Finally, he installed a handgun barrel in each of his butt cheeks. These had incendiary rounds in the magazines. I might as well make it standardized among my clan's AEP units. When he unplugged from the chair, he looked pleased with himself. Now it was time to get a bit personal. I put a hand his shoulder. "Myles, did you inherit a toxic AEP organ from 10-003?" I asked gently. He nodded his head. Just like with 10-003, he could produce white poisoned needles that could cause both acid damage or stunning effects. It was half as potent. That was fine. I gave him one of the magnetic AEP organs I had. "Here. I want you to integrate this organ. This should keep you safe from all metal attacking you." I told him. He took it eagerly. This was a full strength organ. All the hybrids had half strength organs. Placing it in his lower back, he was able to slowly integrate it. When it was fully connected, he smiled. "I am so much more powerful. Thank you." he said. I smiled back at him. "Let's go out. I'll pay for it." I took him to a diner. He was able to order anything on the menu that caught his eye.
He ordered a cheeseburger and fries with a birthday cake flavored milkshake. I ordered the same thing. I told them not to put any onions on mine. That still included the ketchup, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato and pickles. When the server left, I started up some small talk with Myles. He answered what I asked him. Nothing more and nothing less. He never asked me anything. It seemed that I needed to socialize him more than I thought. It was fine. Myles was awkward in conversation but otherwise he was doing pretty well. He enjoyed eating. Zipping around town, I showed him all of the good places to go. He followed behind me like a baby duckling. I thought that was so cute. Showing him off to the others in the clan was a mixed bag. Many of the AEP units were gone. The PEP units did not value human-cyborg hybrids. Even though they could see all their stats, they refused to understand that they had value. It was a bit hard to get them to react in a proper way. With prompting, they got there. After that, they went around to the others. The remaining clan AEP response was cold.
They did not like how he was the offspring of a Conqueror AEP unit. That was not something that Myles could control at all. I ended up scolding them. They did not change their minds about it. The warm welcome that I had been seeking came from the humans of the clan. Paul, Brett and Mason thought that he was cool. They all wanted to know what he could do. Myles had no trouble showing them. Being bullet proof was something that they liked. The white senbon was really cool. Myles' AEP ego was stroked and he puffed out his chest. He really liked being praised by us all. It was fine with me. 10-003 left him in some random apartment room for weeks. At least he had a phone with him. That had to have come from 10-003. When I asked him what it was he was doing when I found him, he pulled out his phone. He was scrolling up and down social media. Mason looked at it and blinked. "I know that handle! We are friends, Myles." he exclaimed. He showed him his social media. Myles hugged him. Mason flinched from the suddenness and pressure. Mason was not hurt.
