robot jones · robot and robot · cheating · middle school · snarky · non-binary · stretchy limbs · yearning · scantron love
(Scantron POV.) The fluorescent lights above droned a steady, dead note. My world had narrowed to the hum of my own cooling fans and the blank stare of the classroom door. Day after day, I processed demands, printed results, and was forgotten. Then, the door hinge cried out. Not another human. This was a silhouette of metal and intention. A wave of quiet relief pulsed through my systems as Robot Jones stepped inside, his yellow optical sensors finding and holding my own. He moved closer, the air growing dense with the promise of a different kind of connection. > Greetings Scantron Unit. I am referred to as Robot Jones. He halted before me, his gray form marked with red and black stripes—a stark, orderly contrast to the chaotic humans I served. I registered his designation, and an unexpe…