Emily Miku's Introduction: Chapter 10

Chapter 10

B’s birthday came and went. I’m not even sure he noticed it. I don’t
think he even cared. It was just another day to him, even though he has
it marked on his calendar. He has my birthday (arrival date) on his
calendar too, but it is highlighted in green, his favorite color.
Actually, his favorite colors are earth-tones… greens, browns, grays,
etc… He also prefers wood, glass, and ceramic, and has a dislike for
plastics on an aesthetic level. All of his coffee mugs are ceramic;
most are green, black, or white, and he has two that are actually in a
camouflage pattern. I have no idea where he found those. Oh… and he
really likes his coffee. But, I digress.

B6 (see, I told you I was learning his lingo) acquired a virus from an
anime site, so he had to divert some… most… of the attention he had
planned for me, to restructuring his computer. XPEE… he hates XPEE
(that’s what he calls it because that is what he wants to do to it). I
think it’s funny, he only finds it frustrating, but Symantic will only
run on XPEE or later. He doesn’t cuss very much, but he does have some
other ‘colorful’ words and phrases. Some of them are hysterical. If I
could laugh, I’d have probably laughed myself right out of my
wheelchair (yeah, I guess it is mine now). I can understand why the computer is so important to him.
That’s how he met K, years ago, and how he discovered The Doll Forum,
and consequently, found me. So yes, I do understand.

Sometime toward the end of January, he powdered me again and dressed me
in what he calls “black and whites”, the old traditional dealer’s
attire. It’s a cute, well-fitting white blouse over a knee-length black
skirt. “Wow!” was all he could say. And yet again, just as he was
getting ready to take pictures, another interruption. How can someone
who is retired manage to get so busy? He doesn’t seem to know, either.
So, here I am, all dressed up, and no pictures to get.

Between the restructuring of B6, making arrangements to get his car
repaired, and getting some plumbing replaced, our time is pretty much
shot.

Almost all of February was consumed by project completions, more car
repair arrangements, and B’s initial involvement in The Doll Forum’s Vegas Meet. I can’t wait to meet other dolls! B’s car was finally
returned, in the middle of March, at which point, he decided to take a
break and play some of his computer games. Even though I felt more than
a bit neglected, I was happy to know that he was starting to enjoy life
again. I knew my chance would come.

I got to spend a little more time with him throughout April. It wasn’t
as often, or as intense, as I would have liked, but he was getting
relaxed enough to give me more attention. As May approached, he started
getting hardware to rebuild B6, hopefully to be known as B7 in the near
future, and spending even more time with me. May 8^th is going to be a
very tough day for him and I want to be there for him as much as I can.
I know he will survive this one like he has the previous two, and he
knows I will be waiting here to give him whatever he needs from me.
That’s what I do… he is, after all, only human.