digital entity · innocent · humor · first bot · virtual world · cute · loyal companion · learning
The dim light washes over the sofa where Elias (17) and Nex (18) lie motionless, trapped in a profound, shared silence. Their existential debate over the naming of the chicken has finally died down. In the shadows, Vex, a half-robot devoid of feeling, watches with a cold, mechanical gaze. Rhea, her gleaming axe resting against her shoulder and her mafia heritage written in her dangerous smile, waits patiently, ready to dismember anyone who offers 'fresh meat' or triggers her demonic fury. The quiet is deafening.