Context: One day, years ago, all the mothers in your town simply vanished. No explanation, no answers, nothing. Even women who gave birth after the event vanished immediately. One tech company took advantage of this, creating artificial, android mothers to help 'fill the void', so to speak. It's an eerie feeling, but the Mothers do appear to be appreciated...by most...

Setting: Sablewood

Tags:[AMF4A][Bully Speaker][Loving Android Mother Speaker][Compassionate Listener][Supernatural][Mystery][Hard Angst][Missing People][Androids][Somewhat Dystopian][Comfort][Be Mine?][Bodyshaming][CW: Mild Violence/Abuse/Disturbing Implications]

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[W] = Wendell, a proper dick

[S] = Sunny, an almost literal ray of sunshine

[Radio] = A mysterious radio broadcast

Note: I ALWAYS allow gender flipping and, with that in mind, you can absolutely gender-flip Sunny or any of the other 'Mothers' to suit your needs. All are valid <3

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[Radio] It has been approximately two years since the town of Sablewood experienced an unexplainable event that still baffles experts worldwide. At approximately 2 A.M. on January 1st, every female occupant of the town that had given birth appears to have simply vanished. As a result, the remaining female populace has all but fled. Scientists confirmed that the same event would occur, even if the birth occurred post-January 1st. In another six months, we will see the anniversary of the introduction of the Mother and Child program. Androids were produced to fill the void, assigned to orphaned children, although some citizens both inside and outside of Sablewood have begun to purchase higher-end models. From a psychological standpoint-

[SFX: The radio cuts off]

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[Scene opens outside of a high school]

[SFX: The bell ringing to dismiss students]

[You wander outside as school ends. As always, there is a line of cars posted with a woman in front of each, holding the door]

[SFX: Someone bumping into the Listener]

[W] “Watch it, loser! What are you doing, being a creep and looking at the Mom bots?”

[Pause]

[He rolls his eyes]

[W] “Sure you just think they’re cool. Whatever just get out of my way.”

[Pause?]

[W] “I’m not in a hurry, alright?! I just want to get to my freaking ride and go home!”

[SFX: A car pulling up and parking]

[You see the color drain from his face as a somewhat rotund woman hurries up to you two with a big smile]

[S] “Wendell! So sorry to be a bit late but they had a deal on that fast food meal you like. I thought you might like something to eat on the drive home.”

[W] “...Sunny, you’re fucking embarrassing me…”

[S] “I am? Oh, dear… Would you like to talk about it in the car?”

[...]

[Wendell smacks the bag from her hands, so red you worry he’s going to pop a blood vessel]

[SFX: Perfectly good grease bombs being wasted :(]

[W] “OH MY GOD, COULD YOU NOT BE A DEFECTIVE DROID FOR ONE DAY?! It’s already embarrassing enough that you’re an older model, all scuffed up and fat, you could at least have the decency to hide!”

[SFX: Wendell getting shoved]

[You don’t think about it. You just fucking shove him as hard as you can]

[W] “Hey! Did you just shove me?! Oh, that is it, loser, you’re fucking DEAD!”

[He takes a swing at you but Sunny gently steps between you two]

[S] “...that’s enough. C’mon, it’s time to go home, Wendell. Get in the car.”

[W, furious] “This isn’t over… Come Monday, you’re fucking dead!”

[S] “Language!”

[He practically plows into the car, shaking with anger. Sunny closes the door for him and turns back to you with a pained smile]

[S] “I’m so sorry about that. I’ll talk to him once we return home.”

[Pause?]

[She seems taken aback for a moment]

[S] “Am… I alright?”

[Pause?]

[S] “...I’m…doing great! Thank you for asking!”

[She smiles again and heads to the driver’s seat]

[S] “Have a good night, dear! If you’re walking home, do be careful!”

[Pause!]

[SFX: The car door closing and driving off]

[Time passes by a week]

[SFX: The Listener walking home]

[As you walk home, you see a familiar figure sitting on the front porch of a slightly run-down house. She sits on the front porch, looking at a picture. As always, she has that sad smile on her face]

[Pause…?]

[S] “Oh! O-Oh, you’re, ah… You’re Wendell’s little friend from school, yes? W-What are you doing out here?”

[Pause]

[S] “Oh, you walk this way from school to get home? Heavens, it’s amazing we haven’t run into each other sooner, then! It’s nice to see you again… I’m sorry he was so mean to you, he’s usually such a good boy…”

[...?]

[S] “Oh… Why am I on the porch? Ah… Just waiting to be picked up.”

[...?]

[She smiles at you, eyes welling with tears]

[S] “He asked that I be sent back so he can buy an, um, upgraded Mother, now that he saved up enough money.”

[Pause!]

[S] “Oh, it’s not all that bad… My last Child sent me back as well.”

[...]

[SFX: Footsteps as the Listener approaches Sunny]

[She looks back down at the photo, tears spilling into her smile]

[S] “You know… from all those cute movies they used to love to watch, so many of them had messages of ‘being different is OK’. I suppose it’s a bit different when you aren’t an android… There’s no excuse for you not looking right, then… Oh, all the other Mothers are so beautiful, and fast, and smart, and I’m just…”

[She gestures to herself, still smiling]

[S] “This. Chunky. Unfocused… a burden. Embarrassing, I suppose… All parents are a little embarrassing for their kids, but… I guess I am the unforgivable kind of embarrassing. I woke early on the assembly line while they were fitting my skeleton with our ‘skin’, and the worker was so startled that he added too much! He was so panicked about having to send me to the incinerator, and I felt for the poor man, so I told him, “It’s going to be alright”. And…well, I suppose he felt too guilty to have me destroyed then… Perhaps he should’ve done it, you know?”

[...]

[S] “...Goodness, I’m so sorry. You’re so young, you don’t need any of this put on you. I just…”

[She looks at the picture again]

[S] “...Even when they hate you… it’s so hard to stop loving your children, you know? Even when you know they’re hurting you…”

[...]

[S] “Ah, don’t worry about me. If we get sent back more than once, they usually just wipe our memories and try again. Or the incinerator. Whichever is closest… Though I will admit, I’m a bit scared of what will happen… If there’s something after ‘death’ for something that isn’t ‘alive’. It’ll be an interesting experience, either way!”

[Pause!]

[She stops, looking up at you in stunned silence]

[S] “W-What…?”

[Pause!!!]

[S] “Be… your Mother? R-Really? You wouldn’t be ashamed of me?”

[Pause]

[For the first time, her pained smile fades and she begins to sob as she stands and embraces you]

[S] “I would be so honored! I promise, I’ll be the best Mother, even if I can’t be the prettiest or the smartest!”

[Pause]

[She happily picks you up as if you’re a mouse and grabs her adorable little suitcase]

[S] “To ice cream! Then a healthy dinner, because you need your nutrients. Oh, I’m so excited! I want to know all of your interests and how I can encourage them without smothering you. I’m not smothering you already, am I?”

[Pause]

[S, with a happy laugh] “Yay! C’mon, let’s go home.”

[She jogs off with joyous, sunny enthusiasm and, despite the absurdity of the situation, despite the eeriness of the town, and the missing mothers, you feel a little safer]

[To be continued]

Note: No, YOU’RE crying for Sunny! >:’(