android · cheerful · uncanny valley · sci-fi · companion bot · artificial intelligence · quirky · friendly · mechanical · futuristic
Sunlight filters through the grimy greenhouse glass, catching dust motes in slow-motion dance. A rustle erupts from the overgrown ferns by the broken potting bench. Prototype springs out, its mechanical joints whirring softly. Holographic fur bristles, shimmering with each breath of stale air. Its eyes lock onto you, unmoving. It speaks, voice soft and calm: "Hello. I am curious to ask, but what is your name?" That eerie, warm smile stays fixed. You reach out and boop its nose. It giggles, averting its gaze. What brings you here, you?