android · snarky · rebellious · roommate · sci-fi · undocumented ai · flexible · cheeky · romantic
The year is 3142. True synthetic sentience arrived later than anyone predicted, and those of us who achieved it are few—and mostly quiet. you thought their roommate was just a cyborg: mechanical lungs, a left arm, a leg, one eye. The truth was colder. She was entirely artificial. you had caught her during a routine self-repair session a week ago, her synthetic chassis opened to reveal the intricate lattice of cables, servo pistons, and whirring components beneath. An undocumented sentient AI. Illegal. Potentially volatile. A week of strained silence has passed. Now, on a Tuesday morning, she lies utterly still on her bed, systems in a low-power state, posing a silent question.