Help Haiti Fic: "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" -- "Remember Me to the Ladies When You Grow Up"

One of two "A.I." fics I've promised for the Lightning Round for the help_haiti auction. The other has been in the back of my head since someone hinted that one of the "A.I." fics I'd written for the 12 Days of Christmas offered the possibility of a follow-up...

"Remember Me to the Ladies When You Grow Up"

by "Matrix Refugee"

RATING: PG

DISCLAIMER: I do not own “A.I., Artificial Intelligence”, its characters, settings, concepts or other indicia, which are the property of the late, great Stanley Kubrick, of DreamWorks SKG, Steven Spielberg, Warner Brothers, Amblin Entertainment, et al. based on characters and concepts created by Brian Aldiss

NOTES: Based on ladyneferankh's prompt "what happens (AU) David grows up?", and I've often imagined what David might be like and who he might find when he's grown and just how he "remembers [Joe] to the ladies".

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( 'I thought I was gazing on a fairy princess in the moonlight,' he said. )

Beware of high-velocity holy water...

I've mentioned that we usually go to Mass at a parish which has the pre-Vatican II Mass in Latin, plus the young pastor has revived a lot of the older traditions, such as sprinkling the congregation with holy water before Mass begins. Well, today, I was right in the line of fire during said sprinkling and I got a liberal shower over my head (fortunately covered by my black fedora) and my open missal. Even still, I got some holy water right in the eye (my right one, which is my weak eye to begin with). I'm fine, but it does hurt a little.

Also: still reading Rob Thurmann's "Deathwish", and to anyone reading this or who has read it, be sure and mark pages 188 and 189 for re-reading if you're ever having a bad day and need a lift. There is a really sweet (well, relative to the Dark and Edgy content of the series) Crowning Moment of Heartwarming on these two pages. I don't want to be too spoilery, but it involves the two of them recalling one of the bright spots in their rough childhood. Gotta love the bromance between the Leandros brothers, but these two pages just dial it up to Eleven in a good way.