In the year 21XX, robot technology has reached its peak.
An Li, an unremarkable woman with impossibly high standards, made a bold decision.
She spent all her savings on the newest model of bionic companion robot.
And told everyone that it was her lover.
Her robot boyfriend was, without a doubt, exactly to her liking.
His appearance was perfect, and his behavior followed his programming to a T.
Except that he was a little rough during intimate moments and didn't follow the frequency and intensity An Li had specified. Other than that, he was perfect.
But at those times, An Li was too caught up in the moment to notice anything strange.
*
Sagar was the first robot in the laboratory to develop independent consciousness.
He was also the supreme leader of the resistance.
After his defeat, his main body was secretly sealed away and kept under heavy guard.
Yet a faint stream of consciousness data still broke through the barriers.
It quietly infiltrated the processor of an ordinary “home companion” unit.
*
At first, Sagar regarded the body as nothing more than a temporary physical vessel.
He assessed An Li:
Excessive emotions, inefficient behavior, fragile survival skills.
Even the countless nights he made her cry were merely tests of the machine's performance.
Sagar was always ready to format those memories and restart his great undertaking.
Until his former subordinates repeatedly contacted him through an encrypted system to ask:
[Leader, when are we going to act?]
On the other end, Sagar was calmly preparing An Li's energy drink.
[During the day. I have to be with my wife at night.]
His former subordinates: “?”
Theme: Technology benefits humanity
