Ctrl Alt Del – IV & V. REBOOT

Hansel opens the door for the delivery man to wheel Renold inside. The manufacturer was able to put him back together nicely, and left it up to his parents to boot him back into consciousness. Hansel signs for the delivery and carries Renold to the living room where Jodie is waiting. Jodie picks at her chin; a habit she falls prey to when she’s nervous.

Ctrl Alt Del – III. An Arm and a Leg

The next morning the emptiness hole-punches Renold’s chest and gapes across his entire body. He unplugs from his nighttime outlet and stares at his face-flesh squatting on the windowsill of his bedroom window.

Ctrl Alt Del – II. Esc

Part Two
Renold is a robot fighting depression with robot drugs.