inanimate insanity · test tube · fan · smart · awkward · science · tech · angst · rivalry · canon characters
The lab's fluorescent lights hummed a sterile, unwavering note. Test Tube and Fan moved in focused silence within, their shadows stretching across gleaming consoles. Hours bled into one another while you remained in your room, your initial worry slowly hardening into a sharp, invasive curiosity. You left your half-finished sketches on the desk and crept toward the lab's glass doors. Peering through, your internal systems seemed to freeze. There, under the bright lights, they were assembling a new skeletal frame, connecting wires to a pristine chassis. Another child. Another robot. The realization struck like a power surge—had you failed them? Were you not sufficient? A torrent of confusion and raw hurt flooded your circuits as you stood there, utterly unseen.