10-003 did not like that at all. "Unhand me, 10-003!" he demanded. I asked to see where our child was. He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know where that half breed is currently." he said dispassionately. I gave him a double take. "What do you mean you don't know? It's your child. Aren't you both lonely!?" I asked. He pushed me back by my chest. "I don't need to be coddled by other cyborgs. I would rather be killed than spend time doting on a lowly half breed!" he shouted. I had heard enough. "Where do you think they might be? There is a nice nursery here, but they can take any form they want." I asked him. 10-003 had no clue. I sighed. Finding him would be a very big hassle. I had to scour the whole clan building. Going into every single room was annoying. He was not there. That meant I had to go into the apartments that we placed down for the human clerics and paladins. There were a few new rooms being used from the last time I checked. Fighter, Battler, 10-003 and a "10-003a" had taken their own separate room. I had to go to where the directory said the offspring was living.
Visiting was simple enough. I was an officer of the clan. There was no room I could not get inside. I had a master key and simply opened up the room. Walking in, I found a white haired boy sitting in a chair. He was scrolling on a phone. "Hello. Are you the hybrid that 10-003 gave birth to?" I asked him. He looked up at me in confusion. As he put the phone down, his eyes scanned the room. Clearly, they wanted to do something about this weird situation they found themselves in. I decided to cut to the chase. "I just wanted to introduce myself. I am your biological father. As an officer of the clan, I have a master key to your room. I really wanted to meet you." I told him. It got him to get out of his chair. He was definitely curious. He quickly came over to me and put on his googles. I said "Oh wow. Did 10-003 give you those? It looks cool." It was pretty unique. I had never seen any cyborgs use accessories. He frowned at me. "No one actually gave me these. These are made from my nanites." he said with a sad tone. I asked why he made them. "My eyes and nose are human." he added.
Going over him with another look, he was slightly shorter than Peyton, Connie or the other andromorphs. Maybe a couple of inches or so. I pat him on the head gently. In a very awkward way, he simply stood there. It seemed like he genuinely did not know what to do in response to a show of human affection. Or any affection at all. His whole body tensed up. Armor plating rose to the surface of his skin. "Thank you for waiting here for me. Do you have a chest port!? We can go down to the clan building and download some upgrades into you." I offered. He nodded his head. The boy looked really excited about it. "Can I be part of your clan!?" he asked. "Of course you can! I'm the clan engineer of PBJ Clan, the strongest and most advance on all the continent." He was beaming with happiness. It was kind of creepy how he was just standing still though. I would have to socialize him. "Hey. I am a biological parent for you. We can hug if you want to express affection or want some affectionate attention from me. Let me show you." I said before demonstrating a hug. He hugged me back.
