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| After being returned to the government lab where he was created, D.A.R.Y.L. (Data Analyzing Robotic Youth Lifeform) is subjected to a series of tests and examinations. The images of the apparantly human little boy strapped to the cold, sterile examination table and of his head covered with electrodes are horrifying, and although he has not been programmed for such emotions, he let's the scientists know that he's frightened. | |
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| When the scientists ask D.A.R.Y.L. his name, he responds "Daryl," but they insist that he use the acronym, forcing him to acknowledge what he is. Soon after, they examine his computer brain and discover a faulty chip that may account for his strange behavior--such as developing taste preferences (he likes chocolate ice cream better than chocolate) and displaying emotional responses, neither of which he was programmed for. | |
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Here Daryl's best friend, Turtle, and his foster father, Mr. Richardson, are introduced to the true D.A.R.Y.L.--enormous computer banks in which are stored Daryl's memory and higher brain functions. |
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