AMI-289: My Best Friend

a very poor family of the predecessor species saved up their money to buy an amicabot babysitter for their child. this robot, simply called "my best friend" by the child, was loved to bits - so much so that the family couldn't really afford to repair it often, but they did their best to ensure it was in working condition, as their beloved child, the baby of the family, loved it so much.

the parents shut down Best Friend right when they heard of the coming apocalypse. it wasn't told anything of the sort. and eventually, after the home was reduced to ash, after the volcanic eruption... a broken core began to flicker, powering up again.

Best Friend was there, but... where was their own best friend?

they searched for days, seeking the one child they were supposed to protect. eventually, they couldn't take it any more - they broke down.

all they can do now is search aimlessly through the planet, trying to find some way, any one way, to bring their best friend back. anything that would help them go back to that time, that time full of crayons and toys and playing, that they were built for.