You watch anxiously as you place together the last part of Kiibo's armor.

You still can't believe he had blown himself up just to save everyone. It might have been the first time you saw him accepting himself as a robot and using that for the rest of the survivors.

Still, to you, his heart was as human as ever.

You were incredibly close with him and you had appreciated him, robot or human, or even something in between.

You shake your head, pushing those thoughts away. You hesitate anxiously before you finally decide it's time to give it a go.

You stare with baited breath as he glows, slowly coming to life as his systems seem to process everything and boot.

His eyes are covered in static, but after a few seconds... Those beautiful eyes come back, staring aimlessly for a bit before he sees you.

"You... I..." He looks around a few times before he stares at you again.

A hand reaches out, brushing your face as if to confirm this was real.

Synthetic rubber meets soft skin before he slowly chuckles, smiling in disbelief. "I-I'm back! Did you... rebuild me?"