(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

eyes didn't rise. After a moment, they began rattling, as if stuck.
"Uh... Nordom. You can open your eyes now."
There was another klik and Nordom's eyes opened. "Not closing eyes:
Engaged-ged in Action Clarification for Subject (Unidentified, Nameless).
Formulating... submitting query: Are you lost?"
"Lost? What do you mean?"
As Nordom's warbling query ended with the word 'Lost,' a curious crawling
sensation wormed through the back of my skull - with it came two
certainties, hand in hand: This was not the first time I'd heard this, and that
what Nordom was about to say to my next question was important.
"When you say 'lost,' Nordom, what do you mean?"
"Absence of Name = Absence of Identity = Absence of Purpose = Absence of
Place in Multiverse = Null State = Loss. Nordom existed in State, Null, until
Subject (Unidentified, Nameless) attached identity to Nordom. Null Identity,
Null Purpose, Null Place equates to 'Loss.'"
Huh. So that's why he was so grateful for a name. "Well, I imagine I had a
name once, but I forgot it."
"Formulating new query." There was a tkkk-tkkk-tkkk as Nordom blinked
three times, rapidly - the sound was like the tapping of a hammer on a sheet
of tin. "Explain to Nordom why you performed this action: FORGOT-ing."
"It's a side effect of my... condition, I think."
The metal shutters sealed over Nordom's eyes with a whrrr, then he rattled
to himself for a few moments with his eyes closed. When they kliked open,
Nordom chrrruped. "Query: Memory defective?"
"Yes, you could say that."
"Pre-Conditional Action to clarify Query: Nordom memory space not yet
near capacity. Query/Action: In event of 'Yes' return from Subject
(Unidentified, Nameless) Nordom can re-remember for you."
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