Does Omega Dream of Electric Friends? · Chapter 10
Dream of an Electric Friend
Luna
Aah, that was exhausting... Seriously.
Smile
...Agreed.
Especially when Luna started snoring and everyone turned to look.
Luna
I wasn't snoring! It was the chair scraping against the floor!
Asherah
Shh, Omega might be sleeping. Keep it down...
Omega
Oh, Mister! Everyone!
Welcome back!
Asherah
Oh, Omega! You're still awake?
Were you good?
Omega
Y-yup!
Omega w-was super good! Nothing happened!
Omega d-didn't sneak out... and Omega closed the windows tight too...
And, and... stuff like that!
Luna
Oh-ho? What's that supposed to mean?
Now that's exactly the kind of excuse a naughty kid would say!
Omega
Eh, h-how'd you know?!
Smile
Takes a liar to spot a liar.
Luna
Who are you calling a liar!
Asherah
...Hold on.
Omega, is what Luna said true?
Did you go somewhere?
Omega
Um... W-well, that's...
C-Cube... help me...
Cube Palace
...Transmission.
Omega engaged in two combat encounters, traveled approximately ten kilometers on foot, and experienced one frame-collapse crisis.
Omega
He betrayed me! Cube betrayed me!!
Asherah
What is this?
Combat encounters? Frame-collapse crisis?
Omega, I really want to hear all about this.
I really want to.
Luna
Oooh... Scary. Really scary.
Omega
O-Omega's... well, Omega's...
...Omega's going to sleep! Good night!
Cube! You come too!
Asherah
Ah, she dove right into the Star Piercer.
Luna
...She doesn't even like being inside the Star Piercer, right?
Asherah
Hmm, did I scare her too much...?
I just said it because I was worried...
Luna
Haha, she's not the only runaway girl around here.
Asherah's determination to dig out the truth was just too heavy for a little kid.
Asherah
Ugh, hard to argue with that this time...
I'll go talk to her.
Asherah
You will, Captain?
Oh, right, Captain can go inside the Star Piercer.
Please, talk it out with her.
And, um, tell her I'm sorry for pushing too hard.
Hi, Omega.
Omega
Oh, Mister. Hello.
I heard you went outside?
Omega
...Yeah.
Omega was bored, it was too quiet... so Omega went out.
Was gonna step out only for a sec. Was also going to come back super fast...
What did you do out there?
Omega
Huh? Does Mister want to know what Omega did?
Well...
And then he got mad instead.
He patted Omega on the back, and bleh! The coin came out!
Ahaha.
Omega
Hiya! Repair Punch! And everyone went pow!!
And they all got fixed and even started talking politely!
That's... amazing.
Omega
Right?! Right?! It's amazing what a Repair Punch can do, right?!
Everyone who got fixed were actually good inside! That's why they got fixed!
And then Omega got so hungry!
Lightning went KABOOM!! and Omega was bursting with energy!
So then with Khan, the broken friend, you know? It ended up being the three of us against him!
...And that's how Omega...
*Yawn*
...came back home.
*Nod*...
Well, there's a lot I'd like to say to you, but...
First of all, I'm glad you made it back safely.
Omega
Yes...
Omega's sorry for going out alone. Omega did wrong...
We'll talk about the rest later.
Omega
Thank you. Then Omega's gonna... go to sleep...
All right.
Oh, by the way...
Omega
Mmm...?
You said you went out to see your friends, right?
So, did you meet any of them?
Omega
...Friends?
...Hehe.
Yeah!
Sooooooo many of them...!
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