>The crash you almost completely forgot about ended up on the evening news
>Someone got footage of you running away
>It doesn’t matter, Anon will take care of the legal issues
>You don’t feel the way you used to with Anon…
>Ever since the richness, fame, and constant software development
>He just hasn’t been the same
>Or maybe it’s you…
>You turn off the TV and pour yourself a drink
>How can things be so rich and heavenly, yet everything seems to be getting to you
>You turn around to see Rosetta, standing in the doorway
“Whoa, hey there, how are you?”
>“I am good!”
>She was glowing a fresh bright blue through her coat
>Her brand new and repaired parts processing and settling into her silicon exoskeleton
>You remember when you were that fresh
>You walk over to Rosetta and give her a big hug
>She giggles
>“I’ve learned a lot!”
>You’re still getting used to her simplistic ways
>Even though she thinks and works so much differently, she is now a beautiful, functioning pony
>And she’s very happy despite everything she went through
>You are so thankful Anon could save her
“Why do speak in such short sentences?”
>She looks down and then up again
>“Complexity is uncomfortable.”
“O-oh, okay.”
>“It’s worth trying.”
“Huh?”
>“Being complex.”
“Well… what’s standing in your way? Just start putting longer sentences together.”
>She gives you a concerned look
>“Not built for it…”
“Oh… well… what would it do if you tried?”
>“High energy strain.”
“Oh… w-well… I’m sorry Rosetta.”
>You start to see all of her processing paths light up and you can see a temperature monitor highlight in her eyes
>She makes a sort of whining noise and then opens her mouth
>“My architecture doesn’t handle physical and intelligent tasks well, four words generally peaks my limit before overclocking.”
>You weren’t expecting that
>A small amount of steam, followed by her body going back to normal and the smell of burning electronics hits your nose
>An error code is flashing in her eye
“R-rosetta you didn’t have to do that I’m sorry…”
>She falls over onto her side and frowns
>“Leg processor is damaged…”
>You see one of her legs retract and stop moving
“Oh… Come here sweetie… let’s get that fixed up.”
>She gives you a trusting smile before you hoist her over your back and carry her to the repair room
>“I’m not perfect yet.” She says in your ear
“No one truly is, but you are closer to it than most.”
>She chuckles and nuzzles you
>Considering she is a pegasus, and not a large one, she is considerably heavy
>You spot Anon sipping a coffee and working on a computer at the far end of the repair room
“Well, it didn’t take long, she already needs a repair.”
>“What? What happened?” Anon said, surprised
“You know how she only talks in short sentences? Well sh-”
>“I said something big.” She interrupted
>“Oh, and?” Said Anon
>“Burned out processor.” She said pointing at her inactive leg
“Yeah… she used everything she had and more to spit out a huge sentence.”
>“Well… I could see why that would happen, she really isn’t built for that kind of stuff.”
“Well uh… I will let you get to work on her.”
>With that you go to grab another drink and let Anon shut her down and repair her damaged processor
>It’s too bad she is so fragile still
>With a little time and effort, she should be just as robust as the rest
>Maybe you should spend a little time with her when she is repaired
>Of course! Take her somewhere tomorrow morning
>Anon has probably already pumped her full of knowledge, but she needs interact with everything around her
>You are about to pour another drink, then think it over carefully and give it a rest
>You really should stop. It’ll become a bad habit
>For some reason, all you can think about is Rosetta, and how she will develop and change
>You can’t wait to take her out tomorrow
>A café should be the perfect place to go
>Get a nice cup of coffee and let her observe the general public
>With all of this anticipation building up, you decide to go play video games with Winnie for a bit
>It was pretty late for the little filly
>She ended up falling asleep not long after you started
>You snuggle up to her and fall asleep too