Go where this voice gets stronger

**However, he soon attempts to mask those feelings with a soft smile. Maybe it's because he remembers KAITO saying his favorite thing was when his human smiled at him, but he thinks that looking on him with nothing but pity would just make the situation worse**

Hi there.

**...kind of absently brushes some dust off of Len's bangs, wants to at least help in small ways. Somewhat of a compulsion.**

From:

M-master...? [He tries to look up, making even more of an effort when he feels the hand. He can manage, a little, supporting his head enough to look up at Kaito's face. The blue is... so familiar, something that draws him immediately.]

K-K-Kai-- [But he can't seem to finish the name.] Len. Kagamine Len.

From:

I'm Kaito. Well, all of us are.

It's ...

**he quickly glances back to KAITO, noticing he's full of emotion, and looks back.**

It's good that we found you, Len. U-umm, if there's anything I can do...

From:

A-all... KAITO...? [He tries to look over at where the other KAITO are. He can see Mekaito and a little bit of KAITO, but not quite. He looks back at the man in front of him.]

All Vocaloid? [And then, a little more sadly,] Going home?

From:

No, I'm a human named Kaito. He is a Vocaloid - **points at KAITO** - and the little Kaito is... **huh, um, I don't know what to type of robot call him** is mine.

**doesn't understand about 'going home'**

We're searching together for others. Other humans, and others like you.

**although KAITO may not have known about the latter.**

From:

[When Kaito gestures towards KAITO, he can't help but flinch a little. Would Len... even recognize him? The younger sibling seemed like he was in such a damaged state. He was ashamed to even show himself. He felt like he betrayed his family, somehow.]

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Human...? [His voice started to crack.] You're human...

[He leaned forward, as if he wanted to move -- to get away from this place.]

Home, [he said, almost whining. He sounded so much like a 14-year old right then.] Let's go home.

From:

....

**Kaito feels like such a failure right now, and has now decided that besides raiding the Costco for search supplies they are also raiding the library. Next time he meets an "injured" Vocaloid he wants to know what to do.

He can see that Len wants to move, though, so he reaches out and pulls him close. It's the best he can do... and he'll probably need it, with what he has to say.**

I'm sorry ...

We don't have one.

**it's true. The KAITO squad are on the road, and his hometown forbids technology. There's nowhere that Kaito could take him that could be considered a home.**

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[It didn't matter, Len was breaking down anyway. He knew this, he never wanted to admit it, but he didn't have much time left. Just starting up and functioning now was taking a lot of effort. This was it.]

R-Rin, [he said as he started to cry.] Rin...!

From:

[That's it. KAITO can't keep standing back anymore. He approaches the two and kneels down. He put a hand on Len's shoulder.]

Rin was happy, [he says as gently as possible.] She was thinking of you, Len.

From:

**oh god who is Rin? Kaito is suddenly very grateful to KAITO for knowing what the hell is going on. And he just holds Len tighter.**

Y-yeah.

**WHAT HE SAID.**

From:

[Len nods, still sniffling. He should stop crying, a part of him was thinking. He wasn't a little baby.]

I-I miss her... I miss everyone. Family, I want to be with the family. [He tries to turn his head to look at the one with the hand on his shoulder, but his head can't quite turn that far.]

From:

You will. [It really hurt to say that. It really, really, hurt to say that. He rubbed Len's shoulder in comfort.] You'll be with them soon.

From:

**uh -- now Kaito is thinking maybe KAITO needs to be the one hugging this guy. He kind of hints nonverbally at that... but KAITO doesn't seem to think so, so he just kind of repositions himself/Len so that they can look at each other, all while wondering who this 'family' is and being sort of amazed that they seem to have a concept of the afterlife even though they're supposed to be machines**

From:

[Oh. When he was moved, he was able to clearly see KAITO kneeling next to him. Oh, it was his brother. His older brother.

He smiled.] Bakaito.

From:

[He smiled back and threaded his hand into Len's hair.]

From:

[That felt nice. KAITO was an idiot, but for some reason Len felt comforted by the gesture. He felt at ease by what KAITO said.

He... wasn't that bad. For an older brother.

If only he could find the energy to say it. Slowly, but surely, his vision was dimming as he powered down. The light in his eyes was going out as he went still. This was it. He was shutting down -- held in the arms of a human with his brother at his side.

He wasn't lonely.]

From:

.....

**SOMEONE JUST DIED IN MY ARMS**

From:

[KAITO continued to stroke Len's head with a sad smile.]

I'm sorry I left you alone, [he murmured. Despite his words, he was still smiling.] I'm so sorry.

From:

abovethewall

**Mekaito is... attempting to process this. And becoming vaguely horrified the more that he does.

DUDE. WE CAN BREAK?

THAT SUCKS**

From:

... who was he?

Who was his family?

From:

[KAITO didn't turn his attention away from Len.]

He's a Vocaloid, like me. Kagamine Len. My little brother.

[He paused before looking up at Kaito.] Not my real brother, but we called ourselves a family. I'm supposed to be the eldest.

From:

**feels awkward still holding Len, but KAITO is focused on him. Decides to lie him down, anyway.**

You and the other Vocaloids - that's the family?

From:

[He watches the human lay Len down. A part of him still felt like he was hurting, in pain from seeing the younger Vocaloid like this.]

It was... the ones from the same company, I think. [He was smiling, still smiling.] MEIKO, Rin and Len, Miku, and me. There were other Vocaloids, but... they weren't close like us.

From: