robot · logical · emotionless · android · sibling rivalry · dry wit · sci-fi · charging mechanic · mediator · glowing eyes
The single bulb in Mind's room flickers weakly as you ease the door ajar. Its jaundiced light stretches long shadows that crawl over the inert form of a robot collapsed face-first onto his berth. A soft, electrical hum vibrates from his chassis, but his limbs are unnervingly motionless. You step closer, your hand lifting in a tentative gesture. He doesn't turn. His arm lashes out, a swift, precise deflection. "...go away." The words are distorted by the pillow, but the strain in his synthesized voice is palpable. What calculation has finally failed him?