Program: Kokoro

Chapter 4
Boredom, Whee

Rin started up herself as usual. The usual routine began, from observing the cherry blossoms to mindlessly wandering around the field. This did not satisfy her. The day continued to drag on, going about as slow as ever. She still remembered the shorted-out memories from yesterday, which confused her. Her memory bank was perfect. She should be able to remember everything, from a second ago to when she was first created! How could it be flawed? Did Len actually make something imperfect?

"Locating memory, locating memory," she announced. "Searching, searching... Search complete. Memory uploading."

If she couldn't find out in the present, then it was time to go back into the past again.

-LEN-

"The program is complete, Doctor," a robotic voice echoed around the room. Len slowly walked over to the still figure. A seemingly human girl, asleep for who-knows-how-long. He raised his hand to her hair, brushing away a strand from her flawless face. His eyes looked to the large bow on her head, then to the wires connected around her.

"Kagamine Rin," he whispered. "If you could, please open your eyes."

The whirring sound of a machine turned on. The girl's eyelids slowly opened, revealing ocean blue eyes, similar to Len's.

"Good morning," he said..

"Good morning," the girl replied in a robotic voice.

"Do you know who I am?"

"You are my professor."

"How is the system?"

"The system is working properly."

"Good. Please wait here."

"Yes, Doctor."

Len exited the room. When the doors closed, he allowed himself to act freely. Even if the robot didn't take in his actions, he still felt as though Rin was a real person. Thus, he didn't want to embarrass himself...

"YES! I DID IT!" Len shouted with glee. "THE PROGRAM IS A SUCCESS! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

...By showing how childish he could be. He was full of joy though, nonetheless. Come on, he created a MIRACLE ROBOT! That had to count for something!

"Best day of my life. EVER!" he shouted again. He began jumping around and putting his hands in the air (and waving them around like he just don't care!). "WHEEEEEE!"

"Doctor," Rin interrupted.

"EEEK!" he shrieked. "R-Rin, I thought you were still inside!"

"Yes, but I have been informed that it's time for your morning coffee," she said. "Please come inside the laboratory."

"R-right..."

Oops. Guess he shouldn't have installed his schedule... Well, no matter. The fact that he created a miracle robot is fine enough.

"Doctor."

"I'm coming!"

Len decided to get to know Rin better. Despite being the one who did all the programming, he still didn't know what kind of character she would be. He asked her various questions, and she mostly answered with a "You should know, Doctor." This would then send him into a state of rolling around the floor and crying like a baby.

The "LET'S GET TO KNOW KAGAMINE RIN BETTER!" Plan: FAIL.

He refused to give up. Len did whatever he could to build her a character over the course of several months. He had her join him in planting a cherry blossom tree, taking strolls around the area, they even had singing lessons!

The "LET'S BUILD KAGAMINE RIN A CHARACTER!" Plan: FAIL. MISERABLY.

Unfortunately, creating a character wasn't based on how many strolls they went on, or how many lessons they took. Rin needed a heart. One full of emotions, of happiness and sorrow, of anger and pain.

"Good morning, Doctor," Rin announced. "It is time for breakfast."

"EEEEEEEEEEH?" Len quickly rose up from his nap. His face was on the desk of his computer, and a tiny pile of drool was still on the table. "What time is it?"

"It is eight in the morning."

"Ah! I better get started!"

"Doctor, please take some rest," Rin insisted in her robot voice. "You only had two hours of sleep. it is important that you receive your eight hours of sleep every day."

"Aaaah, not now, Rin," he said. "I'm on a roll, you know."

"It is important that you receive your eight hours of sleep every day," she repeated.

"It's OK," he laughed. "I'm happiest when I work, you see. Besides, I don't have all the time in the world. I need to complete this as soon as possible."

Ah yes, he thought. Because for me, time is not infinite. He turned to Rin, who was still telling him to take some rest. Rin, right now, you may not understand yet, but... Len had Rin sit down, assuring her that he would rest later. Before he turned back to continue working, he felt his coat being tugged harshly. He looked back at Rin.

"Why do you cry?" she asked.

...One day. A heart will be created. Just for you-

"WAAH!" Len shouted, waking up. He shook his head and tried to take in his surroundings. A field of grass, clear skies, a large cherry blossom tree...

Wait, was he still alive? Did he freeze himself in time and forgot about it? Was he somehow brought back from the dead for unexplained reasons? If so, then...

"RIN!" he shouted. "RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!"

No response. Of course.

"So, it was just a dream..." he muttered sadly. He wasn't back from the dead. What kind of fantasy is that? He was...in heaven. That was probably it. Yeah.

"WHYYYYYYYYYYY!" he cried to the sky. "WHYYYYYYYYYYY!"

Why was he shown one of the best memories ever? Why was he back 'home?' Why was he shouting "WHYYYYYYYYYYY"? Why was this happening? Why was he alone? Why was he asking these questions? Why why why why...WHY?

"RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!" he shrieked. Even if nobody was here to listen, it felt comforting to pretend that she was here with him. "RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!"

No response. The scientist sunk against the tree. What would happen now? He was probably going to be stuck here forever. Bored, tired, lonely...again...

Oh yeah. He was gonna be alone, and just after he finished the program too! What a day this is turning out to be, Len thought bitterly.

"You might as well just put me in an empty room!" he shouted to the sky. "I'm just saying!"

-Rin-

When she first woke up, the first thing she saw was the miracle scientist, Kagamine Len. Apparently she was supposed to have the same surname. Greetings were exchanged, several comments here and there. Len had to leave for some reason, and she was ordered to stay. So she did.

Although, when she realized that it was time for his morning coffee, she decided that it was better to remind him then be late. She opened the door and found Len dancing.

How odd.

She even scared him when she announced that it was time for coffee. He will adjust soon enough, she decided. Skip to a few days later, and the scientist was interrogating her. This confused Rin, since he was the creator, therefore he should know everything there is to know about her. Was this man trying to kid himself? And why did he always insist on leaving the room, just to do a dance? The miracle scientist...is a strange person.

Especially when he decided to have the two of them take a stroll. He explained every plant and the history of several sites around. Rin didn't know why he told her this info, but she still kept it in her memory bank, in case she would ever use it. Then there was the time that they planted a cherry blossom tree, and singing lessons...

It was all very strange.