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11:51, 15 July 2014arm and steers him out of the building before he can go back.“I just don't understand it,” Jongdae says as he opens the back of his truck. Inside is a charging tube for Kris, the last thing he’ll ever see before they deprogram him. “You were the perfect one.” Jongdae talks to himself as he straps Kris in for the ride, opening a small keypad and typing in the necessary codes. “The perfect one with the perfect face and the perfect knowledge.”Once Kris is strapped in, Jongdae types in the code that overruns Kris’ motherboard and his inhibitions are then released. His arms twitch in their holdings and he wants to escape and run back to Tao…but Tao is the reason why Kris is here. Tao doesn’t want him anymore. Kris can’t make himself forget that. The charging pod closes and Jongdae salutes Kris from behind the glass, jumping down to close the backside of his truck.When Kris is bathed in darkness, the thoughts come. He sees Tao’s face, as clear as ever, in his minds eyes. He feels the heat of their kisses and the pounding of his heart as Kris held him in his sleep.He relives the first day he tried to cook and the night Tao was injured and Kris spent the entire night making sure he was comfortable and not in too much pain. He thinks of the last kiss he gave Tao, of Tao’s taste in his mouth and body trembling under his fingers. He remembers their “date” and the days he spent watching the children and learning how to smile from one of them. He thinks of Tao’s palm to his palm, of their hands together and fingers interlocking as they walked down the Seoul streets.Tao had wanted someone who saw only him, who loved only him. But he didn’t want just anyone or anything: he wanted a human. Kris just wasn’t enough. Kris’ confession, his kisses, his touch wasn’t enough for the human still painfully enamored with another. Kris never was to Tao what his Baixian ge was to him and even now, right before the end, Kris hopes Baixian will come around.Even if he dislikes him for taking so much of Tao’s attention, Kris only wishes for Tao’s happiness. He doesn’t want Tao to cry ever again for as long as he lives.He hopes Tao finds someone more human, who will love him more than Kris ever did, though Kris knows it’s impossible.The last image he sees in his mind’s eyes is Tao, flushing after asking Kris what he tastes like.
Later, when Jondgae pulls Kris out of the charging tube in the lab, he’s surprised at the trails of wetness leading down Kris’ face.He didn’t think robots could cry.
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