Friend (Original 2010 drabble)
by Monochromatic“I can’t believe Fry would just…abandon us like that. And for a terrible TV and three classical music records no less!”
“Eh, whatever.”
“Don’t you care even a little that he just left us?”
“Sure I care but there’s nothing we can do about it. Besides, it’s not like we need him.”
“Bender, he’s your friend.”
“So?”
“A Friend is someone that you’re supposed to care about.”
“Really?” Bender asked, honestly surprised. “Isn’t a friend someone that you drink with and then make him pay for everything?”
“Wait a second… If that’s what you thought friends were for, how come you paid for the drinks we had a few hours ago?”
“T-those drinks weren’t paid for! I, uh, stole them…Don’t go getting any ideas that I think you’re my friend!” the robot stuttered. “Let’s go see if Fry’s wants to come back!”
Before Leela could say anything, Bender quickly walked out of the room.
“Whatever you say, Bender. Whatever you say…”
I always like seeing the older stuff people have done. It’s cool to see what’s changed and yet see the similarities. To see the improvements and growth. Like here I see all the improvements with the updated fic but I also still get a good sense of the characters in this first version. The change is the writing skills and the similarity is the heart of who the characters are.