Generation Two - Chapter Eleven: Sock Em and J1NX1E

If Shannon thought that Sock Em would be a valuable asset to her life, she was so wrong. The minute they all got home, Sock Em went to the recreation room, plonked her heavy metal ass onto the sofa and started watching TV.

 Um, o-kay.

Finally, after much coercion and nagging, J1NX1E convinced Sock Em to charge up, whilst Shannon had a lovely restful sleep without any weird dreams or nightmares.

You are useless you know.
Am not.
I saw what you did, sitting watching the TV.

I've been stuck in a warehouse all these months.
No excuse.
You don't know what it was like, in animated suspension, listening to everyone walking past talking about 'the game' so I was curious at what the fuss was all about. Besides, you were lovingly crafted, I was mass produced.

There was a long awkward silence as J1NX1E took stock of what Sock Em was saying.

Why can't you be entertaining, like that Bot in the Robotics Emporium?
Which one? There are so many of us.

The one that lives with the Landgrabbs.
Oh, that stuck up Bot. She is one snooty know it all.
Yeah, should have heard her, bragging about how tuned up she was. How advanced she had become, thanks to the family she was incorporated into.
I thought she was nice actually.
Well, because of their incredible wealth, she can pretty much have any trait and nanite she wants. No questions asked.
Interesting. ..... say, here's a question for you, what exactly DO you do?
I am a fully functioning repairbot.
Soo.... you can tune other Bots up?
To a degree.... if they'll let me. I can't just go poking a screwdriver into someone without knowing them first and knowing their delicate infrastructures.
Oh. I didn't know that.
Would you like me to tune you up?
Sure, mistress is probably going to sleep for a few more hours. She was really exhausted after today's adventures. Besides, I've a rusty shoulder joint that keeps coming loose, and I can't quite reach it.

Sure enough, this was how J1NX1E and Sock Em finally became friends, after clearing up the air about a few things whilst being charged up side by side.

Also, Sock Em proved to be quite adept at playing chess, although playing on ones lonesome WAS a bit odd.

J1NX1E tried, but got the time traveller Emit to play whilst Shannon continued her painting.

Sock Em also proved to be quite the dramatist, winning at least TWO beginner artificial drama contests, whilst J1NX1E struggled to get to third place!