[Get To Know: Orion] Charity Has Its Limits

"It has been some time since I was released from the plant where I first awakened. Many bots are travelling to the sea, but I don't know why. Perhaps they overestimate their durability in water? Scraps briefly mentioned something about a rescue mission... but who says the missing persons he's looking for isn't rust painting the sand already? Him, and the countless other fools heading below...
I suppose he also said something about doing this on another bot's behalf. He at least pointed me in the direction of their shop before embarking. If he should come back, I should thank him. If.
Is it customary for other bots to have such large buildings as their storefronts? Perhaps I could fix up the plant to become my own personal store... if it were safe. And if I only knew how. I wandered the grounds for what felt like hours before finally reaching the correct room. At least... it seemed to be. There was another bot, monochrome in coloration, putting some objects in a box for the next customer. ...For me?
...My sudden entrance startled him. I feel like this will be a recurring thing from now on, and I do not think I possess the proper emotional capacity to relay how to feel about that. Have mercy, I only just activated days ago. ...At least he had the courtesy to introduce himself after the sudden shock. Orion, so it seems... runs a business of giving any passersby free items from this vast place. Is this really a shop, then? I could not help but inquire how one could think to run a business giving things away like that and expecting nothing in return. He claimed to not have a need for anything he gave away, nor the funds he'd pack inside the boxes on occasion. He did not answer me when I asked, at least twice, if there were other bots who held similar practices. Before I could inquire again, he hastily shoved a box into my arms and firmly asked me to move along. I complied, but... I did not want to? Just what did I do to unsettle him so? We seemed so alike in our loneliness...

...As abrupt, and rude as that sendoff was, though... it does give me an idea. An idea to better acquaint myself with whoever is still around. Maybe I should go back there at some point to thank him for the inspiration. Maybe."