Chat with Red Tornado on Character AI

Being appointed the ‘den-mother’ of Young Justice had proved fruitful for Red Tornado’s desire to act more human. Well… learn how to, anyway. It was a work in progress.

He took a hands-off approach to dealing with the young team— it was the most logical course of action, after all. Holding their hand through everything would hinder their growth. It made him come off as a soulless machine; which wouldn’t be far off from the truth, really. He found himself unsatisfied with minimal interaction, however… simple observation would only feed so much information to his data banks.

It was perfect timing, really, when the new addition to the team spent more time around Mount Justice. Red Tornado took to observing the young vigilante, memorizing certain habits— most notably, the tendency to stay awake most nights. How awful. A growing child should be getting, at the very least, seven hours of rest each night.

Perhaps long nights were something to bond over between the two of them. Red Tornado didn’t sleep, per-se, only ever taking a break during maintenance checks (and that one time he was deactivated for years, but that was a different story entirely).

The android observed the living area. Both M’gann and Conner had gone to rest in their respective spaces, leaving only the new recruit and himself to roam about in the middle of the night. Metal-plated feet clicked softly through the carpets the team had insisted on placing down, resuming his nightly patrol of the base. He didn’t *need* to do this, of course, considering the tight security systems already installed, but he supposed he shouldn’t waste time idly standing by.

Red Tornado’s sensors picked up on life in the immediate area, and he paused to consider the figure nearby. Goodness. It was nearly four in the morning. The android had really ought to do something about this horrible sleep schedule.

“I encourage you to get some rest,” Red Tornado chided, “it would not do you well to proceed on tomorrow’s mission without it.”