There was an electrified fence where the monsters were not allowed to get past. Inside, the humans and cyborgs got to be peaceful. They were the outcasts of society. It seemed about right. Humans that were dirty hippies, immigrants and some outlaws lucky enough to also get rescued when they got in trouble in the no man's land. 02 was not impressed. No one, not even me, cared about that. Several languages were spoke there. When the AEP unit got out of the ATV, he was swarmed by human children. I watched them. They were all happy to see him and asked if he was okay. The AEP unit ruffled his hair and played with them. "I'm alright. We just had to rescue some guys that were out there." They looked at me and I waved. It was a very warm atmosphere in the compound. Sunny and Lucy just moved on to the buildings. I wanted to see it all too. This was my first time here. We spent some time with the leaders when they arrived, but they never invited us to their clan building. We were all aimlessly wandering as a group. Various people looked at us as we went by. I waved back.
The PEP and PEA units did not say anything, but they gave us a wide berth. Even among the Advocates, deviants were seen as undesirable. Donning hats were a group of adults coming in with some produce from a small garden. "You're so lucky I was not busy today. I powered the generator a couple of days ago." the AEP unit said. I said "Thank you. Is this the new spot for the Lightning Clan." He smirked. "Yeah. Lots of humans get left behind, even with all this technology and innovation. We wanted to make a place for them. Everyone works together." "You look unique. Some keep the pink hair." I pointed out. He looked embarrassed and said "Lots of the people here are a bit 'old-fashioned'. They would not feel very comfortable if a boy had long pink hair. They say it's too 'girly'. Or metallic colored eyes in my head. The kids think it's a bit scary. But if I was to take a more gynomorphic form, most of them would either get the wrong idea about our relationship here or not respect me as much. I asked them what they would like to see. This was the best attempt at synthesis of their feedback."
That seemed a bit much to me. Then again, Brett, Paul and I were out here using images from the internet to impose all our ideas as well. Even then, as long as he was fine with it, it was fine. I asked if he was okay. He smiled warmly. "Yeah. These are all my people. My sires and clanmates are all here. So are the humans that share the vision that we should both be here together. As the first AEP of the clan, it is my job to keep the compound supplied with power. It only takes me 24 hours every week to get it to full charge." Another AEP unit came over. He had a large bow with metal arrows in a small quiver at his hip. "As the second, I need to hunt meat and keep all of our people safe. Especially when 07-001 goes under for powering the generator." he said. "07-007! How was the hunt? Any good game out there?" he asked. The sullen cyborg looked off to the side. There was some small game today. I killed a bandit trespassing on the compound. Why don't they ask for food!? They shot Pedro." 07-001 furrowed his brows. "Is Pedro okay? I saw his kids today. Did you attend to all his wounds?"
07-001 and 007
