At Takumi's house, Iris in the living room laying on the sofa still unconscious after the shocking news delivered by Michael, while Takumi and Michael discuss in the kitchen.
"I don't know what to say, I knew something was up with her but I didn't know she isn't human" Takumi said to Michael.
"She is human but not by birth"
"This Dr. Kimono, how did he do it? You know make her human"
"No one knows, he engaged in a project which was long abandoned, THE GOD PROJECT, it was a project which was aimed at preserving the human race in our dimension" Michael explained pacing back and forth. Takumi got bored looking at him; his eyes had become dizzy watching him.
"So what do we do about her?" Takumi asked raising a brow.
"Well you have to take care of her; she has to be with a human figure in her life to understand how you behave because she is like you"
"Look I really don't mean to be rude but I can't have her living with me anymore, I've tried a lot for her but I like my peaceful life as it was before I met her"
"You are being rude already, where do you expect her to live?"
"Um duh, you have a limo; you're super rich she can have everything when she's with you"
"But she needs a human figure in her life and you are the only human she knows"
"I can't live in the same house with circuits and wires!" he exclaimed and Iris stood at the door looking at him, they both realised she had woken up.
"Is that what you think of me now, circuits and wires?" Iris asked with tears building up in her eyes, she felt her heart ached; the words kept ringing in her ears. She never felt this way; could this be a new feeling? Why does it hurt so much? So many questions ran across her child like mind.
"It's not what you think Iris" Takumi said trying to console her.
"Stay away from me!" she pushed him and ran out the house crying.
"Smooth talking big mouth" Michael said folding his arms.
"Shut up" he said ignoring him and walking out the door.
In the street, Takumi looked for Iris but she was nowhere to be found, he got tired and decided to sit on a street bench. He tried to think of everywhere she might be at the moment and remembered the first place he met her. "Why didn't I think of that" he said and ran to the alley he met her.
Iris stood looking her pod; she touched it trying to remember anything from her world just when Takumi comes to meet her.
"Thank goodness I found you"
"What do you want with me? I thought I was just a bunch of circuits and wires"
"I didn't mean anything I said back there"
"Do you take me for a fool? I know you're only trying to make me feel wanted, like you said before you can't live with circuits and wires"
"Okay I admit it, I said it but I won't admit that I meant it, look Iris when I met you I really thought you were stupid and childish, but later I thought it was just cute" he said moving closer to her and he sat on a pavement, he tapped beside him offering her to sit down. "Please take a seat"
She walks to sit beside him but sat some distance away from him and he drew closer to her.
"Let's make a deal" he said to her with a smile.
"What deal?" she asked turning her face away from his charming smile.
"Please look me in the eye when I'm talking to you" he said holding her chin and turning her face to meet his. They looked into each other's eyes for a long time and Takumi decided to break the silence. "You'll have to stay in my house under my rules"
"What rules?"
"Good you asked, number one rule don't behave weird"
"I don't behave weird"
"Yesterday in the shower, that's weird; no one would ever like to be put in such a situation, most especially me"
"Really, I saw it on the TV that it makes men feel good"
"It does, but not all the time" he grinned at her.
"Okay, what's the second rule?"
"I don't want you to change for anybody; I want you to be you and just you" he said parting her hair backwards revealing her face. "Come to think of it you're really beautiful"
She could feel her heart racing, his hand so warm and soft, she wished that this moment would never end not even for a second. They stared into each other's eyes even longer than before, she smiled at him and their moment gets interrupted by a snow flake that fell on his hand.
"It's snowing again" Takumi said and chuckled.
She felt anger, but not at him but at the snow for interrupting their moment but concealed it with a smile, she shivered for a while and stopped, Takumi noticed it, took his jacket off his shoulders and used it to cover her.
"I can't take this from you" she said returning the jacket.
"I insist, besides I owe you one" he stretched his hand out to her offering to help her up.
She smiled at him and took his hand.
"Where do we go now?" she asked stupidly.
"Is that supposed to be a question? It's freezing out here, let's go home, put on the heater and maybe we could make some hot cocoa"
"And you'll make sandwiches to go with that?" she asked and smiled.
"Sure, just name it"
"Okay, but can I ask you just one question?"
"Ask anything you want"
"Would you ever see me as Iris or as a ro..." he put a finger on her lips and interrupted her.
You're human just like me, I'll never see you as a robot you'll always be Iris my Iris" he said and put an arm on her shoulder. "So can we get going now or do you expect me to die of cold first?" he asked with a smile.
"I would never want you dead" she said and hugged him tightly.
"So let's get going" he said as they walked home.