Trustworthiness - [for Cain]

[megadidit]

"I know what I want to do." The timid voice was a big change from the pouty, irritable one from the past couple of weeks. But even with the small voice, he had a look of determination.

"If I can't be Rock, then I want to be like him. I want to help people. I want to save the world. I want to be a hero." And with that, Segno stood there and waited

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[betterthanhim]

Cain just stared at him for a moment.

"That's... a big job, kid," he said finally. "Your world?"

[megadidit]

"I can do it. And I don't care where. I... honestly doubt I'm going to be allowed back to my world. There can't be two Rocks you know."

[betterthanhim]

"You don't have to be Rock, Segno."

[megadidit]

"You've told me that already. But I still look like him. Rockman can't suddenly have another bot that looks like him running around without there being questions or it causing problems."

[betterthanhim]

"Yeah, but can you at least junk him up a little and throw him in a cage until you decide what to do with him?"

Cain rolled his eyes back to Rockman.

[megadidit]

Rockman hadn't understood but Shadowman wasn't one to explain further and slipped back into silence. Segno took this time to whisper his own suggestion to the ninjabot.

"If he doesn't run before we can catch him and we can find something that can hold him, then sure. That's what I was thinking before Shadow said I needed to plan ahead."

[betterthanhim]

"That's sort of part of planning ahead, Rock."

[megadidit]

"More ahead, whatever. Look, I'm doing my best to plan here and people keep telling me to skip around and plan different pieces! Can't we just start at the beginning and work our way from there?"

[cantbewhoiam]

It'd been a while since Segno had heard from Shadow and after getting used to having him show up every other night or so, it was worrisome. He knew he was out searching for Forte, but he missed him. So when he got a comm call, he answered cheerfully - only to be greeted by another. It wasn't good news. Shadow's scarf was later placed in his window, a teleporter bundled within it and coordinates ready to go. To anyone else this might seem weird, but Segno got it. None of the others were willing to go after Forte so they were giving him this choice - go and attempt to avenge Shadow's death, flee and leave everything behind, or stay here.

It was not a hard choice.

Shadow's gone. Forte got him. I'm sorry, but no one else will, so I'm going after him now. If I can, I'll take care of him for good. If I can't, well, you won't have to worry about me anymore at least. I know you were just trying to help, but I can't change who I am like you want. Again, I'm sorry.

Oh and thanks for not killing me when you could have,
"Rock"

[betterthanhim]

The message, when Cain found it, was read through carefully.

"That's it. He's dead."

With one click, he forwarded it to Rockman. With another, he was on his way. Where he was going, he wasn't sure, but he was going to find Segno before the kid got his head pulled off.

[cantbewhoiam]

Futuristic, yet torn buildings towered around Cain. It was the bad side of the city and it'd rained not too long ago, leaving only drops of water to break the silence. And anyone who was around had probably hid at the flash of teleportation.

Rockman was trying to get a hold of him to find out where he'd went while he had Roll try to trace Segno's comm.

[betterthanhim]

Cain sent him a location of where he was at, nothing more. This resembled the towns that Wily smashed on his way through, although those tended to be rebuilt in most cases.

It was too silent.

[betterthanhim]

"Better sooner than later," Cain replied. "If this is going to happen again..."

[megadidit]

"It better not happen again. Who's to say he'll be lucky enough to be found a second time?" He'd used up a lot of luck being found this time.

Roll nodded and moved back to Segno to restart his systems - the copybot letting out a quiet groan once reaching consciousness.

[betterthanhim]

"None of you like listening to reason," Cain remarked. "I can't rule it out."

He touched Segno's shoulder gently. "Hey, kid, you there?"

[megadidit]

"That's for sure," Roll commented before leaving to put in an order for parts. "Then we'll have to keep an eye on him so he doesn't try again and get himself killed."

One eye opened experimentally, then the other once Segno saw where he was. "I- I can't feel my leg," he frowned, shifting on the table anxiously.