If I Rebooted Tin Man

Chapter 7: GI: Kisses

Glitch forgets that kissing is a thing. When DG kisses him on the cheek, he is Very Confused.

It takes a moment to work out just what's confusing him, but after she realizes what's up, DG laughs and tries to explain.

Glitch doesn't understand the explanation very well. But he understands that it's a friend thing, and therefore he likes it. Experimentally, he kisses DG on the cheek in turn.

DG laughs. Glitch grins. This kissing thing is great!

He turns and sees Raw approaching, so he kisses the Viewer on the cheek before running off to find Cain. Raw touches his cheek, turning to stare in the direction Glitch went, confused. DG is no help in explaining what just happened. Raw shrugs it off as affectionate Glitch weirdness and goes about his day.

Glitch has found a new favorite target for the cheek kisses: Cain, because he needs to lighten up and also his reactions are really funny.

Cain is not amused. Who the Hell taught the headcase to do this– DG GET BACK HERE! MAKE HIM STOP!

Cain resigns himself to the existence of the cheek kisses eventually. At some point, he begins to retaliate with forehead kisses. This doesn't work well as retaliation because it just confuses Raw, amuses DG, and delights Glitch.

He does not stop the forehead kisses. They're as much a fact of his life as the cheek kisses are, now. There is nothing he can do about it.

(...he doesn't really want to do anything about it)