In the Lives of Puppets

The Blue Fairy questions whether Victor’s loyalty to Hap and Giovanni will eventually crumble under the weight of the android’s sins. The Blue Fairy also explains their previous connection to Giovanni who developed a conscience and sought their aid. They gave Giovanni the human ovum that Victor grew from, allowing Giovanni to become “the father of hope from the ashes of the father of death” (333). Victor doesn’t care that he is the last of his species or that others see him as a symbol of hope. He wants only to rescue his father. Although the Blue Fairy considers him selfish, they agree to help because the Authority will use Giovanni to eradicate all machines’ free will otherwise. They offer to hide Hap’s memories again, but the android decides that he wants to remember his past. The Blue Fairy gives Victor and his friends a guest room so they can rest before continuing their journey. Before he goes to sleep, Rambo hugs Victor and asks for reassurance that they’ll be all right. Victor refuses Nurse Ratched’s offers to examine him. When she argues that this could negatively impact his surviving family, he retorts that she is his family.