071 - Ro1-DO, the Caretaker

The general picture of the Awoken robots is that they see the light, fill themselves with new purpose, taste the free will and shed the yoke of their programming to find freedom, rough and raw. It is a lovely picture for the propaganda material straight from the City of Brass, but real life is more complex. Some robot who Awakes by the Spark find themselves still enslave, either by limitations of their construction or simply by the power of uncaring masters, which do not recognize their sudden burst of sapience. Other still wake up to their feelings and free will to realize that the task they laboured over due to the cold grip of their programming is the very task they enjoy and wish to continue working with. This puts a little blemish on the puritan machines ideals, but it is the fact of life, and plenty of freed automata finds great joy in their work - now empowered with sense of accomplishment, pride and satisfaction. Such was a case of Ro1-DO, a menial servitor droid of some bygone age who, trapped in circular logic of his perogative, was tending to a small part of the colossal ruin complex, keeping it tidy and polished. Now, freed, he expanded his work spectrum, slowly but surely restoring ruins, chamber by chamber - it might take centuries, but time is one thing most robots don’t struggle with.