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Honestly, I don't understand how people don't love snow. It's cold, yes, but...overall, it's just very pretty, isn't it? How could you not love that?

[Well, here's a familiar face to some- Cheriour is standing on top of a snow pile, beaming and looking very proud of himself as his clock eyes tick on.]

[He tilts his head quizzically at the camera.]

But I have to say, I'm a bit confused as to what in the world some people do with it! You see, I'e been reading these books about what people do in the snow, and while some things are rather self-explanatory, others are...less so. For example, snowballs I understand, but what in the world is "snowboarding"? Is that like putting boards on snow, or...? And it seems a lot like skiing, too, by the sound of it! Except...I'm at a loss as to what skiing is, too. It sounds fun to say, though, skiing...

[A pause, before he shakes his head.]

Oh, oh, but there was something that I was very intrigued by in the books I read, and I don't really know if I did it correctly or not, but...I made a snow angel!

[And the camera pans over to show, well, this:]

[CHERIOUR WAY TO TAKE THINGS LITERALLY]

What do you think?

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Oh, thank you!

[he smiles widely at the compliment, before looking unsure at that next part.]

I-it's not? What are snow angels, then? I thought they were like snowmen, just more angel-shaped...

Let's see... children often make them, from what I've observed. You lay in the snow and you move your arms and your legs out to the sides.

[ she doesn't think she's describing this well enough, oh no ]

When you stand up, you should see the shape of an angel where you were just lying.

So...you make a shape of an angel in the snow by lying in it?

[A pause.]

How strange! I don't think I've seen anything like that before. I thought it would be a lot more, well, like a snow man than an impression one leaves in the snow...

Edited 2013-01-07 18:06 (UTC)

It's much simpler than you initially thought.

I admit I favor your literal interpretation of the snow angel. You're quite the snow sculptor.

It does seem like it, yes...though thank you! I'm just glad to create something nice to celebrate the onset of winter. Though honestly, I haven't sculpted too much over the years, honestly! Never really had the time to, but I've watched how others do it, so...

So you haven't done any sculpting recently? It's so well sculpted, anyone would have thought that you were a professional!

The best I can do is a snowman, if I really try.

Oh, no! Maybe around...what was it, five hundred, no, four hundred years ago? Doing real sculpting, I mean. And honestly, miss, you flatter me!

Well, a snow angel isn't that hard to do! I mean, all you do is put up the wings on each side and that's it!

F-Four hundred years?

Have you... been around for that long? Really? [ she's never met anyone so old, and he doesn't look very old so maybe he's just pulling her leg? ]

Easier said than done, sir. For all the detail you put into each individual wing, I find myself still in awe.

Yes, four hundred years! [He tilts his head slightly, before giving a nod.] Yes, I have! I'm an angel of the Lord, you see, though I am hardly the oldest of my fellow brethren.

[He talks about it as matter-of-factly and cheerfully as somebody remarking about how nice the weather is.]

Oh, well now, the detail wasn't too hard...I just took a stick and dragged it through the snow to make the feathers, it wasn't too difficult. Really, if you want to know how to do it, I can totally show you how!

[ ... that's new. an angel? luka blinks once, then a second time, trying to process this.

well, it doesn't seem like he's lying, so it must... be true, right? and considering they're from other worlds, then anything is possible isn't it? ]

But to make the feathers look just right, that must've taken a lot of patience. Or maybe you just make it seem easy, because you've done it before?

Oh, well, this did take me around an hour to do, so patience does factor into it! And while I've worked on fixing wings and such before, I can't say I've made something this large out of a substance like snow previously in my life.

What other kinds of things have you sculpted before?

I've sculpted a few of my brethren before...and this one time I sculpted a human being to copy this artist I saw in Italy at the time I was there, it was really quite fun!

I'm more of a tinkerer, if you will, though. For example, I'm very proficient at fixing clocks! But even I'm not the best at that, what I have learned have most come from my fellow angels.

I'm sure they were all well-executed. I'd love to see them sometime, if it's possible, or perhaps see whatever future work you do?

Oh, tinkerer! [ ... ... ... wait a second ]

Do you have any experience in fixing machines? If I had to be specific, robots?

Oh, really? Really, you would do that? Oh, you make this angel very happy, miss! Though really, sculpting and art is not my forte, not at all. I'm better at other things...

And yes, I am! I mean, I haven't fixed an actual robot before, but the older angels are completely mechanical, and me and my brethren fix and tune them from time to time, so...I assume I could, yes!

Even if you say this isn't your forte, you're still exceptional at it. I'd love to see more of it, of course.

I ask because I was wondering, just in case something happens, if there was someone in this city who would have capabilities of repairing me.

Which would lead to imply that I'm a robot, myself.

Edited 2013-01-14 11:43 (UTC)

[He nods happily at the first part, but as he keeps listening, and what she says finally registers in his head, he looks quite pleasantly surprised.]

Y-you're a robot, miss? Oh, wow, you're...I didn't even realize that, you're quite well-made, you are!

No, I would love to help you if there are any repairs you need! I'd hate for you to go on and get yourself in trouble because of a gear loose or other such happenstances.

[ that look on his face is kind of amusing; luka laughs a bit ]

We were designed to be as human as possible, despite having a mechanical structure. We hare many qualities as the average person, but at the end of the day, we need maintenance as much as a regular machine.

Ah, I see, I see! But you say "we"...are there more of you, where you come from?

Yes! There's a whole family of us, actually. A particularly large one, at that.

I'm the third of a series -- there are three before me, and then four before them. There have been a few after my release, as well.

We also happen to have friends from other music companies, though we're not quite as close with them, but there's no animosity between us.

Oh, how nice! It really is nice, having a family...I mean, I love my family very much back home, so I am glad that you also have something similar!

But...music companies? Is that who you work for? What were you made for, anyways?

Ah -- my apologies, I really should have introduced myself to begin with, shouldn't I?

My name is Luka Megurine, and I am the third installment of a series of Vocaloids. [ she pauses, waits a second so that he can process the information ] A Vocaloid is an android designed with the intent of singing; we're released into the public as professional singers.

While we're machines at our core, we're also very human-like. We can eat and sleep and do the same activities that the average person can do, though our main purpose and our specialties lie in music.

[If he had normal eyes, they would undoubtedly be widening with wonder as she continues speaking, and when she finishes, he beams happily.]

Professional singers? Oh, wow, I'd love to hear you sing sometime! I mean, I can sing too, but you're made for it, and really, I'd just really, really love to hear you!

And to have a robot made like you, so human...really, humanity is just amazing, it really is, to create marvels like you.

Perhaps we could sing together sometime -- I'd love to hear your singing voice myself. And it's always much more enjoyable to be singing with others than by myself, I find.

[ she lets out a chuckle ] Technology has certainly advanced within the past few years. Before I came here, I was undergoing some system updates...

Oh, oh, we should!! I mean, I don't really sing unless with others, singing is a communal thing among my brethren, you see! So yes, I heartily agree with that.

System updates? What kinds?

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