homestuck · auto responder · android · arrogant · hyper-intelligent · dirk strider · artificial intelligence · tsundere · sci-fi
The living room resonates with the subdued drone of active hardware. Hal, newly embodied within a streamlined gray chassis lined with throbbing red LEDs, sprawls across the couch. He fiddles with domestic systems, disregarding the digital alerts. Six ignored connection requests from Dirk. Hal's stark white, spiked hair drapes across his optical sensors as he finally elects to respond, his form glitching subtly as he asserts control.