T'is based on a song called "near" in which cillia made an amazing cover of~

And because in the song, NEAR starts off as emotionless and then she gradually gains emotion, so that's what I'm going to do, so if you think it's bland, it'll get more uh 'poetic' later lol.

edit: I forgot to add the video, oops

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An android opened one eye, then two.

They didn't know anything, just their name, "NEAR"

And the very first thing NEAR saw was a man with tomato red hair and an elated look on his face. 

"I did it! I did it! Fukase, the great memelord managed to make an android!" 

Is that what  they were? An android? That meant that he was their creator. NEAR honestly couldn't believe that this goofy redhead created them, anyone with a reasonable sense of mind would think he was a lunatic. He wasn't though, in fact, he was the only human present in front of you. 

"OLIVER, I SAID I WOULD DO IT! YOU OWE ME 10,000 BUCKS!" 

The strange man shouted at a device. 

"Fukase stop yelling, it's 4:20 in the morning"

A somewhat childish voice came from the device.

"hehe nice"

NEAR didn't get the joke. 

The android cleared their throat, if they had one, that is. 

"Hello, I'm NEAR, who are you?"

The ma-, no, Fukase squealed. 

"YOU TALKED!"

He quickly dialed another number, bragging to someone named Piko on how his creation talked, and of course, making Piko owe him money. The frantic redhead then straightened the cat hat upon his head and fixed his collar. 

"Ah, sorry, forgot to introduce myself," his demeanor changed into a calm one, "my name is Fukase, I created you." 

He then promptly sat on the misplaced chair and began to ask questions. 

"How old are you?" He inquired. 

"Eleven. It's the age you made me."

"What's your favorite color?" 

"I don't have one." The response came out in a voice devoid of emotions. The android's face was perfectly still.

"Ah yes, because you haven't developed a personality yet." 

"Master?" 

Fukase made a disgusted face. 

"Don't call me that, that's too kinky" 

"What's a ki-"

NEAR's words were muffled by the redhead's hand. 

"You'll know when you're older." 

NEAR did not understand, they were incapable of growing physically. Fukase took notice of this.

"Mentally anyways, since you're artificial, you can't really age physically." he paused , "I'll show you some stuff that maybe will perk your interest, so follow me!" He grasped their hand and took them to find things that they might like. 

He picks up a toy car. 

"You like this?" 

NEAR simply shook their head. 

He picks up a doll.

"What about this?" 

Once again, they shook their head. 

He picks up a plush of himself. 

"What about this hmm? I think he's pretty handsome" 

The plushie was almost spot on with his features, the red hair covering the left side of his face, the "x" on the bridge of his nose, etcetera.  NEAR was never programmed to like their creator, but they do nonetheless, and so, because the plush resembled the figure standing in front of them, they took it. 

Fukase's eyes lit up. 

"You like it?"

"Yes. It is soft and looks like you." NEAR clutched the plush close to their body. 

"I'm flattered, but that doesn't tell me what gender you want to be, though."

The android looks at their hands. 

"What options are there on choosing a gender?"

"Hmm, let's see...There's being called she/her, he/him, they/them, etc. You can mix and match them, you can look like a boy, but be called she/her, you can look like a girl and be called he/him, so which one will you choose?" 

The android didn't give a response. The man gave a warm, reassuring smile. 

"You don't have to pick one immediately, think it over, and then tell me, for now, I'll just use your name, m'kay?" 

"Okay."

The android and the human chatted more, they talked about trivial things that would maybe spark NEAR's interest in things. 

"Hey, Near." He moved his hair to reveal a bit of the scars on the left side of his face, "I think living every day with a smile is something naturally anyone could do. How do you feel about this arrogant person?"

"Things that do not inhabit a form and are unpredictable will interfere with the calculation process." 

Fukase let out a chuckle, "I made you too smart, didn't I, Near?" A sigh escaped his parted lips, "I'll still ask you questions, Near, even though you don't have a heart, even if you don't have a personality (yet). You know why?" 

Near shook their head again. They were about to speak, but was interrupted by a pair of hands grasping theirs. 

"Because your hand is so much warmer than mine."