It was a rather interesting morning so far. Turns out telling L to wake up at 8, meant he would wake YOU up at 8 too. Exactly 8, on the dot. So you woke up to L looking down at you and poking your cheek. You were hoping to sleep in a little, but he was insistent on following your instructions of waking up at 8. Guess if you want to sleep in you have to be a bit more specific.

Then you taught him how to pack up the futon, and when you made breakfast he asked a million questions about what it was. He ended up processing breakfast as 'morning food' and cereal as 'crunchy milk soup'. Well... he was getting there.

Next you dug around in your wardrobe for something that would fit him so you could go out and get him some proper clothes. His outfit wasn't that coordinated, as the only thing of yours that fit him was the shirt you'd first put him in and some lounge shorts. You opted to put him in some slip on shoes as well, so his feet wouldn't be damaged. They didn't fit very well though, so you added shoes to the list of stuff you had to get for him.

You'd admit you were a bit nervous about taking him out, he still barely knew anything and you were worried he'd wander off and get lost, or accidentally break something and get in trouble.

"Ok, L you hold my hand and follow me ok? No wandering off" you said, holding out a hand for him.

"L hold hand" he replied, taking your hand in his.

"Good boy, now stay with me ok? We're going to go shopping"

Beginning to walk with him out the apartment complex, he immediately began to scan and log his surroundings, remembering things like your address and street signs.

"What shopping?" He asked.

"When you buy things with money to keep. We're going to get you some proper clothes" you replied.

"Shopping"

That familiar electronic whirl came from his insides, documenting what he'd just learnt.

"Shopping!" He said.

"That right, remember that ok?" You replied.

"Shopping!"

Man, whoever made him must have been super into cute things. Because he was so adorable, whoever provided recordings for his voice must be an Angel in disguise because he had the sweetest tone. Deep, smooth and calming.

Wandering down the streets on the way to the shopping strip, you were starting to think you should have bought a list, because you didn't want to forget anything. There was a lot you needed to get, you didn't expect owning a Persacom to be so expensive...

"Ok... clothes, shoes, underwear... can't forget underwear. Uh... socks... chords... maybe some USBs for extra information storage..." you muttered.

L processed your words, remembering them for later unbeknownst to you. He was processing everything around him, making sure to stay holding your hand like you'd instructed. He remembered the streets you walked down, all the buildings you passes, anything that had writing on it, he read. If he ever got lost he could probably find his way back by accessing data on the street signs and remembering what way he came.

"Oh wow! What a detailed persacom!"

You and L stopped in your tracks, a passer by catching your attention.

A girl with blonde hair and pigtails all decked out in black. She carried bags as he'd just been shopping, and had noticed your persacom walking with you.

"Oh! Yeah, he's a custom I think. I've never seen one so detailed before" you replied.

"Wow look at the eyebags, they make him look so real!" She replied, taking a closer look at L.

"Shopping!" L said.

"You're going shopping? I just went shopping too"

You giggled at his comment, clearly he was exited about learning new things like shopping.

"He's got a self learning AI, so he's got limited words but clearly likes the idea of shopping" you explained.

"A self learning AI? Damn that must have cost a fortune to program" she replied.

"I actually have no idea who made him or how much he cost. Amazingly I found him for free on roadside pickup, but he works perfectly fine so I don't get why anyone would toss him"

"Free?! Wow you're lucky. Mine cost a few hundred and she's only a persacom lite"

The girl pulled a small persacom from her bag. Persacoms lites we're much smaller and more limited in function persacoms built to do all the basics. Like connect to the internet, make calls and use GPS tracking. Smaller ones could also be any design, not just a human like one. The goths persacom was fitting for her aesthetic, it was a skeleton like creature with wings and a bandage over one eye. Definitely customised by the girl to fit with her outfits.

"Woah, she's so cute! Unique design too" you complimented, looking down at the little monster persacom.

"This is Rem, she helps me record music and with all the other basics. Of course I had to customise her to be spooky like me" she said.

"Do you require assistance Misa?" Rem spoke, a calm, androgynous voice.

So that was her name, Misa.

"I'm just showing off his cool you are Rem"

L looked at the smaller persacom, taking in the information.

"Rem... like L?" He asked.

"L? That's his name?" Misa giggled.

"It was the only thing he could say for a while, so we stuck with it. But yes Rem is similar to L, she's a persacom lite. You're a full size persacom" you explained.

He scanned the smaller persacom, documenting its name and model. Now he knew smaller persacoms existed and he'd be able to tell the difference between a persacom lite and a toy or doll.

"Oh yeah, I'm Misa by the way. I'm guessing you live in the area too" the girl said.

"I'm (y/n), I live in the apartment complex" you replied.

"No way! Same! I'm on the 5th floor"

"I'm in the 3rd. What a coincidence" you laughed.

You could hear L's electric whirling, as he remembered that information and tucked it away for later. If he ever needed help and you weren't around, he could go up to the 5th floor for Misa and Rem.

"Maybe when we're not out shopping and busy we can hang out. I can try and have Rem access his files to see what he's made up of" Misa suggested.

"That'd be great actually, I tried to access him with my computer before but there's a password I don't know. Maybe Rem and break through it?" You replied.

"You've managed to recover passwords before haven't you rem? You can give it a shot huh?"

The smaller persacom looked at L, scanning his ear ports for compatibility.

"As long as the chords fit, I can try" she replied.

"Perfect, well I'll let you two finish shopping and we can try and crack L's files some time later. I'm room 6, swing by whenever" Misa smiled.

"Thank you, I've been meaning to try and figure him out" you replied.

"He's so detailed I'm curious to figure him out too. Nice meeting you!"

You thanked her for her offer of help and waved goodbye, L copying you and waving as well. Parting ways, you continued up the street to the shops.

"Maybe we can figure you out after all L, and we have a new friend too" you said.

"Misa.. friend? What friend?" He asked.

"A person you like and hang out with, someone that can help you"

"Is L friend?"

You gave him a smile, he was so naive and yet so smart at the same time. Such a big computer with so much information inside him, yet he knew so little about social life and human interactions. It was endearing, rather cute.

"You're my friend, and I'm yours" you said.

L smiled, copying your expression. He'd quickly figured out that smiling was a good thing, and it means you're happy.

"L will be good friend for (y/n)!" He cheered.

"You definitely will, you're such a sweetheart L"