"Hello." The bot twitched in the newly named test subjects arms.

"Oh no... Yes, hello! No, we're not stopping! Don't make eye contact whatever you do..." Tess ignored the bot's protests and stepped towards the tube. There lay a small white pill looking bot.

"Hello" Wheatley twisted around in Tess' arms, staring at her in shock.

"I'm different. Take me with you."

"I can't. I'm sorry. I already have a robot friend" the red eyed robot blinked.

"Thanks anyway." Tess smiled and walked after Chell. Once out of the hallway, Wheatley's optic flared.

"Why did you do that. We could have just ignored it."

"That's not very nice. She could have known a way to get out of here" Wheatley made a sound of realization and fell silent.

Silently, the three of them walked trough the hallway. Wheatley took this as a moment to take in his carrier.

He would be lying if he said he hadn't tried to imagine what color eyes she had. He had watched over her for years, making sure she wouldn't die. Sometimes he would talk, asking her things or venting about the other cores. Now from up close he could see every speck of green in her grey eyes and every smudge of pink on her cheeks.