's alright. I'm honored, honestly, I'm just... 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA danger. Better away from others.

「 ..more suited to be out here. 」
( He wonders what they were looking at; or if they were looking at anything at all. It’s too dark in there for him to see. )

If you insist. I apologize for being overbearing.

「 I don't have temperature like you all, so don't worry. I can't feel it. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey shake their head, looking back into the cave. But before Enker can comment on it, they look back at him.
March 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM

「 I don't have temperature like you all, so don't worry. I can't feel it. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey shake their head, looking back into the cave. But before Enker can comment on it, they look back at him.
( He’s silent for a few seconds before he decides to tell them. )

… You always have a place among me and my family, if you require alternate housing.

That isn’t meant to patronize you. I simply… worry for you, staying out in this freezing weather.

「 It's clear when you're thinking about something. What else is it? 」
March 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM

「 It's clear when you're thinking about something. What else is it? 」
Y-Yes, I’m fine.

( It’s an awful lie. )

Perhaps I worry a bit /too/ much, that is all…

「 ..are you alright? 」
March 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM

「 ..are you alright? 」
I see that now. You have always been quite resourceful, it’s very impressive.

( His voice is quiet. He’s clearly holding back a few words. )

「 I know I can. I just... haven't needed anything. 」
March 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM

「 I know I can. I just... haven't needed anything. 」
I see... I'm very sorry to hear about that.

( Enker returns to sitting down, this time against the wall of the cave entrance. )

... If you need anything, you know you can contact me.

「 I was at the Tower for a short while, but... 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey trail off, looking away as well.

「 ..it didn't work out. 」
March 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM

「 I was at the Tower for a short while, but... 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey trail off, looking away as well.

「 ..it didn't work out. 」
Ah.

( He gazes away, embarrassed that he'd accidentally made the question sound insulting. )

... I thought you were living somewhere else. My apologies.

「 Doing out here..? Enker, this is where I live. I've lived here for years. 」
March 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM

「 Doing out here..? Enker, this is where I live. I've lived here for years. 」
A bit… but that’s quite alright.

( He mimics clearing his throat. )

What are you doing out here, though, if I may ask…?

「 Yes, I'm alright. Did I worry you..? 」
March 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM

「 Yes, I'm alright. Did I worry you..? 」
( Once he sees the hesitation, he slows to a stop. His brows furrow under his helmet, showing more concern. )

You don’t need to apologize. Is… everything alright?

( The simple question carries a lot of weight… and a lot of questions he /wants/ to ask. )

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey stagger back a little when it's confirmed, oddly... antsy. Their shoulders are tense, eyes wide.

「 ..I'm sorry for vanishing. 」
March 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey stagger back a little when it's confirmed, oddly... antsy. Their shoulders are tense, eyes wide.

「 ..I'm sorry for vanishing. 」
( The sound startles him, and he turns around quickly; but a moment later, he processes where the sound came from, and the familiar glowing eyes of who had made it. )

Maestro...? /Maestro!/

( Enker stands up, approaching the cave entrance. )

I've been missing you...! I was beginning to worry!

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤFootsteps raise them from their already failing slumber, narrowed eyes searching the entrance in the dark. Whoever it is, they want to see them first.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤAnd when they do...

( ..Enker? )
March 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤFootsteps raise them from their already failing slumber, narrowed eyes searching the entrance in the dark. Whoever it is, they want to see them first.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤAnd when they do...

( ..Enker? )
( He sits in front of what looks like a cave; he doesn’t go in, but the sound of his footsteps and gleam of his armor are pretty noticeable to anyone nearby… )
March 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM

「 I should've made that more obvious, sorry. 」
Simple. You said that his name was Sunstar. I assumed that the theme of the machine was related to th -

[ Pause. ]

You were being sarcastic.

「 Wow, I wonder how you would've guessed. 」

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA mechanized laugh comes from them, words sarcastic.
March 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM