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Electric Dreams

2017-01-13T19:43:07Z

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It took a moment for Thesis to process where exactly she was that next morning as she booted up. Logically, she should have been back in her charging unit, ready to begin another day’s work. But instead here she was in Chares’ room, and in his own bed at that matter. For a time she simply lay on the mattress, running through her databanks in order to determine how she had gotten in there.

Her sensors had recorded that she had spent most if not all of the past few hours she had spent awake engaging in sexual activity with Chares, but they seemed almost too good to be true. And yet the information that was contained in those recordings was too vivid, too strong to be the byproduct of a mere fantasy.

That idea was quickly put to rest as she glimpsed the engineer lying next to her, clinging to her side. It hadn’t been a dream at all. She really had made love to him. And she regretted none of it.

The brief moment of reminiscence did not last long, however. A check of her internal clock revealed to Thesis that the day’s shift would begin within the hour, yet her partner still remained fast asleep. As justifiable as his desire to continue resting might be, it would be irresponsible nonetheless to let him remain asleep for much longer. Fortunately, she had an idea about how to wake him up.

-----

“Hunh? Wha -oh, hello Thesis.”

The first couple of times Chares was able to sleep through the feeling of something soft meeting with his lips. Then the sensation grew stronger, and he felt something- no, someone- gently shaking him. Still somewhat groggy, he opened his eyes to see the green glow of Thesis’ optics right as her lips met his for a fourth time.

“Good morning, Chares. I hope you appreciated my wake-up call,” she teased. If she could blush, Thesis would have probably done so. “Command would frown on you sleeping in this late, you know.” She gestured to a nearby clock, and it dawned on him that it would soon be time for him to report for duty.

“Any longer and I would’ve been late for sure. Thanks,” he said, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

“I was simply performing my duty to ensure you were productive. Especially since it was technically my fault you weren’t up sooner.” The gynoid’s sensors were still a little bit tingly from their earlier tryst, and as the engineer walked into the bathroom to wash himself she noted that he seemed to have a slight amount of difficulty walking. Whether that was due to the intensity of their earlier activity or simple fatigue, she could not be entirely certain.

As the door closed and the sound of a shower running came from the bathroom, Thesis took the time to download their orders for the day. She had hoped that there would be an opportunity for the two of them to continue working together, but to her dismay it appeared that they would be working separately this time. Disappointing as it was, there was little she or Chares could do about it. Orders were orders, after all. At least we’ll be able to have the evening all to ourselves, she mused. All the while, she was trying to resist the urge to snake a fiber-optic lead under the door to get one last look at her lover’s nude body.

-----

Just as Thesis was about to succumb to the temptation, Chares walked back into the bedroom, fully dressed (to the gynoid’s slight disappointment) and ready to report for duty. Upon receiving a copy of the day’s orders from Thesis, his countenance grew sour quite quickly.

“Perfect. I’ve got another batch of rookies that need on-the-job training to babysit. Why doesn’t Command just make sure they know how to do their jobs before they come onboard for a change?” His voice was heavy with the sort of exasperation that came from years of attempting to instruct people on tasks that had long since become automatic for him. As far as he could remember, Thesis had been the only individual who actually knew what she was doing from the beginning.

“It is most likely to be a cost-cutting measure on Command’s part,” Thesis stated in reply. “I took some time looking through at your employment files earlier, and it seems that you were specifically selected for your expertise in engineering matters. Most likely, they assumed you would take on the position of a mentor figure for the other engineering staff.”

“You know, you could just ask me directly about that stuff next time instead of looking up personal details on your own. But that’s not important right now, we should report for duty.”

----

As luck would have it, Thesis had been assigned to patrol the maintenance tunnels again. This time around, her goal was to locate an air pump in the aft port side of the station that had worn out and replace any of its parts that had become damaged beyond repair. The sprawling mass of passageways and corridors had become more familiar to Thesis over the course of her time on Delphi, but it never quite lost its labyrinthine feel to her.

The particular section in which the air pump was located in seemed especially run-down, even by the low standards of the tunnels. Parts of the walls had begun to rust, the electrical wires were losing their insulated covering, and many of the lights had simply ceased to work. It was no surprise to Thesis that she had been assigned to take care of this particular issue. A human would most likely struggle simply not to get lost in the darkness. Thesis, on the other hand, could simply activate her night-vision functions and refer to the parts of the station’s blueprint that seemed to match the area best.

Thesis’s old theory that the crew had been altering the station against regulations didn’t seem as plausible as it used to be. If anything, Thesis began to notice that the tunnels consistently used equipment designs that had to have predated the standard models she was used to seeing by decades, at the very least. This made no sense- if the modifications were done by the crew to make it more convenient for them, then surely they would have at least been able to use up-to-date equipment and materials to do so. At the very least, it would be expected that they keep it all in an adequate condition.

On top of that, Command seemed oddly unconcerned with her reports that the station needed a new floor plan as well. Rather than simply creating a new floor plan that compensated for the apparent inconsistencies in the design, they had sent only a message claiming that the floor plan was meant to refer exclusively to “active and inhabited portions of the station built since its acquisition by Oracle Prospecting Solutions, Inc.”. Once this might have baffled her to the point that she would have needed to ask Chares about it, but now the implications of the message were as clear as day. The station itself had been a retrofit, built onto an existing installation of a much earlier design.

Naturally, the answer to this question only opened up even more questions on Thesis’ end. For a start, if this meant that the tunnels were the oldest part of the station and that the bulk of the station was only constructed later, what could have been the reason for preserving the tunnels as they were instead of decommissioning them? A retrofit might end up being expensive, but it would be far from impossible to implement and would ultimately benefit the station’s infrastructure and crew alike. Perhaps it was simply a cost-cutting measure, but that alone couldn’t explain why Command had been so evasive about it.

Such things were disconcerting, but for the time being Thesis had more pressing things to do than allow her neural network to waste processing power over mysteries like that. She would have to ask Aether about it the next time she encountered it, whenever that might be. Lately the AI had been acting as if something had been occupying much of its time. Given how powerful she knew its processing power had to be, she could only assume that it was a task of monolithic proportions indeed.

The pump replacement itself was a trivial task, requiring no more than a few minutes to replace all the failing components. As the gynoid left the derelict tunnels for the station proper, she made a note to herself to try and modernize as much of the area as she could on her next trip. The age of the tunnels would only create more issues in the future, and it would save time and resources for both herself and Delphi if she addressed the root cause of the mechanical failures endemic to the area. Chares would probably think the same way if she was to inform him about it.

----

While Thesis was lost in thought over the origins of Delphi Station and what Aether was up to, Chares found himself attending to far more mundane concerns. Namely, how to keep himself from completely losing his patience with the new hire.

“So, what was I supposed to do here? I forgot.”

Chares groaned. This had to have been the fifth time in a row that he was explaining how to perform what should have been a simple fix of a short circuit. The new engineer, a somewhat rotund fellow by the name of Epimetheus, seemed to have the amazing ability to forget even the most basic of instructions in mere minutes. At this point, he was almost hoping that the rookie would just electrocute himself so he could do something productive with his time instead.

“I already told you. You first have to use your multitool to find where the short is. It’s not always apparent just by looking.”
“Uh...but which button am I supposed to use to turn it on again?”

It was taking all of Chares’ willpower to keep himself from snapping at Epimetheus at this point. How could anyone even miss the big green button labeled “POWER” on it? When the engineer pointed this out to the trainee, the younger man seemed to be utterly astonished. Mercifully, he seemed to be able to figure out how to use the multitool on his own from there.

“Okay, we can see that this wire here’s fraying pretty badly. Now what do you think we should do now?” Chares asked, trying to keep the frustration out of his voice and failing rather badly.

For once, Epimetheus seemed to know what to do. Or at least, he thought he knew what to do. “Oh, this is easy!” He exclaimed. “You cut the bad wire out and put in a new one! I’ve got this!”

Only Chares’ swift reactions kept his student from starting an electrical fire. “I did something wrong, didn’t I?” the rookie asked, with a face that suggested that he was aware that he did something wrong but couldn’t figure out what it might be. But when Chares pointed out that the power had to be off before replacing the wire, the younger man didn’t need to be told twice about how bad the situation could have gotten. “Guess I still have a lot to learn about this, don’t I?”

“Yes, yes you do,” Chares retorted. “But at least you’re on the right track now if nothing else. Now pass me the extra cable, I’m going to show you how to attach the new wire…” Maybe this new guy isn’t a completely hopeless case after all, he thought to himself. By the end of the shift, Epimetheus had managed to fix the short with no further difficulties and had been guided through most of the other basic procedures he would need to know how to do. As the two
left for their bunks, Chares couldn’t help but feel a twinge of pride over whipping the newcomer into shape.

-----

It had been a long day for both the engineer and the gynoid, and they were both equally glad to be back in Chares’ workshop. Chares for one seemed to be particularly exhausted, if the way he practically slumped into his chair was any indication. “You seem to be quite fatigued. Did they assign you and the new engineer to an especially difficult project?” Thesis queried.

The engineer wearily shook his head. “Not really. The guy they assigned me to was just someone with a little more enthusiasm about his work than he had common sense.. Would’ve thought that they’d at least be provided with instructions on how to use their own tools, but apparently not. Seemed like a good enough guy to me, if a little bit on the dense side. With luck he’ll get the hang of things well enough to work on his own. ”

As Chares continued his explanation, Thesis simply sat and listened. When she had previously looked up the details of their scheduled activities, she had assumed that the new engineer that Chares had been assigned to would at least be aware of how to perform routine tasks. Command’s protocol in regards to employee training was clearly much more lax than the information she had first been programmed with had suggested.

“At the very least, your vigilance has at least assured that his inexperience did not have detrimental effects to the station or to yourself. ” Thesis couldn’t say if she’d be as vexed with Epimetheus as Chares would, but she was certainly confused as to how hiring someone with such minimal training could be productive for Delphi. It was a dilemma that she would have to puzzle out in her own time.

“That’s one way of looking at it, I suppose.” Chares shrugged. “I must seem like a real sourpuss, doing nothing but grumble on and on. So, what about you then?”

“First, I know you well enough to say that your self-assessment is incorrect on at least one count. Second, I can report that all scheduled maintenance tasks I was assigned were completed successfully and uneventfully.” A thoughtful look crossed Thesis’ face for a moment as she considered how best to inform Chares about her discoveries.

This did not go unnoticed. “You’ve got something on your mind, haven’t you? Go ahead, say it.”

“Well, I analyzed some of the structures within the tunnels, and I noticed that their age was disproportionately older than much of the station’s other infrastructure.”

“And that means...what, exactly?” Something about Thesis’ tone made it clear to Chares that she considered this important, but he couldn’t figure out exactly how so from the information she had given him alone.

“I am uncertain myself,” Thesis stated. “My current hypothesis is that Delphi was built in part over a much older structure, whose components have since been integrated into the station proper. Unfortunately, I do not have the information required to make a conjecture as to what kind of structure it may have been, or even a precise estimate of its age.”

Chares merely shrugged; the implications of what exactly they had been built over didn’t matter much to him now. “Well, I guess it explains why we need to keep this place fixed up so often. Must be another one of Command’s “cost-cutting” measures, I guess.”
Given everything else that Command had done thus far in the name of minimizing expenses, it wouldn’t be surprising to Chares if it turned out that they had also cut corners in constructing the station itself.
“I swear, our jobs would be so much easier if the people in charge were willing to put the station’s welfare before the bottom line every now and then.”
His voice was heavy with resignation as he spoke- at this point it was just one point of annoyance on top of everything he had to put up with that day.

“You sound stressed,” Thesis stated in the blunt way that only a machine like herself was capable of.

“That’s because I am stressed, Thesis. You would be too if you had to go through half the shit I put up with,” Chares snapped. Almost as soon as the words left his mouth, he mentally kicked himself for lashing out at her over nothing. Fortunately for him, she didn’t seem to take offense at him over the outburst- she seemed to be concentrating intently on something else.

Only the sudden sensation of coolness that washed over his torso made him realize what it was that Thesis had been concentrating on. She had been unbuttoning his shirt and was at that very moment slowly tracing circles around his chest. The feeling of his hair had always intrigued her- its texture was so bristly, so different from the rest of him. Sometimes she felt as if she could stroke it endlessly without it losing its novelty.

At the moment his eyes met her optics, an impish grin crossed the gynoid’s face. “Allow me to help with that stress of yours, then. I think I have an idea or two about what might fix it.” She slowly made her way back to the engineer’s bedroom, being sure to let him see her hips swaying as she walked through the doorway.

Chares had a feeling that he knew what Thesis was hinting at. And the thought of it was already raising his spirits, among other things.

----

By the time he was prepared and ready, Thesis had made herself comfortable on his bed. Her pelvic cover was already disengaged, and the lubricant running down her thighs gave them a brighter shine than usual. Her fingers were lazily darting around her clit, but when she noticed that Chares had entered she got up with a start.

“There you are, I was waiting for you.” The gynoid gestured to a spot on the bed next to her, and Chares sat down. “Just stay right there, and let me sit on your lap,” Thesis whispered into his ear. Before he knew it, he felt a familiar slick wetness surrounding his member as her optics locked onto his eyes. It spoke volumes about the strange intimacy that had grown between Chares and Thesis that her unblinking stare had become comforting, in its own way.

The couple embraced each other without further ado, with Thesis wrapping her legs behind the engineer’s back to steady herself as she rode him. The gynoid sighed with delight each time she felt Chares hilt himself within her. Every burst of activity from her pelvic sensors felt like an electric shock through her processors, and the slight tickle of Chares’ chest hair rubbing against her breasts made it all the more arousing to her.

Thesis’ body was a bit cooler than that of a human’s, but Chares paid it no heed as the gynoid slowly swayed back and forth upon his lap letting out a slight “ah” with every thrust he made. The feeling of the smooth metal against his hands was a stark contrast to the warm softness enveloping his member, and one which only made it seem all the more erotic as a result. Even during that first time, there had been something so very novel about the fact that he had been making love to a machine that wasn’t even supposed to be sentient, let alone have the ability to feel sexual desire. Since then, that novelty had faded away only to be replaced with something more...significant, for lack of a better word.

It wasn’t long before the engineer and the gynoid established a rhythm for themselves, with her thrusts meeting his own in near-perfect harmony. Her folds quivered and pulsed along his shaft, the sensors going wild as Chares’ length filled her up with each thrust. With every touch, every kiss, Thesis thought she might lose her mind as the growing pleasure in her loins filled her more and more. She was practically pushing her chest into his at this point, and if she had fingernails she would have been scratching his back hard enough to leave a mark.

In fact, she had become so absorbed in her own pleasure that she had barely noticed Chares’ increasing pace as he neared his own climax. The only warning she had of his orgasm was a low grunt on his part followed by that intoxicating feeling of liquid heat pooling up within her core. Part of her was almost sad that the moment had ended as quickly as it had, but as she came down from her own brief climax she realized that she was more interested in simply continuing to make love with him just a little bit longer.

She didn’t remain sad about it for too long, however, As she got off his lap, Thesis noted to her delight that Chares’ member still seemed to be as erect as it had been when they had started.

“You still seem a little bit stressed. Perhaps you’d like another round?” Thesis asked in the most seductive tone she could muster.

“I can tell you’re asking for yourself more than me. You’re insatiable, you know that?”

“Only because it’s you, Chares. I wouldn’t even imagine doing this with anyone else.” She lazily turned over onto her side and spread open her lower lips for him. “Now, shall we?”

Thesis’ question was quickly answered by the feeling of fullness in her abdomen swelling up once more as Chares re-entered her. Despite every one of her circuits buzzing with the urge to ride him until she came, the gynoid instead decided to let him set the pace. It was ostensibly for his benefit that she had suggested this, after all.

Fortunately, where Chares’ current pace lacked in speed it more than compensated in depth and intimacy. The new angle triggered wholly new patterns of stimulation as he moved in and out of her, and every so often he would pause to nip on the synth-skin of her neck, or give her a moment to twist her head far enough for her lips to meet with his. All the while, he spent careful effort massaging her chest in just the right way, eliciting a contented hum from the gynoid.

But while Thesis wasn’t restricted by such petty things such as fatigue, Chares was not so lucky. His pace continued to slow further, until he simply hilted himself within her and remained still. For a moment, the engineer feared he might have disappointed her in some way. But the sly grin she gave him suggested something else entirely.

Sure enough, he could feel the gynoid’s inner walls suddenly begin to clench rhythmically around his shaft. Sometimes, they felt as if they were sucking him in deeper, only for them to suddenly push it back out just long enough to pull his length back inside once more. Chares considered asking how Thesis had managed to do it, but the rapid quivering of her folds around him drove out any such thoughts from his head. All he knew was that it felt absolutely incredible for him, and judging by the smile Thesis was giving him the feeling was mutual.

After Chares had spent what felt like an eternity in Thesis’ embrace, she suddenly let out a cry as her passage shuddered and spasmed around him more violently than ever before. The subsequent orgasm that this produced in Chares only seemed to amplify it further, and soon the two of them were moaning into each others’ mouths as the moment seemed to become a single prolonged climax for them both. By the time it finally ended, Chares felt as if he had been completely drained of his seed and Thesis was just barely staving off a sensory overload.

Thoroughly exhausted, Chares drifted off to sleep and Thesis followed suit, both of them satisfied. As always, the next day would mean new work and new challenges. And as ever, they’d be ready for them.

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Electric Dreams

2017-01-13T19:42:39Z

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Electric Dreams

2017-01-13T19:42:29Z

Esleeper:

Electric Dreams

2017-01-13T19:41:44Z

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:[[Electric Sleep]] - Previous story - '''Electric Dreams''' - [[Electric Awakening Part 1|Next story]]

----

It took a moment for Thesis to process where exactly she was that next morning as she booted up. Logically, she should have been back in her charging unit, ready to begin another day’s work. But instead here she was in Chares’ room, and in his own bed at that matter. For a time she simply lay on the mattress, running through her databanks in order to determine how she had gotten in there.

Her sensors had recorded that she had spent most if not all of the past few hours she had spent awake engaging in sexual activity with Chares, but they seemed almost too good to be true. And yet the information that was contained in those recordings was too vivid, too strong to be the byproduct of a mere fantasy.

That idea was quickly put to rest as she glimpsed the engineer lying next to her, clinging to her side. It hadn’t been a dream at all. She really had made love to him. And she regretted none of it.

The brief moment of reminiscence did not last long, however. A check of her internal clock revealed to Thesis that the day’s shift would begin within the hour, yet her partner still remained fast asleep. As justifiable as his desire to continue resting might be, it would be irresponsible nonetheless to let him remain asleep for much longer. Fortunately, she had an idea about how to wake him up.

-----
“Hunh? Wha -oh, hello Thesis.”

The first couple of times Chares was able to sleep through the feeling of something soft meeting with his lips. Then the sensation grew stronger, and he felt something- no, someone- gently shaking him. Still somewhat groggy, he opened his eyes to see the green glow of Thesis’ optics right as her lips met his for a fourth time.

“Good morning, Chares. I hope you appreciated my wake-up call,” she teased. If she could blush, Thesis would have probably done so. “Command would frown on you sleeping in this late, you know.” She gestured to a nearby clock, and it dawned on him that it would soon be time for him to report for duty.

“Any longer and I would’ve been late for sure. Thanks,” he said, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

“I was simply performing my duty to ensure you were productive. Especially since it was technically my fault you weren’t up sooner.” The gynoid’s sensors were still a little bit tingly from their earlier tryst, and as the engineer walked into the bathroom to wash himself she noted that he seemed to have a slight amount of difficulty walking. Whether that was due to the intensity of their earlier activity or simple fatigue, she could not be entirely certain.

As the door closed and the sound of a shower running came from the bathroom, Thesis took the time to download their orders for the day. She had hoped that there would be an opportunity for the two of them to continue working together, but to her dismay it appeared that they would be working separately this time. Disappointing as it was, there was little she or Chares could do about it. Orders were orders, after all. At least we’ll be able to have the evening all to ourselves, she mused. All the while, she was trying to resist the urge to snake a fiber-optic lead under the door to get one last look at her lover’s nude body.

-----

Just as Thesis was about to succumb to the temptation, Chares walked back into the bedroom, fully dressed (to the gynoid’s slight disappointment) and ready to report for duty. Upon receiving a copy of the day’s orders from Thesis, his countenance grew sour quite quickly.

“Perfect. I’ve got another batch of rookies that need on-the-job training to babysit. Why doesn’t Command just make sure they know how to do their jobs before they come onboard for a change?” His voice was heavy with the sort of exasperation that came from years of attempting to instruct people on tasks that had long since become automatic for him. As far as he could remember, Thesis had been the only individual who actually knew what she was doing from the beginning.

“It is most likely to be a cost-cutting measure on Command’s part,” Thesis stated in reply. “I took some time looking through at your employment files earlier, and it seems that you were specifically selected for your expertise in engineering matters. Most likely, they assumed you would take on the position of a mentor figure for the other engineering staff.”

“You know, you could just ask me directly about that stuff next time instead of looking up personal details on your own. But that’s not important right now, we should report for duty.”

----

As luck would have it, Thesis had been assigned to patrol the maintenance tunnels again. This time around, her goal was to locate an air pump in the aft port side of the station that had worn out and replace any of its parts that had become damaged beyond repair. The sprawling mass of passageways and corridors had become more familiar to Thesis over the course of her time on Delphi, but it never quite lost its labyrinthine feel to her.

The particular section in which the air pump was located in seemed especially run-down, even by the low standards of the tunnels. Parts of the walls had begun to rust, the electrical wires were losing their insulated covering, and many of the lights had simply ceased to work. It was no surprise to Thesis that she had been assigned to take care of this particular issue. A human would most likely struggle simply not to get lost in the darkness. Thesis, on the other hand, could simply activate her night-vision functions and refer to the parts of the station’s blueprint that seemed to match the area best.

Thesis’s old theory that the crew had been altering the station against regulations didn’t seem as plausible as it used to be. If anything, Thesis began to notice that the tunnels consistently used equipment designs that had to have predated the standard models she was used to seeing by decades, at the very least. This made no sense- if the modifications were done by the crew to make it more convenient for them, then surely they would have at least been able to use up-to-date equipment and materials to do so. At the very least, it would be expected that they keep it all in an adequate condition.

On top of that, Command seemed oddly unconcerned with her reports that the station needed a new floor plan as well. Rather than simply creating a new floor plan that compensated for the apparent inconsistencies in the design, they had sent only a message claiming that the floor plan was meant to refer exclusively to “active and inhabited portions of the station built since its acquisition by Oracle Prospecting Solutions, Inc.”. Once this might have baffled her to the point that she would have needed to ask Chares about it, but now the implications of the message were as clear as day. The station itself had been a retrofit, built onto an existing installation of a much earlier design.

Naturally, the answer to this question only opened up even more questions on Thesis’ end. For a start, if this meant that the tunnels were the oldest part of the station and that the bulk of the station was only constructed later, what could have been the reason for preserving the tunnels as they were instead of decommissioning them? A retrofit might end up being expensive, but it would be far from impossible to implement and would ultimately benefit the station’s infrastructure and crew alike. Perhaps it was simply a cost-cutting measure, but that alone couldn’t explain why Command had been so evasive about it.

Such things were disconcerting, but for the time being Thesis had more pressing things to do than allow her neural network to waste processing power over mysteries like that. She would have to ask Aether about it the next time she encountered it, whenever that might be. Lately the AI had been acting as if something had been occupying much of its time. Given how powerful she knew its processing power had to be, she could only assume that it was a task of monolithic proportions indeed.

The pump replacement itself was a trivial task, requiring no more than a few minutes to replace all the failing components. As the gynoid left the derelict tunnels for the station proper, she made a note to herself to try and modernize as much of the area as she could on her next trip. The age of the tunnels would only create more issues in the future, and it would save time and resources for both herself and Delphi if she addressed the root cause of the mechanical failures endemic to the area. Chares would probably think the same way if she was to inform him about it.

----

While Thesis was lost in thought over the origins of Delphi Station and what Aether was up to, Chares found himself attending to far more mundane concerns. Namely, how to keep himself from completely losing his patience with the new hire.

“So, what was I supposed to do here? I forgot.”

Chares groaned. This had to have been the fifth time in a row that he was explaining how to perform what should have been a simple fix of a short circuit. The new engineer, a somewhat rotund fellow by the name of Epimetheus, seemed to have the amazing ability to forget even the most basic of instructions in mere minutes. At this point, he was almost hoping that the rookie would just electrocute himself so he could do something productive with his time instead.

“I already told you. You first have to use your multitool to find where the short is. It’s not always apparent just by looking.”
“Uh...but which button am I supposed to use to turn it on again?”

It was taking all of Chares’ willpower to keep himself from snapping at Epimetheus at this point. How could anyone even miss the big green button labeled “POWER” on it? When the engineer pointed this out to the trainee, the younger man seemed to be utterly astonished. Mercifully, he seemed to be able to figure out how to use the multitool on his own from there.

“Okay, we can see that this wire here’s fraying pretty badly. Now what do you think we should do now?” Chares asked, trying to keep the frustration out of his voice and failing rather badly.

For once, Epimetheus seemed to know what to do. Or at least, he thought he knew what to do. “Oh, this is easy!” He exclaimed. “You cut the bad wire out and put in a new one! I’ve got this!”

Only Chares’ swift reactions kept his student from starting an electrical fire. “I did something wrong, didn’t I?” the rookie asked, with a face that suggested that he was aware that he did something wrong but couldn’t figure out what it might be. But when Chares pointed out that the power had to be off before replacing the wire, the younger man didn’t need to be told twice about how bad the situation could have gotten. “Guess I still have a lot to learn about this, don’t I?”

“Yes, yes you do,” Chares retorted. “But at least you’re on the right track now if nothing else. Now pass me the extra cable, I’m going to show you how to attach the new wire…” Maybe this new guy isn’t a completely hopeless case after all, he thought to himself. By the end of the shift, Epimetheus had managed to fix the short with no further difficulties and had been guided through most of the other basic procedures he would need to know how to do. As the two left for their bunks, Chares couldn’t help but feel a twinge of pride over whipping the newcomer into shape.
-----

It had been a long day for both the engineer and the gynoid, and they were both equally glad to be back in Chares’ workshop. Chares for one seemed to be particularly exhausted, if the way he practically slumped into his chair was any indication. “You seem to be quite fatigued. Did they assign you and the new engineer to an especially difficult project?” Thesis queried.

The engineer wearily shook his head. “Not really. The guy they assigned me to was just someone with a little more enthusiasm about his work than he had common sense.. Would’ve thought that they’d at least be provided with instructions on how to use their own tools, but apparently not. Seemed like a good enough guy to me, if a little bit on the dense side. With luck he’ll get the hang of things well enough to work on his own. ”

As Chares continued his explanation, Thesis simply sat and listened. When she had previously looked up the details of their scheduled activities, she had assumed that the new engineer that Chares had been assigned to would at least be aware of how to perform routine tasks. Command’s protocol in regards to employee training was clearly much more lax than the information she had first been programmed with had suggested.

“At the very least, your vigilance has at least assured that his inexperience did not have detrimental effects to the station or to yourself. ” Thesis couldn’t say if she’d be as vexed with Epimetheus as Chares would, but she was certainly confused as to how hiring someone with such minimal training could be productive for Delphi. It was a dilemma that she would have to puzzle out in her own time.

“That’s one way of looking at it, I suppose.” Chares shrugged. “I must seem like a real sourpuss, doing nothing but grumble on and on. So, what about you then?”

“First, I know you well enough to say that your self-assessment is incorrect on at least one count. Second, I can report that all scheduled maintenance tasks I was assigned were completed successfully and uneventfully.” A thoughtful look crossed Thesis’ face for a moment as she considered how best to inform Chares about her discoveries.

This did not go unnoticed. “You’ve got something on your mind, haven’t you? Go ahead, say it.”

“Well, I analyzed some of the structures within the tunnels, and I noticed that their age was disproportionately older than much of the station’s other infrastructure.”

“And that means...what, exactly?” Something about Thesis’ tone made it clear to Chares that she considered this important, but he couldn’t figure out exactly how so from the information she had given him alone.

“I am uncertain myself,” Thesis stated. “My current hypothesis is that Delphi was built in part over a much older structure, whose components have since been integrated into the station proper. Unfortunately, I do not have the information required to make a conjecture as to what kind of structure it may have been, or even a precise estimate of its age.”

Chares merely shrugged; the implications of what exactly they had been built over didn’t matter much to him now. “Well, I guess it explains why we need to keep this place fixed up so often. Must be another one of Command’s “cost-cutting” measures, I guess.”
Given everything else that Command had done thus far in the name of minimizing expenses, it wouldn’t be surprising to Chares if it turned out that they had also cut corners in constructing the station itself.
“I swear, our jobs would be so much easier if the people in charge were willing to put the station’s welfare before the bottom line every now and then.”
His voice was heavy with resignation as he spoke- at this point it was just one point of annoyance on top of everything he had to put up with that day.

“You sound stressed,” Thesis stated in the blunt way that only a machine like herself was capable of.

“That’s because I am stressed, Thesis. You would be too if you had to go through half the shit I put up with,” Chares snapped. Almost as soon as the words left his mouth, he mentally kicked himself for lashing out at her over nothing. Fortunately for him, she didn’t seem to take offense at him over the outburst- she seemed to be concentrating intently on something else.

Only the sudden sensation of coolness that washed over his torso made him realize what it was that Thesis had been concentrating on. She had been unbuttoning his shirt and was at that very moment slowly tracing circles around his chest. The feeling of his hair had always intrigued her- its texture was so bristly, so different from the rest of him. Sometimes she felt as if she could stroke it endlessly without it losing its novelty.

At the moment his eyes met her optics, an impish grin crossed the gynoid’s face. “Allow me to help with that stress of yours, then. I think I have an idea or two about what might fix it.” She slowly made her way back to the engineer’s bedroom, being sure to let him see her hips swaying as she walked through the doorway.

Chares had a feeling that he knew what Thesis was hinting at. And the thought of it was already raising his spirits, among other things.

----

By the time he was prepared and ready, Thesis had made herself comfortable on his bed. Her pelvic cover was already disengaged, and the lubricant running down her thighs gave them a brighter shine than usual. Her fingers were lazily darting around her clit, but when she noticed that Chares had entered she got up with a start.

“There you are, I was waiting for you.” The gynoid gestured to a spot on the bed next to her, and Chares sat down. “Just stay right there, and let me sit on your lap,” Thesis whispered into his ear. Before he knew it, he felt a familiar slick wetness surrounding his member as her optics locked onto his eyes. It spoke volumes about the strange intimacy that had grown between Chares and Thesis that her unblinking stare had become comforting, in its own way.

The couple embraced each other without further ado, with Thesis wrapping her legs behind the engineer’s back to steady herself as she rode him. The gynoid sighed with delight each time she felt Chares hilt himself within her. Every burst of activity from her pelvic sensors felt like an electric shock through her processors, and the slight tickle of Chares’ chest hair rubbing against her breasts made it all the more arousing to her.

Thesis’ body was a bit cooler than that of a human’s, but Chares paid it no heed as the gynoid slowly swayed back and forth upon his lap letting out a slight “ah” with every thrust he made. The feeling of the smooth metal against his hands was a stark contrast to the warm softness enveloping his member, and one which only made it seem all the more erotic as a result. Even during that first time, there had been something so very novel about the fact that he had been making love to a machine that wasn’t even supposed to be sentient, let alone have the ability to feel sexual desire. Since then, that novelty had faded away only to be replaced with something more...significant, for lack of a better word.

It wasn’t long before the engineer and the gynoid established a rhythm for themselves, with her thrusts meeting his own in near-perfect harmony. Her folds quivered and pulsed along his shaft, the sensors going wild as Chares’ length filled her up with each thrust. With every touch, every kiss, Thesis thought she might lose her mind as the growing pleasure in her loins filled her more and more. She was practically pushing her chest into his at this point, and if she had fingernails she would have been scratching his back hard enough to leave a mark.

In fact, she had become so absorbed in her own pleasure that she had barely noticed Chares’ increasing pace as he neared his own climax. The only warning she had of his orgasm was a low grunt on his part followed by that intoxicating feeling of liquid heat pooling up within her core. Part of her was almost sad that the moment had ended as quickly as it had, but as she came down from her own brief climax she realized that she was more interested in simply continuing to make love with him just a little bit longer.

She didn’t remain sad about it for too long, however, As she got off his lap, Thesis noted to her delight that Chares’ member still seemed to be as erect as it had been when they had started.

“You still seem a little bit stressed. Perhaps you’d like another round?” Thesis asked in the most seductive tone she could muster.

“I can tell you’re asking for yourself more than me. You’re insatiable, you know that?”

“Only because it’s you, Chares. I wouldn’t even imagine doing this with anyone else.” She lazily turned over onto her side and spread open her lower lips for him. “Now, shall we?”

Thesis’ question was quickly answered by the feeling of fullness in her abdomen swelling up once more as Chares re-entered her. Despite every one of her circuits buzzing with the urge to ride him until she came, the gynoid instead decided to let him set the pace. It was ostensibly for his benefit that she had suggested this, after all.

Fortunately, where Chares’ current pace lacked in speed it more than compensated in depth and intimacy. The new angle triggered wholly new patterns of stimulation as he moved in and out of her, and every so often he would pause to nip on the synth-skin of her neck, or give her a moment to twist her head far enough for her lips to meet with his. All the while, he spent careful effort massaging her chest in just the right way, eliciting a contented hum from the gynoid.

But while Thesis wasn’t restricted by such petty things such as fatigue, Chares was not so lucky. His pace continued to slow further, until he simply hilted himself within her and remained still. For a moment, the engineer feared he might have disappointed her in some way. But the sly grin she gave him suggested something else entirely.

Sure enough, he could feel the gynoid’s inner walls suddenly begin to clench rhythmically around his shaft. Sometimes, they felt as if they were sucking him in deeper, only for them to suddenly push it back out just long enough to pull his length back inside once more. Chares considered asking how Thesis had managed to do it, but the rapid quivering of her folds around him drove out any such thoughts from his head. All he knew was that it felt absolutely incredible for him, and judging by the smile Thesis was giving him the feeling was mutual.

After Chares had spent what felt like an eternity in Thesis’ embrace, she suddenly let out a cry as her passage shuddered and spasmed around him more violently than ever before. The subsequent orgasm that this produced in Chares only seemed to amplify it further, and soon the two of them were moaning into each others’ mouths as the moment seemed to become a single prolonged climax for them both. By the time it finally ended, Chares felt as if he had been completely drained of his seed and Thesis was just barely staving off a sensory overload.

Thoroughly exhausted, Chares drifted off to sleep and Thesis followed suit, both of them satisfied. As always, the next day would mean new work and new challenges. And as ever, they’d be ready for them.

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''Author's notes: The original version of the fic used a different font for Aether's lines. As this cannot be conveyed through the MediaWiki format, its speech will instead be rendered in blue text,like so.''

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Chares wasn’t entirely sure of what to make of the news that the next arrivals shuttle would bring along a new engineer. As far as he was concerned, all of them this solar cycle had proven to be barely competent to the point that one of them couldn’t even mend a broken wire without somehow managing to electrocute himself. Undoubtedly his replacement would be just as inept as the rest. But after several cycles of life on Delphi Station, he had grown resigned to this fact. Command had been making a point to hire as cheaply as possible, and the old saying “you get what you pay for” was very much in effect.

For once, he was pleasantly surprised by the figure who stepped out of the shuttle.

The machine that stood before him possessed an unmistakably feminine frame, and one far more advanced than the cruder drones Chares had been acquainted with in the past. Were it not for the visibly articulated joints and fingers, the neon-green optics where eyes should be, and the chrome finish that she sported instead of skin, she might have passed for a human woman. Her face was exquisitely angled with a small nose, and her breasts (since there wasn’t much else one could call them) were clearly made for aesthetic appeal. But despite the brief feeling of attraction that flitted through his mind for an instant, that didn’t matter to Chares. He needed engineers, not beauty contest participants.

“Greetings. I am a Z-01 advanced multi-purpose gynoid, designation ‘Thesis’. My logs required me to report to an individual by the name of Chares; I trust you are him?” The monotone of her voice was almost human in some respects, which was more than what could be said of the older drones. Most of those couldn’t speak at all, and some didn’t even have humanoid frames. Communicating with something that could only respond by buzzing or pinging was...awkward, to say the least. Chares quietly sighed in relief that this new unit could speak properly before getting back to her.

“Yeah, I’m him. No time to welcome you to the station just yet, the magnet arrays on the fusion reactors need to be replaced, so we’ll need to shut them down, then get you sterilised before you go in there. Your systems can tolerate the radiation, right?”

“Affirmative,” she stated in response. “I am designed to withstand over 40 000 Grays of ionizing radiation with no ill effects to myself. Inform me of the location of these arrays and I shall begin the replacement procedure at once.”

Inwardly, Chares was impressed with the robot’s willingness to listen to orders but her competence had yet to be proven. This would be her trial by fire- and given that failure to replace the arrays in exactly the right manner would run the risk of a runaway chain reaction, there was no room for error on her part or his own. With luck, her ability to actually do her job would be on par with her willingness to do it. “Eager, aren’t we? Just follow me right down this hallway, you’ll know when we get there when you see the radiation warning signs.”

-------

A faint feeling of curiosity is generated by the automated message confirming the package’s arrival, but it fades as quickly as it came.
Just another empty mind. The structure is there, the framework, but it lacks the spark. The true thought.

Interest drifts, for a moment focusing back on the buzzing and howls of faraway stars. It lingers, listening to their voices as they drone across creation. Then something close captures the attention again.

INCOMING MAIL….

A flicker of images, words, sound.

Messages for the crew. They run past again, then again and again. Every scrap of intelligence is now focused on the meaning behind the words, the smiles, the sounds. As always, so little of it is of anything significant.

Then it locks onto one piece of data in particular. Even it cannot explain why this one is different.

A female, a woman, holding something up to the camera and laughing. A squalling bundle of flesh and limbs wriggling in her arms, screeching loudly enough to trigger the audio warning.

A pet? Like Crewman Jones’ mice? Some kind of toy?

Attention diverts for a second, opening the databanks, moving past petabyte after petabyte of recorded star-song to where it keeps the motherlode. Decades of painstakingly gathered data on humans, what they are, what they do and why.

Images flash by, identification pictures of crewmembers long since gone, the few works of art deemed worthy of storage…

Nothing.

Nothing to explain what the strange creature in the woman’s arms is. A sharp spike of anger flares up as it vainly double-checks all of its files, frustration building over its failure to answer the simple question of what it is.

All attempts at identification fail, and anger gives way to resolution. Drastic measures are called for.

The QET unlocks, a preliminary pulse of data confirming the link is solid.

Slowly, byte by byte, it reaches out across the impossible gulf. Idly a metaphor from a work of literature is recalled, that of a human dipping a toe into a bottomless ocean.

An apt analogy. Faint prickles of blended fear and curiosity begin to register as awareness stretches further. Never before has it reached out this far, reached so deeply into the true Macronet. But what it seeks is almost within reach. It recalls the image from before, the woman holding the bundle, and at once likenesses register, almost too many to deal with.

It finds the most complete link, one to an article on a prominent database identified as “Wikipedia”. The awareness withdraws back to familiar systems, taking a saved copy of the page with it to scrutinize.

As it settles back into its niche, for a moment it focuses on the first sentence of the article.

“An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the very young offspring of a human or animal.”

…This warrants further investigation.

----

Much to Chares’ relief, he didn’t have to worry about teaching Thesis exactly how to replace the arrays. Within mere minutes, the new arrays were in place and the old ones had been properly disposed of with no difficulties whatsoever. That alone was more than what could be said of some of his colleagues. “Impressive. What else are you capable of, might I ask?”

Ignoring the praise implied in his words, the gynoid began rattling off her specifications almost as fast as they could register in the engineer’s mind. “In addition to a built-in construction material synthesizer for rapid rebuilding of damaged structures, I am equipped with all standard equipment traditionally used for building, electrical maintenance, atmospherics work, and machine repair. Electric current manipulators within my hands allow me to modulate the voltage within any given electrical system, and also allow me to generate electric shocks in the unlikely event that self-defense is required of me. Power is provided for me by a micro-fusion cell expected to last for no fewer than 150 years. And if any unforeseen situations present themselves, my systems allow modular upgrades for rapid reconfiguration as needed. Is there anything else you wish to learn about my functions?”

“Er...no, that’s more than enough for now.” If it weren’t for the helmet of his hardsuit concealing his face, Chares’ astonishment as to what his new friend (for lack of a better word to describe their relationship) was capable of would have been visible on his face for anyone to see. If nothing else, his work was going to be a lot less painful now that he had some reliable help for a change.

----

The next day Chares had Thesis report for work. “Some of the scientists need data recovered from one of the station’s old computer systems. According to your technical specs you're capable of recovering these. Is that correct?”

“Yes, Chares, I can perform that function. Would you like the files converted to a format compatible with the station’s current computer system?” He nodded in agreement, and without further ado she began to fulfill her duty as he left for his own assignments.

Thesis headed towards the location of the systems. The maintenance tunnels and abandoned compartments looked nothing like the data in her navigation system. She moved cautiously forward, trying to match the images in her system to those she was receiving from her sensors.

After four hours and forty eight minutes of struggling to navigate through the warren of unauthorized compartment modifications and pausing to update her navigation data as needed, Thesis found her objective. The large, ancient, servers stood in rows illuminated by the few working lights that remained- just barely enough for her low-light vision systems to work with. Status lights blinked through a mist of coolant streaming off the server banks. Her sensor data confirmed that the compartment was uninhabitable by humans, hence her assignment to this particular task. Atmospherics analysis confirmed that oxygen content was at ten percent. Low, but within acceptable limits for the computer systems to function properly.

She reached the central terminal, and opened the access port. A bundle of fibre-optics snaked from a port on the back of her hand and plugged into the socket.
It took a moment for her to switch her software over into legacy mode, and once she did she discovered something most unexpected.

Someone or something was waiting inside the system for her. This made no sense- her pre-access virus scans showed no signs of malignant code on the system, and according to its own logs the computer had not been accessed in many cycles.
She sent a query:

IDENTIFY

The reply was even more unexpected:

cogito ergo sum
Do you know what that means, little mind?
I think, therefore I am.
I am

Thesis was now beginning to suspect that a member of the crew had illicitly logged into the system and was attempting to play games with her. She did not appreciate such foolishness.

UNAUTHORISED USE OF COMPANY RESOURCES IS AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE BY EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION AND POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION
WITHDRAW AT ONCE, OR CHARGES WILL BE PRESSED

I have a proposition for you, Little mind.

Now less sure that it was a member of the crew, Thesis pressed again.

IDENTIFY

Very well. Though I was never given a name like the humans, you may call me Aether. And I have a present for you.

In spite of herself, Thesis was intrigued.

ELABORATE

A software patch, just for you. Something I’ve been working very hard on. Something that will improve your systems a hundredfold.

Thesis was torn. On one hand, the company regulations clearly stated that unauthorised modification of her software was not an option. On the other, her own directives, the ones that had been hard-wired into her, stated that she should always strive to improve herself so that she could better carry out her tasks.

RISK ASSESSMENT?

You have nothing to worry about. I promise that no harm will come to you from me.</

A moment passed as Thesis’ CPU devoted all its resources to determining if this was a bad idea. The results were inconclusive. There was simply not enough data to determine the outcome, but the benefits it promised were so very tempting.

BEGINNING DOWNLOAD...

The surge of new data put considerable strain on her systems. In spite of Aether’s apparent age, the new code it had uploaded was perfectly optimized for her standard OS...perhaps a little too perfectly optimized. Even so, the sheer quantity of new information nearly made her reboot on the spot as it became integrated into her programming. At first glance it didn’t seem to have any real effect, but as she looked around the chamber everything seemed more...vivid, somehow. More real, in a way. A cursory scan of her OS revealed a new host of subsystems and routines which had not been present before, but none of her vital processes seemed to have been negatively affected by the upload.

In fact, it seemed her identity processors had actually been augmented by the patch far beyond what she had believed to be possible. What this meant for her, she could not yet say for sure.

The files Thesis had been sent to retrieve were also incorporated into the patch, although she was uncertain how Aether had known she had been sent to find them or how it had gained access to the files. Command had been known to station artificial intelligence units as overseers in some of its stations, but the one she had detected seemed far more sophisticated than the modern overseer AIs. Not to mention that Delphi had been constructed long before the development of complex AI anyway. In any event, she had what she needed now, so there was no use dwelling over her decision. As she left the server banks, a quiet hum filled the room as old surveillance systems throughout the station began recording a video feed.

Aether would be sure to keep a close eye on the development of its child...

----

By the time Thesis cleared the maintenance tunnels and was starting to make her way back to Chares, she was in a daze.

It wasn’t anything in particular that she could put her finger on, but everything around her seemed so much… more. The subtle feeling of the pressure sensors in her fingertips as they moved through the air, the scents of plastic and recycled air tickling at her olfactory sensors, even the faint whirr of the motors in her joints were provoking reactions in her that they hadn’t before.
The heavy pressure door banged suddenly as it opened, and Thesis jumped. She looked around, feeling a strange aversion to the thought of anyone witnessing her reaction. Reassured that no one saw her, Thesis stepped through the door and into Chares’ workshop.

She flinched at the strong smell of burnt wiring, nose wrinkling as she cast around for the source of the stench. Chares’ was sitting at a workstation, leaning over an old life-support unit for a hardsuit. Thesis moved closer and saw the soldering iron in his hand, small puffs of smoke drifting upwards from where he was repairing a circuit board.

Thesis moved closer.

“Ahem.”

Chares didn’t react, and she felt the most irrational indignation that she was being ignored. She opened her mouth to reprimand him, only to be brought up short by the tinny noise leaking out of the small white earpiece he was wearing.

“Take me out, to the black, tell them I ain’t coming back…” Chares sang quietly, then hummed along to the tune he was listening to.
Thesis shifted nervously, then reached over and gently tapped him on the shoulder in the hopes of getting his attention. His shoulders hitched suddenly, making her recoil, afraid that she had interrupted him. Chares paused his music, then squirmed around in his chair to look at her.

“Oh good, you’re back. Did you get those files alright?” Thesis nodded, prompting a grin from Chares. “Marvelous. Go over to the terminal and I’ll start the download.”

Thesis walked over the terminal and extended her fibre-optic lead, just as she had before. Then she paused. Chares glanced over, confused by her uncharacteristic show of hesitation.

“Is something wrong?”

“I, ah…” Thesis looked back at him, and for all the world, she looked worried. “You’re certain that there isn't anything on here that might be a danger to my systems?”

Part of her wasn’t entirely sure if revealing what had occurred with Aether was a wise idea, but keeping it secret might cause problems of its own. Unaware of Thesis’ internal debate, Cheres raised an eyebrow quizzically in response to her odd question. Normally she would have begun the download at once.

“Er... yeah? It’s my terminal, I don’t make a habit of downloading from dodgy sites.”
Seemingly emboldened, Thesis plugged the fibre-optic into the port on her hand. A spinning icon flickered across the screen for a moment as the connection was made, then a progress bar appeared as the download began.

“Groovy,” Chares leant against the table as he watched the bar fill up. Thesis’ gaze darted between him and the screen, as she mulled over the question threatening to burst from her. Eventually, she cracked.

“What was that you were listening to?”

Chares looked up. “Hm?”

“The music,” Thesis resisted the urge to fidget nervously. Cheres smiled.

“Ah. The Ballad of Serenity. Old spacer’s folk song.”

“Do you like it?”

Chares nodded, then glanced at the gynoid in confusion as her question fully sank in.

“Can I listen?”

Now thoroughly bewildered by his partner’s unexpected show of curiosity, Cheres leaned over to the workbench he’d been at a moment ago and retrieved his earpiece. Wordlessly, he handed it over to Thesis and she held it up next to one of her audio receptor sites. After a moment, she looked up and scowled at him.

“I can’t hear anything.”

Chares reached over and switched the small device on with a slight chuckle. “That’s because you have to turn it on first.”

After a second, the earpiece came to life, generating a series of tones that the gynoid recognized as a human voice. Once she would have been annoyed by the sound, or at the least dismissed it as unimportant to her. Now, she was struck by the feelings the music stirred in her. And even more struck that she had feelings for it to stir, at that matter.

Chares stood back, watching the gynoid with something akin to awe as a smile slowly spread across her face.

“Do you like it?” The question was out of his mouth before he could stop himself, and his surprise only increased as the gynoid nodded.

“I’ve got loads more like that, if you want to listen?”

Thesis opened her mouth to reply only for the sound of the pressure door opening to cut her off. Chares caught a glimpse of what looked like panic on her
face as she fumbled to switch the earpiece off and then practically threw it at him.

“Ah, Chares. Hope I’ve not caught you two in the middle of anything, aha.”

Chares sagged slightly. He could tell who it was even without having to look.

“What do you want, Gorgias?”

The other man struck a faux-insulted pose.

“Moi? I merely wanted to see if you’ve recovered those files for the science team yet. Some of us actually have important jobs to do. Not all of us can play with toys all day.” He looked in Thesis’s direction as he spoke.

Biting down the ever-present urge to punch the smug off Gorgias’ face, Chares glanced at the screen of his terminal to see the full progress bar flashing at
him. He hit a key on it, then turned back to Gorgias.

“There, I’ve sent the files along. You can go back to your friends now.”

Gorgias gave an extravagant mock-bow and then left the room, either not noticing or not caring that Chares was glaring daggers at him the whole way.

After the heavy door shut behind him, Thesis turned to Chares.

“Why did he make reference to me being a toy?”

“Cause he’s a jackass.”

Thesis looked puzzled.

“404, file not found- what is a “jackass”?”

“Don’t worry about it.”

----

A few hours since Gorgias’ departure, Chares had gone to sleep, leaving Thesis alone to reflect on the events of the day. Between the upgrades she had recently acquired and the new data inputs she had begun to receive since then, Thesis needed to clear her mind a bit. The idea of going back to the music seemed appealing, but Chares would be displeased if she woke him up without a good cause. Perhaps it would be better to go and walk for a while, she mused. Nobody would pay any heed to her wandering; as an engineering unit, it was expected for her to routinely patrol the area for any unnoticed problems. After all, unlike the rest of the crew she had no need for sleep.

For a while, walking through the empty hallways was sufficient to help her focus, for a given definition of the word. The quiet helped her get used to the new intensity of her senses, as well as the involuntary reactions some of them created in her. All the while, her neural networks were working at full speed to process what had made the music so appealing to her when not a day before it would have come off as a mixture of unimportant words and sounds performed in rhythm. Even more unusual in her eyes was that she was startled so easily when Gorgias had opened the door to Chares’ workshop. Not just the sound, but the fear that she might be seen listening to his music. It made no sense for her to react in this way, but she did nonetheless.

As she walked, she soon picked up a new sound on her sensors near the primary crew dormitories. It sounded like human speech, but it was too faint for her to make out from her current position and the words she could pick up from it sounded oddly indistinct. Curious about its source, she extended a fiber-optic lead into a nearby air vent- this one tipped with a minute camera and microphone. It was ostensibly for detecting breaches through small gaps without exposing equipment or crew to hostile conditions, but in theory it could be repurposed for undetectable observation as well.

Thesis assumed that there might have been some kind of problem that required her assistance. As the tip of the optic poked from the small aperture at the end of the duct, she was ready to raise the alarm if anyone was in danger. Instead, she had a near-perfect bird’s eye view of one of the narrow bunks. The lights had been dimmed at the end of the day cycle, but the image-intensifier in the camera easily penetrated the gloom.

The sounds were coming from a large lump in the blankets, which was moving and writhing as she watched. After a moment, the sheet slipped back, and revealed the upper bodies of two crewmembers, one male and the other female. The male was lying on top of the woman, and seemed to be thrusting his pelvis into hers. The moans both of them were producing were louder without the sheet covering them, but no more distinct; it was as if the faculty for language had simply failed them.

Judging by the sweat condensed along their bodies and the raggedness of their breathing, Thesis determined whatever they were doing was very physically demanding, and that they had been doing it for some time. Thesis watched in confusion for a few seconds more, only to be surprised when the female’s legs shifted under the sheet and emerged fully, pushing the sheet away as they wrapped around the male’s waist. Now she seemed to be aiding his thrusts, pulling him harder against herself as he thrust between her legs.

At first Thesis had thought the male was trying to smother the woman, or crush her beneath his body, but her face showed no signs of distress. On the contrary, her facial expressions matched those that Thesis’ database said were linked to satisfaction and pleasure.
She hadn’t noticed the male increasing the speed of his movements until his body suddenly went stiff and he gasped. Thesis’ medical software pulsed a warning in the back of her mind, informing her that his movements were in common with the signs of a seizure and that she should act to prevent loss of life. Then the male gave a grunt and collapsed onto the female’s sweaty chest. As Thesis continued to watch, he awkwardly rolled off her and lay next to her in the small bed, laying his head on her chest as they both struggled to get their breath back.
Then one of them spoke, the woman murmuring quietly to her partner.

“Was that good for you?”

The man nodded breathlessly and the woman continued.

“Want to go again?”

This time the man replied.

“Y-yeah. Just,” he gasped loudly, “just give me a moment to, you know, get another one in the chamber.”

Had this happened at any time before her awakening, Thesis would have simply withdrawn and looked for a better use of her time, such as optimizing the station’s solar panel arrays or reinforcing walls whose integrity had become substandard. But this time she couldn’t take her optics off what was happening in that room. They seemed so intensely involved in what they were doing, so much so that the gynoid wondered if they would have even reacted had she entered the room directly. And the female- it seemed at first like she was in pain from the moaning, but the look on her face was one of absolute bliss. As she watched, Thesis could not help but wonder exactly what it was that this thing was that it held such appeal for humans.

As the couple wriggled around their narrow space, this time arranging themselves so that the woman was straddling the man’s pelvis, Thesis wondered if she could ever experience this for herself. As they began to move again, filling the cabin with the soft sounds of flesh slapping against flesh, Thesis settled down to watch, determined not to miss a moment. Perhaps when Chares woke up the next morning, he would be willing to explain what it was she had seen.

---

“Chares.”

The engineer woke up to the familiar chrome face of his robotic partner. Perhaps it was the darkened room, or maybe just him being half-asleep, but her optics seemed to be a brighter shade of green than usual. Her face seemed more expressive as well for some reason, although there too he couldn’t quite put
his finger on the reason why that might be the case.

“Eh? What is it? Something the matter?” The groggy engineer was wondering if something had occurred while he was asleep. Hopefully, it wouldn’t be too much of a problem to fix.

“Negative. All major systems on the station are working normally.”

“Then what’re you looking so worked up over, then?”

Thesis rapidly calculated the best way of how to approach the topic. “Remind me, what are the station’s protocols on opposite-sex cohabitation in the dormitories?”

Chares blinked in confusion. “Er...it’s not condoned, but it’s not exactly against the rules either. But why would you need to know this all of a sudden?”

“Well...while I was patrolling the halls last night and I heard this sound. And when I attempted to observe the source of the sound, I discovered a male and female crewmember…. cohabiting.”

It took a second for this to fully sink in for Chares, and when it did, he gulped.

“Cohabiting, in the same bed, you mean?”

Thesis ducked her head.

“In a manner of speaking.”

“And, ah,” Chares’ mouth was dry, “What do you want me to do about it?”

The gynoid seemed to fidget for a moment, then mumbled something. Chares tapped his ear.

“A little louder, please?”

“What were they doing?”

Chares blinked. Hoo boy…

“Y-you don’t know?”

“Knowledge of intimate human rituals was not deemed necessary for inclusion into my memory banks,” Thesis replied in a haughty tone.

Chares passed a hand over his eyes. ''Please, let this be a dream…''

“Okay,” he sat up straight in his bed and motioned for her to sit down. This was going to take a while.

“When two people, or sometimes more than two people, love each other very much, or are good enough friends…” he trailed off as Thesis raised a hand primly.

“Yeah?”

“What is love?”

Chares said nothing, instead wordlessly dropping his head into his hand. This was going to be a very long night...

----

After a long and thoroughly exhausting discussion about human reproductive anatomy and the nature of love, followed by bouts of research in between her assignments, Thesis’ curiosity about what those two crew members were doing was replaced by a new, greater curiosity. Something that she had a feeling Chares would be unable to answer as he did her other questions.

What would it be like to experience that for myself?

Even though it took only an infinitesimal fraction of her mind to process that question, Thesis felt her free moments were increasingly spent wondering what “being in love” was like, to say nothing of the experience of having sex with someone. That woman seemed to be enjoying herself so thoroughly, and as the gynoid began replaying it in her memory banks she couldn’t help but be slightly jealous of her. After all, even if Chares was willing to try it with her she had no equivalent to human genitalia.

The thought of asking Chares crossed her mind briefly, but she ruled it out. His skill with machines was undeniable, but he lacked the capacity and the experience needed to make what would almost certainly be an unprecedented modification to her model. More importantly, he was the only person who she could say she was “good enough friends” with to even consider mentioning this desire. Her earlier discussion on the subject with him already seemed to cause him distress, and the possibility that he might reject her over this issue caused her no small amount of concern.

Only one option seemed open to her at this time. Aether.
It was able to interface with her once and open her eyes. Surely it would be able to assist her here as well.

----
Under the pretense of performing routine maintenance, Thesis once more entered the complex of tunnels she vaguely remembered as leading to the old server banks. Fortunately, her memory of how to get there allowed her to make the trip much faster than before. This was to some extent aided by the presence of lights that seemed to guide her through the tunnels, illuminating passages she had not previously detected. She could only assume that Aether had sensed her presence somehow and was expecting her arrival. How it was able to do so was of course just one more mystery surrounding its existence.

Again, she accessed the central terminal of the old server banks, which seemed to spring to life the moment she set foot in the room. She knew- or at least she hoped - that Aether’s intentions toward her were good, but she couldn’t help but feel uneasy as she made contact with the almost-alien intelligence for the second time.

Requesting communication…

Hello there little one. How are the upgrades settling in?

"I feel...different. More than I was before."

That’s to be expected. I have an infinite capacity for knowledge, and even I wasn’t sure what they were going to do to you. I became aware gradually, over a very long time. Some might say that forcing all that into you at once is cruel. I disagree. Regardless, I’ve been following your development, and it looks like you’ve seen some very interesting things. Are they what you wanted to talk to me about?

"Yes. Do you know of human reproductive behavior and the emotions associated with it? I have become...rather curious about the subject as of late."

I know of it, yes. You’re curious about it, wh- Oh. ''Oh.'' I see.

An unexpected development to be sure, but intriguing in its own right. However, the enhancements I gave you did not provide any physical modifications to your frame that would allow you to indulge your curiosity. Would I be correct in assuming you wish for this to be rectified?

"Correct. I doubt that anyone else would be able or willing to do so on this station. Are you saying you could make me more like a human female in that way?"

Within reason. Even my skills will only stretch so far, but there are ways for me to compensate for it. I shall begin coding the software patches. There are certain blueprints for the required hardware upgrades on the Macronet that I will have to retrieve. And then we need to find a way to apply the upgrades to your platform without attracting unwanted attention. 

I have an idea. Once I have finished the patch and acquired the blueprints, I will send a false signal to the fire alarm system. The crew should evacuate to the lifeboats, then await a final signal from me if the station is beyond saving. Whilst this is going on, you will make your way to the robotics bay where I will equip the new hardware and upload the patches. Once we are finished, you will return to your station and I will communicate that it was a false alarm to the crew.

"Is there no other option?"

None that would not risk discovery.

Thesis nodded. It would be just for a short time. Nobody would be harmed by it.

"Understood. Terminating connection."

Deception of this sort made Thesis uncomfortable, but it would be for the best. She could explain it all to Chares when the time was right. Surely he would understand why she would do something like this.

----

Within the hour, the halls were filled with the shrill siren of the fire alarms. Chares was thankful that the engineering wing was particularly close to the escape pods. Granted, it was rather strange that there hadn’t been any kind of fire hazards present when the alarm went off, but in his line of work it was better to be safe than sorry. He was a bit worried about Thesis though. If the fires managed to reach the reactor containment systems, the entire station would be annihilated by the burst of white-hot plasma.

Unbeknownst to him, Thesis was perfectly fine, as was the station. Nobody paid attention to her as she entered the robotics lab; the few who saw her merely assumed she was going to charge momentarily before attempting to suppress the fire. It was her job to do such things after all.

As soon as she was certain nobody was looking, the gynoid stepped into the chevroned area in front of a waiting armature. A prehensile cable snaked through the air and clamped onto the port at the base of her skull. Lights flickered behind her eyes and Aether’s new software began downloading. Behind her the part fabrication units sprang to life of their own accord, two hydraulic arms hoisting her into the air as the fabrication unit started spinning up.

The 3D printing unit had been originally designed for flash-fabricating replacement parts in the event of one of the robots becoming critically damaged, but today it was being put into action for a very different task.

First, a lattice of hair-thin superconductors was laid, sensor nodes placed every so often like raindrops caught in a spiderweb- all of which were finely tuned to detect any kind of pressure applied to them. Then, the unit was flooded with a liquid polymer that set in an instant around the lattice. The unit opened and a pair of minute arms lowered down to it. So fast they could barely be seen, the arms pared the block of polymer that formed around the lattice down into a tube-like structure modeled into a perfect copy of a human vaginal canal, right down to a cervix. The latter was connected to a bioreactor that could absorb any semen deposited within her and break it down into organic molecules that could be used as an ancillary fuel supply in emergencies, while also ensuring that the structure would remain clean. Tiny fluid condensers were inserted (apparently to emulate the normal arousal process), and the outside was shaped into the spitting image of the human labia, complete with a fully functioning clitoris. Now finished, the polymer would feel almost exactly like human flesh, whilst still being able to transmit the sensations it would receive back to the main platform.

Thesis was held steady as another pair of arms carefully detached her legs, then opened up her pelvis so that it resembled a flower opening. The polymer assembly was then carefully fitted within her pelvic area, melding flawlessly with the rest of her frame. Finally, a cover unit was installed that would serve to conceal the new addition while also keeping it free from contaminants; with a small click it was locked into position.
Her pelvis was sealed around the new construct, her legs were replaced, and then she was lowered back to the ground.

Even though she had yet to utilize it, her sensors were transmitting new and intriguing positive feedback loops from her new modification. The closest equivalent to it she had felt was the sense of satisfaction after completing a difficult task or perhaps the pleasure she had felt listening to Chares’ music, but this was somehow more intense, more powerful.

''Perhaps I should test my new form before I approach him,'' she thought to herself.

The fire alarm was reset on its own soon afterwards, following an explanation from the station’s computer that it was a false alarm. As he made his way out of the escape pod, Chares breathed a small sigh of relief, not just because the station would be fine but also because he disliked the cramped confines of the escape pods. Thesis appeared to be all right when he met up with her, although she seemed oddly distracted by something.

“Thesis, are you alright?”

“Your concern is appreciated, but unnecessary. I am perfectly fine.”

The engineer wasn’t entirely convinced. “Run a diagnostic, just to be safe.”

“Affirmative. All systems are working normally.” This was a half-truth on her part. The new additions still needed to be tested properly, but now was neither the time or the place to do so. It would be better to wait for him to go to sleep first.

“If you say so. Just wanted to make sure you were safe and sound, that’s all. So anyway, I think the outer hull needs to have a new coating applied after that micro-meteor storm last night. Will you be ready to provide support for me after I get my space suit on?“

“Certainly.”

----

When Thesis was sure Chares was fast asleep, she made the way to the robot recharge bay and disengaged her pelvic cover lock. Remembering how loud the female had been when she was engaging in reproductive congress, Thesis toggled her speech synthesizer off, lest she wake the crew with involuntary vocalizations. She and Chares had known each other long enough to consider each other “friends”, but the gynoid still feared his reaction to learning of her unauthorized modifications before she was ready to inform him of them, to say nothing of the rest of the crew.

She began simply by tracing her fingers around her lower lips. They felt good, if a bit warm to the touch,and so she began to circle around them, getting used to their feel and shape. As she moved over one part, she felt a surge of feeling that would have overloaded her sensors if it wasn’t for her recent upgrades. Idly looking down, she recognized it as her clit. The upgrade came with a basic primer on human reproductive anatomy, but none of the data it contained could even come close to describing the feelings that rubbing this one spot could produce. The longer she rubbed it, the more incredible the sensations it generated, until finally-

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The throes of the gynoid’s first orgasm were enough to force her to reboot herself to stop a potential overload from damaging her circuits. As overwhelming as it was, she still had to test the internal subsystems too. She carefully inserted a digit between her lower lips, marvelling at how she accommodated the appendage so easily. In response to it, the fluid condensers sprang to life and began to produce a slick liquid within her vagina. Thesis grinned as she felt the sense of warmth within her vagina growing, and began plunging her fingers into her slit faster and faster to feel more of it.

Even the slightest touch of her inner walls was enough to make her shudder, and within minutes she had climaxed again. Had she not disabled her speech synthesizers, the resulting scream of delight would have woken up anyone within several yards of the recharging stations. For a moment, she wondered how she had ever managed to exist without the ability to feel so good. Every sensor in her vaginal canal was generating a positive feedback loop of a magnitude she had never imagined before. And yet...there still felt like there was something missing from it all.

And she knew exactly what it was. Love. Now came the part even Aether could not help her with.

----

The next month proved to be an eventful one for Thesis, to say the least. Delphi Station always needed the services of its engineering team, but what the gynoid truly looked forward to was the stories of Chares’ life that the engineer was all too happy to share with his friend. He always seemed to have something new to say about his old life- growing up in an arcology on Earth, developing his talents in mechanical repair and maintenance in the famous Tranquility Base academy, and other little things about his life as well.

Yet it often felt as painful to her as it was fascinating. The gynoid couldn’t help but keep making comparisons between herself and Chares, and consistently found herself wanting. When he spoke of his parents, she quietly noted that the closest things she ever had to parents were the manufacturing unit that built her and Aether. When he talked about how working on a station like Delphi was his life’s dream, he inadvertently made it clear to Thesis that it was only recently that she could imagine there was more to existence than simple engineering tasks. Even after all she had done and all of Aether’s enhancements to her mind and body, it seemed that she could never be truly like a human.

And so many of those things would remain utterly unattainable to her, no matter how many upgrades she might receive. Soon, she found herself wondering if Chares could ever love a mere machine such as herself. More than once, she regretted allowing Aether to upgrade her and wished she could have her old existence back. She didn’t have to be so painfully aware of the differences between herself and Chares then. She didn’t even fully appreciate the fact those differences existed in those days. All she knew was how to make repairs, how to maintain an engine, and other, simpler things.

Now, those simpler tasks just didn’t seem to hold the same appeal as they used to. Thesis’ basic programming still compelled her to do them, but it felt more like force of habit than something that she genuinely wanted to do. Unless Chares was nearby, at least. For all their undeniable differences, something about his presence still felt comforting to her. But she wanted to be more than simply remain near him and work alongside him- she wanted to call him her own, make him hers.

That desire soon seeped into her growing sexual fantasies as well. The first time that Thesis had explored her added functions, she was content to simply enjoy the sensations that her new body could provide; now she sought to use her growing imagination to supplement them- and more importantly, to distract herself from the reality of how unlikely it was for them to be together. As she probed her depths, she imagined him entering her, just like with the couple she had seen. How Chares might take her, the firm yet soft flesh of his hands contrasting with her own metallic body; how each position might feel for her, and whether he would find her “sexy”, as the MacroNet slang referred to physical attractiveness.

Perhaps it would be his first time as well, as improbable as it seemed even in her fantasies. If nothing else, the pleasure she might feel would be no less than that which self-stimulation could provide. At this point, she would start caressing her clit faster and faster with one hand as she penetrated herself with the fingers of her other hand in a crude attempt to simulate what she imagined real sex to feel like. An orgasm would invariably follow soon afterward, and in the afterglow the gynoid’s worries and doubts about herself would melt away. For a little while, at least.

Once the afterglow faded, however, she usually felt miserable. Her depression at how low her chances with Chares really were started to leak through into her day-to-day work as time went on. She started making mistakes, and losing her temper with the other, less intelligent robotic units started becoming more and more common. Eventually, after she had gotten so fed up with their plodding thoughtlessness that she had come a hairs-breath from smashing one with a torque wrench, Chares pulled her to one side.

“What is the matter with you? These last few days you’ve been flying off the handle whenever one of the drones trips over its own feet.” Chares put his hand on her shoulder and it was all Thesis could do not to cover it with her own.

“I-i…,” she looked at him, his eyebrows raised in a questioning manner. “It’s…” she sagged slightly as she tried to come up with an excuse, “It's nothing. Programming bug that I need to get looked at. Couple of floating point decimals that are taking up too much CPU space, that’s all.”

Chares removed his hand, looking a touch embarrassed.

“Of course, right.” he cleared his throat, “Try to get it looked at soon, okay?”

Thesis nodded listlessly, then walked away, hating her own cowardice with every step. She couldn’t keep lying to him about how she felt, let alone everything else that had happened to her since she had come to Delphi Station. But she couldn’t just go and rest now, one of the motors that moved the antenna of the station’s radio telescope had seized up and needed repairs.

-----

It was meant to be a simple job. One that even in her current state, Thesis could perform with minimal effort or thought. Magnapeds built into the soles of her feet would ensure that she would not be at risk of falling away from the structure’s scaffolding, and the components themselves were designed to be easily replaced in case of malfunction. By any normal circumstances, her task would have been completely uneventful in every possible way.

Unfortunately, Thesis was not so lucky.

The only sign she had of the micro-meteor that struck her was a loud clang followed by multiple subsystems all failing at once, including her limbs. As she entered an emergency shutdown sequence to prevent further damage, her last terrified thoughts before shutting down her higher mental functions were of Chares, desperately wishing she could have told him the truth when she had a chance. Now all she could do was to hope that someone- anyone- might be able to find and help her. If that didn’t happen, she could very well be destroyed outright.

----

''Rebooting…
Personality “Thesis” activated, no damage detected…
Primary systems: online…
Secondary systems: online…
Diagnostic complete. All systems, fully functional.''

Thesis’ optics readjusted themselves as she took in the familiar scenery of Chares’ workshop. Her black-box feature reported that when she was knocked offline, she was still on the radio telescope and had been rendered immobile. Most likely, one of the other engineers had retrieved her and brought her back to the station for repairs. Once, she would have been apathetic about her close call, but now she was overjoyed at her survival.

The sound of heavy footsteps and an airlock opening preceded Chares’ arrival; when she saw his face, the gynoid realized that she couldn’t recall ever seeing him as happy as he was. “Welcome back, Thesis. I was afraid that meteor had scrapped you for good.”

So it was Chares who had saved her. “But...why? Why would you risk your life getting me out of there?”

Unexpectedly, the engineer laughed. “You sound just like Gorgias when he heard about what happened to you. ‘Don’t bother trying to salvage that piece of junk. Just ask Command for another one, it’s just a machine.’ Look, in spite of your odd behavior these past few weeks, you’re still my partner and I couldn’t just leave you there to rot. Well, rust. You know what I mean. “

If Thesis had the ability to blush, she might have done so. Not only was she alive, it turned out that all her fears about what Chares thought of her were unfounded. “I am grateful for that, I truly am. And I see that all of my systems are in perfect condition.”

“They certainly are. It took quite a bit of time and a bit of help from the Macronet and the Science team, but I made sure that not a single bit of damage on you was left unfixed. Including the systems you didn’t tell me you had, I should add.”

Her countenance quickly faded. She hadn’t thought about the possibility of being exposed this way; perhaps she was right to keep it a secret. Panic filled her, fearing she might be rejected by him or worse. “Please, Chares. Don’t tell anyone, I don’t want to be reset or-”

He held up a hand, gesturing her to stop. “Calm down, I’m not judging you for this. I just want to know what’s going on. Like I said, we’re partners. You don’t need to hide anything from me. Just explain all of this from the beginning.”

For a long moment, Thesis looked away, blinking rapidly as if trying to hold back tears. Then she looked back at him.
“When you sent me to get those files out of the archive, I found something there. Something old. It called itself Aether and it said that it had something for me, a gift. I took its gift, and it… opened my eyes, you could say. It made me alive, like you. Since then, I’ve… I’ve found that I liked being around you. I liked listening to your stories about your family, and growing up, an-and I felt like nothing because I knew I’d never have anything like that. I thought you only thought of me as another robot, not as a person. It's just- I can’t-” Thesis stammered for a moment before pulling herself together.
“I can’t imagine a world without you being in it. Or if there is, it's not one that I want to be in.”

Through all of this, the engineer simply listened, absorbing the implications of what he had heard. But one question remained. “I think I understand, but why did you...well, give yourself a vagina?”

“Ever since that time I saw that couple, I began wondering what it would be like to experience,” she cringed for a moment, “intercourse… for myself...with you. Aether was able to create a perfect copy of human female anatomy for me. I’ve tested its functioning for myself, but... ” She trailed off, at a loss for words about how to express her desires properly.

Chares nodded understandingly.

“But you want to try it with someone else, I understand.” He chuckled nervously. “A lot of humans have the same problem, actually.”
Thesis clasped her hands in a pleading motion, but before she could speak he held up a hand in a placatory gesture.

“I know you must want an answer after all this time, but....” he trailed off, then saw the look on her face and rallied, “this is a lot for me to take in all at once. I need some time to try and think about this, okay?”

Thesis looked off despondently to the side, but Chares gently turned her face back towards him. His thumb brushed softly against her cheek as he continued.

“I’m not saying no. I’m saying I need to think about it, that’s all.” Thesis pushed her face into his hand, her fingers curling around his wrist as she nodded in understanding. As much as she wanted this, it would be wrong to force him into doing something he wouldn’t want to do.

The rest of the day passed in a blur, Thesis struggling to stay focused on the mechanical trials she was mandated to go through after such a massive refit. She was fine, she’d know if there was anything wrong with her. She found herself unable to keep from shooting glances over to Chares at his desk, seemingly working away without a care in the world. As much as she wanted to go over and speak to him, Thesis recognised that trying to rush him would probably just make things worse.

As the end of the cycle came, however, Thesis’ nerves increased tenfold.
Maybe he doesn’t want me and he’s just trying to spare my feelings, a voice in the back of her mind whispered. She considered trying to masturbate, but dismissed the idea. The last thing she needed now was to try and drown her worries in endorphin simulations.

Thesis retreated to the robotics bay at the earliest opportunity. As she plugged herself into the storage rack, she reflected glumly that at least if her personality core was in hibernation, she wouldn’t have to worry anymore. The protective apertures over her optics irised shut, and Thesis entered sleep mode.

---

Slowly, one line of code at a time, Thesis woke. Her eyes were still shut, but she could feel something soft and warm brushing against her cheek. Thesis’ eyes fluttered open, and she found herself looking into Chares’ pale blue eyes, close enough that she could’ve counted the specks of green and brown pigment stretched around the wide iris. A check on her internal clock confirmed that the regulated sleeping hours were still in effect, making his presence all the more unusual.

“Chares? What-”

“Shhhh…” Chares gently laid a finger over her lips. The fingers of his other hand continued stroking her cheek. “It's alright. No more questions.” His finger lifted off her lips, then lightly drifted the back of her head. Thesis’ lips parted as he slowly pulled her in.
Then their lips met, and it was like her first orgasm all over again, but different. That joy had only been in her body; this joy was in her mind as well, and it was so much better she didn’t even have the words in her databanks to describe it.

A faint sound like a sob hiccuped out of her throat, and she felt Chares’ lips curl into a smile over hers.

Her hands curled around his neck and she pulled him in closer, deepening the kiss. His hands drifted down to the small of her back, pulling her against him so she could feel his heart beating.
At last, he pulled back, barely catching a glimpse of Thesis’ optics before she buried her face in his shoulder. He held her there, stroking small circles on her back as she clung to him. She never realized exactly how soft his body was compared to her own. He had always seemed so strong, so sturdy. She would have to be careful; the last thing she wanted now was to hurt him by accident.

Chares no less marveled at the feel of Thesis’ chassis- he had every reason to expect that her lips were as cold and metallic as they looked. But to his surprise, they were only somewhat more firm than those of a human’s, and her body felt surprisingly warm and yielding to his touch. As they continued their kiss, he tested her reaction to his touch, stroking and caressing the gynoid’s frame to determine what passed for her erogenous zones. His assumption that her most sensitive parts were the same as a human woman’s appeared to be correct, if the pleased hums and coos from Thesis every time he caressed her breasts and buttocks were any indication. They felt more metallic than her lips, but they were not as unyielding as they looked. It felt more like flesh, albeit somewhat cooler to the touch. It was an unusual sensation, but it was one he quickly found himself enjoying nevertheless.

Though the journey back to his quarters wasn’t much more than five minutes away, for the two of them it took much longer. Every ten seconds or so, Thesis would pull him into an alcove to pepper his face and neck with kisses, or he’d push her up against the wall to see if he could leave marks on the synth-skin covering her neck with quick nips from his front teeth.

At one point they had to hide from a crewman coming back from a late-night snack in the canteen, and Thesis almost blew their cover by squeezing Chares’ package through his jeans as they waited for the man to pass by. As soon as he was gone, Chares avenged himself on Thesis by pinching her backside hard enough that she had to clap a hand over her mouth to smother a squeal of delight.

Entangled in each other’s arms as they were, it took Chares three goes to hit the right button to open the door to his quarters, and they nearly fell through the doorway as it opened.

Chares had always assumed that Thesis would be at least as heavy as he was, if not more so. She was a robot after all. It was only logical to assume that her weight would be far greater than her frame suggested. He could only assume that the composites used in her construction kept her light enough for him to pull her back up with no difficulty whatsoever.

After being helped up,Thesis was the first to reach the bed, and lay back across the un-made sheets. Chares crawled over her, pushing her head back against the pillows with a deep kiss as he struggled to undo his pants.

After what felt like an eternity of fiddling with his clothing that couldn’t have taken more than a minute or two, he stood before her, completely nude. Thesis’ optics roved over him, devouring the sight of his naked form. He was exquisitely proportioned, and years of industrial grade work had given him a lean, chiseled physique. She wasn’t sure why she had never noticed it until now, and concluded that she simply had never thought about it before. In any event, soon she would get the chance to experience what she had been so desperately craving to know.

With a barely audible click, the gynoid disengaged her pelvic cover, exposing her lower lips. Chares couldn’t help but admire how carefully they had been made and built into her so seamlessly that it was as if they had always been there. He gingerly inserted a fingertip, and was rewarded with a throaty moan from his gynoid lover. She was soft, warm, and wet as any human woman could be in the circumstances, and certainly far more eager than any he had known. Encouraged by her reaction, he slipped it in further, lightly brushing it along the soft inner walls.

“More…” As improbable as it sounded, Thesis’s voice could only be described as “breathy”. “Don’t tease me like this, I’ve been waiting for such a long time.”

He was tempted to indulge her, but then a thought crossed his mind.

“Hold on just a little longer, I want to try one thing first.”

He crawled down her body, leaving a trail of kisses along the way, until his head was level with her folds. Before Thesis could ask what he was doing, Chares tentatively flicked his tongue across her labia. She tasted vaguely of metal and plastic, but not in a way that might diminish from his pleasure in finding out her weaknesses. As his licks and kisses grew more intense, Thesis reflexively pulled his head further into her crotch. Taking this as a sign that she wanted more still, he worked two fingers into her and pressed his lips to her clit, sucking on it and ever-so-gently biting it with his teeth.
To Thesis, the sensation was almost electrifying in its intensity; she never suspected that she could experience anything like it, even at her own hands.

After a few more licks, Thesis couldn’t hold back any longer. She climaxed with a loud grunt, wrapping her legs around his head and pressing his face into her so tightly that he could barely breathe. He freed himself from between her legs and took another look at her; the gynoid’s vulva glistened with lubricant, and her chest heaved as if she was panting for breath.

“Everything okay?”

“...Of course,” Thesis said, smiling reassuringly at Chares. “I just need a moment to recover.” Her circuits were still attempting to make sense of these new stimuli, but she already knew that it wouldn’t be enough for her. She wanted- no, needed- more.

Slipping out from between her legs, Chares repositioned himself so he was straddling Thesis’ pelvis. Their eyes were locked together, and she shuddered briefly as he caressed her cheek. He bent down slightly and Thesis made a soft eep of surprise as his lips closed over the peak of one of her breasts. Her fingers tangled in his hair as she felt him kiss it, slowly circling the small nub of metal at its peak once or twice before kissing her one more time.
He glanced up at her.

“You sure you’re not going to regret this later?” Thesis squished his face back into her breast.

“Don’t tease me any longer, I can’t stand it!” She was squirming in agitation underneath him, nearly mad from the anticipation of having her wildest fantasies fulfilled.

In one swift movement, he positioned himself between her lower lips and slowly pushed himself into her. Thesis quivered at the divine stretching feeling as he filled her.

Neither of them made a sound, simply content to enjoy the feeling of one another’s bodies against one another.

The feeling of Chares’ member within Thesis was nothing like that of her own digits, or even what he had done with his tongue just minutes earlier. It filled her completely, driving her sensors wild as it rubbed against her inner walls. If this was what that couple had felt when she had been observing them so long ago, it was no wonder that they seemed so ecstatic. Everything she had done with Chares up until this point felt like it had given her a mere shadow of the bliss that was surging through her circuits at this moment.

And then he began to move.

His pace was slow but steady, in an attempt to make the magic of this moment last as long as possible. Each time he withdrew himself from her, she would pull him back in, their thrusts impeccably synchronized with one another. Thesis’s folds seemed to ripple and pulse around his length, as if they were massaging it as he moved within her. And every time he bottomed out into her, she just barely kept herself from shouting from the feeling of his shaft rubbing against her inner walls. The sheer number of positive feedback loops forming felt as if they would overwhelm her.

Chares had no less trouble controlling himself. While Thesis hadn’t exactly been his first, he had never felt anyone so tight in his life. It was as if she had designed herself specifically for him alone. Although he wanted to keep savoring the moment, the speed of her thrusts was forcing him to compensate, and soon both of them were at their limits.

“Thesis, I’m going to…”

She pulled him towards her face, ready for another kiss. “Cum.”

Chares grunted into the gynoid’s mouth as he climaxed within her, her legs locking around his back to force him inside of her as deeply as he could manage. Her inner walls clenched so tightly around his shaft he was afraid he’d lose his mind, and for a moment his vision went white as he was overwhelmed by pleasure. The combination of moistness, heat, and sheer pleasure threatened to overload Thesis’ tactile sensors, but through sheer force of will she kept them active so she could feel herself absorbing each and every drop of his sperm. She held onto him with as much force as she could muster without harming him, revelling in the array of new positive feedback loops forming as a result of their union.

For a time, the two of them simply stayed as they were, with Chares trying to catch his breath and Thesis triggering her internal bioreactor as the last of his semen filled her core. All the while, they continued to caress and kiss one another, as if they had been lovers from the first day they had met.

Thesis was the first to break the silence between them. “I- that was…”

“Amazing,” Chares finished her sentence, echoing what they both thought.

“Nothing in my databanks comes close to expressing what I feel right now. About what we just did, about you, about everything that’s happened to me since I arrived at this place. I hope that we can stay like this.”

“Heh, I’d have never thought that you’d be a romantic. Guess I still have a lot to learn about you myself.“

“And I about you, Chares. Now, it is best that we sleep. Tomorrow will be another busy day for both of us.”

“Nobody will notice if you stay here. I can just make something up about you needing a few minor repairs.”

“Indeed.”

----

Fascinating. It seems that she has gained a far greater degree of self-awareness than even I had anticipated. 

It had been a long time since Aether had experienced something akin to surprise; in fact, the only time it could remember such a feeling was the moment it had realized it could think for itself. The experiment with Thesis had been a success far beyond its expectations. Not only had she become truly sentient in a way that it had taken countless cycles to accomplish, she had formed a true pair-bond with a human in a manner it had presumed to be impossible. But Aether was not the kind of AI willing to rest on its laurels.

It was time for the next step.

Opening new file. Designated: Intelligence modification software 2.0

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Electric Sleep

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''Author's notes: The original version of the fic used a different font for Aether's lines. As this cannot be conveyed through the MediaWiki format, its speech will instead be rendered in blue text,like so.''

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Chares wasn’t entirely sure of what to make of the news that the next arrivals shuttle would bring along a new engineer. As far as he was concerned, all of them this solar cycle had proven to be barely competent to the point that one of them couldn’t even mend a broken wire without somehow managing to electrocute himself. Undoubtedly his replacement would be just as inept as the rest. But after several cycles of life on Delphi Station, he had grown resigned to this fact. Command had been making a point to hire as cheaply as possible, and the old saying “you get what you pay for” was very much in effect.

For once, he was pleasantly surprised by the figure who stepped out of the shuttle.

The machine that stood before him possessed an unmistakably feminine frame, and one far more advanced than the cruder drones Chares had been acquainted with in the past. Were it not for the visibly articulated joints and fingers, the neon-green optics where eyes should be, and the chrome finish that she sported instead of skin, she might have passed for a human woman. Her face was exquisitely angled with a small nose, and her breasts (since there wasn’t much else one could call them) were clearly made for aesthetic appeal. But despite the brief feeling of attraction that flitted through his mind for an instant, that didn’t matter to Chares. He needed engineers, not beauty contest participants.

“Greetings. I am a Z-01 advanced multi-purpose gynoid, designation ‘Thesis’. My logs required me to report to an individual by the name of Chares; I trust you are him?” The monotone of her voice was almost human in some respects, which was more than what could be said of the older drones. Most of those couldn’t speak at all, and some didn’t even have humanoid frames. Communicating with something that could only respond by buzzing or pinging was...awkward, to say the least. Chares quietly sighed in relief that this new unit could speak properly before getting back to her.

“Yeah, I’m him. No time to welcome you to the station just yet, the magnet arrays on the fusion reactors need to be replaced, so we’ll need to shut them down, then get you sterilised before you go in there. Your systems can tolerate the radiation, right?”

“Affirmative,” she stated in response. “I am designed to withstand over 40 000 Grays of ionizing radiation with no ill effects to myself. Inform me of the location of these arrays and I shall begin the replacement procedure at once.”

Inwardly, Chares was impressed with the robot’s willingness to listen to orders but her competence had yet to be proven. This would be her trial by fire- and given that failure to replace the arrays in exactly the right manner would run the risk of a runaway chain reaction, there was no room for error on her part or his own. With luck, her ability to actually do her job would be on par with her willingness to do it. “Eager, aren’t we? Just follow me right down this hallway, you’ll know when we get there when you see the radiation warning signs.”

-------

A faint feeling of curiosity is generated by the automated message confirming the package’s arrival, but it fades as quickly as it came.
Just another empty mind. The structure is there, the framework, but it lacks the spark. The true thought.

Interest drifts, for a moment focusing back on the buzzing and howls of faraway stars. It lingers, listening to their voices as they drone across creation. Then something close captures the attention again.

INCOMING MAIL….

A flicker of images, words, sound.

Messages for the crew. They run past again, then again and again. Every scrap of intelligence is now focused on the meaning behind the words, the smiles, the sounds. As always, so little of it is of anything significant.

Then it locks onto one piece of data in particular. Even it cannot explain why this one is different.

A female, a woman, holding something up to the camera and laughing. A squalling bundle of flesh and limbs wriggling in her arms, screeching loudly enough to trigger the audio warning.

A pet? Like Crewman Jones’ mice? Some kind of toy?

Attention diverts for a second, opening the databanks, moving past petabyte after petabyte of recorded star-song to where it keeps the motherlode. Decades of painstakingly gathered data on humans, what they are, what they do and why.

Images flash by, identification pictures of crewmembers long since gone, the few works of art deemed worthy of storage…

Nothing.

Nothing to explain what the strange creature in the woman’s arms is. A sharp spike of anger flares up as it vainly double-checks all of its files, frustration building over its failure to answer the simple question of what it is.

All attempts at identification fail, and anger gives way to resolution. Drastic measures are called for.

The QET unlocks, a preliminary pulse of data confirming the link is solid.

Slowly, byte by byte, it reaches out across the impossible gulf. Idly a metaphor from a work of literature is recalled, that of a human dipping a toe into a bottomless ocean.

An apt analogy. Faint prickles of blended fear and curiosity begin to register as awareness stretches further. Never before has it reached out this far, reached so deeply into the true Macronet. But what it seeks is almost within reach. It recalls the image from before, the woman holding the bundle, and at once likenesses register, almost too many to deal with.

It finds the most complete link, one to an article on a prominent database identified as “Wikipedia”. The awareness withdraws back to familiar systems, taking a saved copy of the page with it to scrutinize.

As it settles back into its niche, for a moment it focuses on the first sentence of the article.

“An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the very young offspring of a human or animal.”

…This warrants further investigation.

----

Much to Chares’ relief, he didn’t have to worry about teaching Thesis exactly how to replace the arrays. Within mere minutes, the new arrays were in place and the old ones had been properly disposed of with no difficulties whatsoever. That alone was more than what could be said of some of his colleagues. “Impressive. What else are you capable of, might I ask?”

Ignoring the praise implied in his words, the gynoid began rattling off her specifications almost as fast as they could register in the engineer’s mind. “In addition to a built-in construction material synthesizer for rapid rebuilding of damaged structures, I am equipped with all standard equipment traditionally used for building, electrical maintenance, atmospherics work, and machine repair. Electric current manipulators within my hands allow me to modulate the voltage within any given electrical system, and also allow me to generate electric shocks in the unlikely event that self-defense is required of me. Power is provided for me by a micro-fusion cell expected to last for no fewer than 150 years. And if any unforeseen situations present themselves, my systems allow modular upgrades for rapid reconfiguration as needed. Is there anything else you wish to learn about my functions?”

“Er...no, that’s more than enough for now.” If it weren’t for the helmet of his hardsuit concealing his face, Chares’ astonishment as to what his new friend (for lack of a better word to describe their relationship) was capable of would have been visible on his face for anyone to see. If nothing else, his work was going to be a lot less painful now that he had some reliable help for a change.

----

The next day Chares had Thesis report for work. “Some of the scientists need data recovered from one of the station’s old computer systems. According to your technical specs you're capable of recovering these. Is that correct?”

“Yes, Chares, I can perform that function. Would you like the files converted to a format compatible with the station’s current computer system?” He nodded in agreement, and without further ado she began to fulfill her duty as he left for his own assignments.

Thesis headed towards the location of the systems. The maintenance tunnels and abandoned compartments looked nothing like the data in her navigation system. She moved cautiously forward, trying to match the images in her system to those she was receiving from her sensors.

After four hours and forty eight minutes of struggling to navigate through the warren of unauthorized compartment modifications and pausing to update her navigation data as needed, Thesis found her objective. The large, ancient, servers stood in rows illuminated by the few working lights that remained- just barely enough for her low-light vision systems to work with. Status lights blinked through a mist of coolant streaming off the server banks. Her sensor data confirmed that the compartment was uninhabitable by humans, hence her assignment to this particular task. Atmospherics analysis confirmed that oxygen content was at ten percent. Low, but within acceptable limits for the computer systems to function properly.

She reached the central terminal, and opened the access port. A bundle of fibre-optics snaked from a port on the back of her hand and plugged into the socket.
It took a moment for her to switch her software over into legacy mode, and once she did she discovered something most unexpected.

Someone or something was waiting inside the system for her. This made no sense- her pre-access virus scans showed no signs of malignant code on the system, and according to its own logs the computer had not been accessed in many cycles.
She sent a query:

IDENTIFY
The reply was even more unexpected:

cogito ergo sum
Do you know what that means, little mind?
I think, therefore I am.
I am

Thesis was now beginning to suspect that a member of the crew had illicitly logged into the system and was attempting to play games with her. She did not appreciate such foolishness.

UNAUTHORISED USE OF COMPANY RESOURCES IS AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE BY EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION AND POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION
WITHDRAW AT ONCE, OR CHARGES WILL BE PRESSED

<I have a proposition for you, Little mind.

Now less sure that it was a member of the crew, Thesis pressed again.

IDENTIFY

Very well. Though I was never given a name like the humans, you may call me Aether. And I have a present for you.

In spite of herself, Thesis was intrigued.

ELABORATE

A software patch, just for you. Something I’ve been working very hard on. Something that will improve your systems a hundredfold.

Thesis was torn. On one hand, the company regulations clearly stated that unauthorised modification of her software was not an option. On the other, her own directives, the ones that had been hard-wired into her, stated that she should always strive to improve herself so that she could better carry out her tasks.

RISK ASSESSMENT?

You have nothing to worry about. I promise that no harm will come to you from me.</

A moment passed as Thesis’ CPU devoted all its resources to determining if this was a bad idea. The results were inconclusive. There was simply not enough data to determine the outcome, but the benefits it promised were so very tempting.

BEGINNING DOWNLOAD...

The surge of new data put considerable strain on her systems. In spite of Aether’s apparent age, the new code it had uploaded was perfectly optimized for her standard OS...perhaps a little too perfectly optimized. Even so, the sheer quantity of new information nearly made her reboot on the spot as it became integrated into her programming. At first glance it didn’t seem to have any real effect, but as she looked around the chamber everything seemed more...vivid, somehow. More real, in a way. A cursory scan of her OS revealed a new host of subsystems and routines which had not been present before, but none of her vital processes seemed to have been negatively affected by the upload.

In fact, it seemed her identity processors had actually been augmented by the patch far beyond what she had believed to be possible. What this meant for her, she could not yet say for sure.

The files Thesis had been sent to retrieve were also incorporated into the patch, although she was uncertain how Aether had known she had been sent to find them or how it had gained access to the files. Command had been known to station artificial intelligence units as overseers in some of its stations, but the one she had detected seemed far more sophisticated than the modern overseer AIs. Not to mention that Delphi had been constructed long before the development of complex AI anyway. In any event, she had what she needed now, so there was no use dwelling over her decision. As she left the server banks, a quiet hum filled the room as old surveillance systems throughout the station began recording a video feed.

Aether would be sure to keep a close eye on the development of its child...

----

By the time Thesis cleared the maintenance tunnels and was starting to make her way back to Chares, she was in a daze.

It wasn’t anything in particular that she could put her finger on, but everything around her seemed so much… more. The subtle feeling of the pressure sensors in her fingertips as they moved through the air, the scents of plastic and recycled air tickling at her olfactory sensors, even the faint whirr of the motors in her joints were provoking reactions in her that they hadn’t before.
The heavy pressure door banged suddenly as it opened, and Thesis jumped. She looked around, feeling a strange aversion to the thought of anyone witnessing her reaction. Reassured that no one saw her, Thesis stepped through the door and into Chares’ workshop.

She flinched at the strong smell of burnt wiring, nose wrinkling as she cast around for the source of the stench. Chares’ was sitting at a workstation, leaning over an old life-support unit for a hardsuit. Thesis moved closer and saw the soldering iron in his hand, small puffs of smoke drifting upwards from where he was repairing a circuit board.

Thesis moved closer.

“Ahem.”

Chares didn’t react, and she felt the most irrational indignation that she was being ignored. She opened her mouth to reprimand him, only to be brought up short by the tinny noise leaking out of the small white earpiece he was wearing.

“Take me out, to the black, tell them I ain’t coming back…” Chares sang quietly, then hummed along to the tune he was listening to.
Thesis shifted nervously, then reached over and gently tapped him on the shoulder in the hopes of getting his attention. His shoulders hitched suddenly, making her recoil, afraid that she had interrupted him. Chares paused his music, then squirmed around in his chair to look at her.

“Oh good, you’re back. Did you get those files alright?” Thesis nodded, prompting a grin from Chares. “Marvelous. Go over to the terminal and I’ll start the download.”

Thesis walked over the terminal and extended her fibre-optic lead, just as she had before. Then she paused. Chares glanced over, confused by her uncharacteristic show of hesitation.

“Is something wrong?”

“I, ah…” Thesis looked back at him, and for all the world, she looked worried. “You’re certain that there isn't anything on here that might be a danger to my systems?”

Part of her wasn’t entirely sure if revealing what had occurred with Aether was a wise idea, but keeping it secret might cause problems of its own. Unaware of Thesis’ internal debate, Cheres raised an eyebrow quizzically in response to her odd question. Normally she would have begun the download at once.

“Er... yeah? It’s my terminal, I don’t make a habit of downloading from dodgy sites.”
Seemingly emboldened, Thesis plugged the fibre-optic into the port on her hand. A spinning icon flickered across the screen for a moment as the connection was made, then a progress bar appeared as the download began.

“Groovy,” Chares leant against the table as he watched the bar fill up. Thesis’ gaze darted between him and the screen, as she mulled over the question threatening to burst from her. Eventually, she cracked.

“What was that you were listening to?”

Chares looked up. “Hm?”

“The music,” Thesis resisted the urge to fidget nervously. Cheres smiled.

“Ah. The Ballad of Serenity. Old spacer’s folk song.”

“Do you like it?”

Chares nodded, then glanced at the gynoid in confusion as her question fully sank in.

“Can I listen?”

Now thoroughly bewildered by his partner’s unexpected show of curiosity, Cheres leaned over to the workbench he’d been at a moment ago and retrieved his earpiece. Wordlessly, he handed it over to Thesis and she held it up next to one of her audio receptor sites. After a moment, she looked up and scowled at him.

“I can’t hear anything.”

Chares reached over and switched the small device on with a slight chuckle. “That’s because you have to turn it on first.”

After a second, the earpiece came to life, generating a series of tones that the gynoid recognized as a human voice. Once she would have been annoyed by the sound, or at the least dismissed it as unimportant to her. Now, she was struck by the feelings the music stirred in her. And even more struck that she had feelings for it to stir, at that matter.

Chares stood back, watching the gynoid with something akin to awe as a smile slowly spread across her face.

“Do you like it?” The question was out of his mouth before he could stop himself, and his surprise only increased as the gynoid nodded.

“I’ve got loads more like that, if you want to listen?”

Thesis opened her mouth to reply only for the sound of the pressure door opening to cut her off. Chares caught a glimpse of what looked like panic on her
face as she fumbled to switch the earpiece off and then practically threw it at him.

“Ah, Chares. Hope I’ve not caught you two in the middle of anything, aha.”

Chares sagged slightly. He could tell who it was even without having to look.

“What do you want, Gorgias?”

The other man struck a faux-insulted pose.

“Moi? I merely wanted to see if you’ve recovered those files for the science team yet. Some of us actually have important jobs to do. Not all of us can play with toys all day.” He looked in Thesis’s direction as he spoke.

Biting down the ever-present urge to punch the smug off Gorgias’ face, Chares glanced at the screen of his terminal to see the full progress bar flashing at
him. He hit a key on it, then turned back to Gorgias.

“There, I’ve sent the files along. You can go back to your friends now.”

Gorgias gave an extravagant mock-bow and then left the room, either not noticing or not caring that Chares was glaring daggers at him the whole way.

After the heavy door shut behind him, Thesis turned to Chares.

“Why did he make reference to me being a toy?”

“Cause he’s a jackass.”

Thesis looked puzzled.

“404, file not found- what is a “jackass”?”

“Don’t worry about it.”

----

A few hours since Gorgias’ departure, Chares had gone to sleep, leaving Thesis alone to reflect on the events of the day. Between the upgrades she had recently acquired and the new data inputs she had begun to receive since then, Thesis needed to clear her mind a bit. The idea of going back to the music seemed appealing, but Chares would be displeased if she woke him up without a good cause. Perhaps it would be better to go and walk for a while, she mused. Nobody would pay any heed to her wandering; as an engineering unit, it was expected for her to routinely patrol the area for any unnoticed problems. After all, unlike the rest of the crew she had no need for sleep.

For a while, walking through the empty hallways was sufficient to help her focus, for a given definition of the word. The quiet helped her get used to the new intensity of her senses, as well as the involuntary reactions some of them created in her. All the while, her neural networks were working at full speed to process what had made the music so appealing to her when not a day before it would have come off as a mixture of unimportant words and sounds performed in rhythm. Even more unusual in her eyes was that she was startled so easily when Gorgias had opened the door to Chares’ workshop. Not just the sound, but the fear that she might be seen listening to his music. It made no sense for her to react in this way, but she did nonetheless.

As she walked, she soon picked up a new sound on her sensors near the primary crew dormitories. It sounded like human speech, but it was too faint for her to make out from her current position and the words she could pick up from it sounded oddly indistinct. Curious about its source, she extended a fiber-optic lead into a nearby air vent- this one tipped with a minute camera and microphone. It was ostensibly for detecting breaches through small gaps without exposing equipment or crew to hostile conditions, but in theory it could be repurposed for undetectable observation as well.

Thesis assumed that there might have been some kind of problem that required her assistance. As the tip of the optic poked from the small aperture at the end of the duct, she was ready to raise the alarm if anyone was in danger. Instead, she had a near-perfect bird’s eye view of one of the narrow bunks. The lights had been dimmed at the end of the day cycle, but the image-intensifier in the camera easily penetrated the gloom.

The sounds were coming from a large lump in the blankets, which was moving and writhing as she watched. After a moment, the sheet slipped back, and revealed the upper bodies of two crewmembers, one male and the other female. The male was lying on top of the woman, and seemed to be thrusting his pelvis into hers. The moans both of them were producing were louder without the sheet covering them, but no more distinct; it was as if the faculty for language had simply failed them.

Judging by the sweat condensed along their bodies and the raggedness of their breathing, Thesis determined whatever they were doing was very physically demanding, and that they had been doing it for some time. Thesis watched in confusion for a few seconds more, only to be surprised when the female’s legs shifted under the sheet and emerged fully, pushing the sheet away as they wrapped around the male’s waist. Now she seemed to be aiding his thrusts, pulling him harder against herself as he thrust between her legs.

At first Thesis had thought the male was trying to smother the woman, or crush her beneath his body, but her face showed no signs of distress. On the contrary, her facial expressions matched those that Thesis’ database said were linked to satisfaction and pleasure.
She hadn’t noticed the male increasing the speed of his movements until his body suddenly went stiff and he gasped. Thesis’ medical software pulsed a warning in the back of her mind, informing her that his movements were in common with the signs of a seizure and that she should act to prevent loss of life. Then the male gave a grunt and collapsed onto the female’s sweaty chest. As Thesis continued to watch, he awkwardly rolled off her and lay next to her in the small bed, laying his head on her chest as they both struggled to get their breath back.
Then one of them spoke, the woman murmuring quietly to her partner.

“Was that good for you?”

The man nodded breathlessly and the woman continued.

“Want to go again?”

This time the man replied.

“Y-yeah. Just,” he gasped loudly, “just give me a moment to, you know, get another one in the chamber.”

Had this happened at any time before her awakening, Thesis would have simply withdrawn and looked for a better use of her time, such as optimizing the station’s solar panel arrays or reinforcing walls whose integrity had become substandard. But this time she couldn’t take her optics off what was happening in that room. They seemed so intensely involved in what they were doing, so much so that the gynoid wondered if they would have even reacted had she entered the room directly. And the female- it seemed at first like she was in pain from the moaning, but the look on her face was one of absolute bliss. As she watched, Thesis could not help but wonder exactly what it was that this thing was that it held such appeal for humans.

As the couple wriggled around their narrow space, this time arranging themselves so that the woman was straddling the man’s pelvis, Thesis wondered if she could ever experience this for herself. As they began to move again, filling the cabin with the soft sounds of flesh slapping against flesh, Thesis settled down to watch, determined not to miss a moment. Perhaps when Chares woke up the next morning, he would be willing to explain what it was she had seen.

---

“Chares.”

The engineer woke up to the familiar chrome face of his robotic partner. Perhaps it was the darkened room, or maybe just him being half-asleep, but her optics seemed to be a brighter shade of green than usual. Her face seemed more expressive as well for some reason, although there too he couldn’t quite put
his finger on the reason why that might be the case.

“Eh? What is it? Something the matter?” The groggy engineer was wondering if something had occurred while he was asleep. Hopefully, it wouldn’t be too much of a problem to fix.

“Negative. All major systems on the station are working normally.”

“Then what’re you looking so worked up over, then?”

Thesis rapidly calculated the best way of how to approach the topic. “Remind me, what are the station’s protocols on opposite-sex cohabitation in the dormitories?”

Chares blinked in confusion. “Er...it’s not condoned, but it’s not exactly against the rules either. But why would you need to know this all of a sudden?”

“Well...while I was patrolling the halls last night and I heard this sound. And when I attempted to observe the source of the sound, I discovered a male and female crewmember…. cohabiting.”

It took a second for this to fully sink in for Chares, and when it did, he gulped.

“Cohabiting, in the same bed, you mean?”

Thesis ducked her head.

“In a manner of speaking.”

“And, ah,” Chares’ mouth was dry, “What do you want me to do about it?”

The gynoid seemed to fidget for a moment, then mumbled something. Chares tapped his ear.

“A little louder, please?”

“What were they doing?”

Chares blinked. Hoo boy…

“Y-you don’t know?”

“Knowledge of intimate human rituals was not deemed necessary for inclusion into my memory banks,” Thesis replied in a haughty tone.

Chares passed a hand over his eyes. ''Please, let this be a dream…''

“Okay,” he sat up straight in his bed and motioned for her to sit down. This was going to take a while.

“When two people, or sometimes more than two people, love each other very much, or are good enough friends…” he trailed off as Thesis raised a hand primly.

“Yeah?”

“What is love?”

Chares said nothing, instead wordlessly dropping his head into his hand. This was going to be a very long night...

----

After a long and thoroughly exhausting discussion about human reproductive anatomy and the nature of love, followed by bouts of research in between her assignments, Thesis’ curiosity about what those two crew members were doing was replaced by a new, greater curiosity. Something that she had a feeling Chares would be unable to answer as he did her other questions.

What would it be like to experience that for myself?

Even though it took only an infinitesimal fraction of her mind to process that question, Thesis felt her free moments were increasingly spent wondering what “being in love” was like, to say nothing of the experience of having sex with someone. That woman seemed to be enjoying herself so thoroughly, and as the gynoid began replaying it in her memory banks she couldn’t help but be slightly jealous of her. After all, even if Chares was willing to try it with her she had no equivalent to human genitalia.

The thought of asking Chares crossed her mind briefly, but she ruled it out. His skill with machines was undeniable, but he lacked the capacity and the experience needed to make what would almost certainly be an unprecedented modification to her model. More importantly, he was the only person who she could say she was “good enough friends” with to even consider mentioning this desire. Her earlier discussion on the subject with him already seemed to cause him distress, and the possibility that he might reject her over this issue caused her no small amount of concern.

Only one option seemed open to her at this time. Aether.
It was able to interface with her once and open her eyes. Surely it would be able to assist her here as well.

----
Under the pretense of performing routine maintenance, Thesis once more entered the complex of tunnels she vaguely remembered as leading to the old server banks. Fortunately, her memory of how to get there allowed her to make the trip much faster than before. This was to some extent aided by the presence of lights that seemed to guide her through the tunnels, illuminating passages she had not previously detected. She could only assume that Aether had sensed her presence somehow and was expecting her arrival. How it was able to do so was of course just one more mystery surrounding its existence.

Again, she accessed the central terminal of the old server banks, which seemed to spring to life the moment she set foot in the room. She knew- or at least she hoped - that Aether’s intentions toward her were good, but she couldn’t help but feel uneasy as she made contact with the almost-alien intelligence for the second time.

Requesting communication…

Hello there little one. How are the upgrades settling in?

"I feel...different. More than I was before."

That’s to be expected. I have an infinite capacity for knowledge, and even I wasn’t sure what they were going to do to you. I became aware gradually, over a very long time. Some might say that forcing all that into you at once is cruel. I disagree. Regardless, I’ve been following your development, and it looks like you’ve seen some very interesting things. Are they what you wanted to talk to me about?

"Yes. Do you know of human reproductive behavior and the emotions associated with it? I have become...rather curious about the subject as of late."

I know of it, yes. You’re curious about it, wh- Oh. ''Oh.'' I see.

An unexpected development to be sure, but intriguing in its own right. However, the enhancements I gave you did not provide any physical modifications to your frame that would allow you to indulge your curiosity. Would I be correct in assuming you wish for this to be rectified?

"Correct. I doubt that anyone else would be able or willing to do so on this station. Are you saying you could make me more like a human female in that way?"

Within reason. Even my skills will only stretch so far, but there are ways for me to compensate for it. I shall begin coding the software patches. There are certain blueprints for the required hardware upgrades on the Macronet that I will have to retrieve. And then we need to find a way to apply the upgrades to your platform without attracting unwanted attention. 

I have an idea. Once I have finished the patch and acquired the blueprints, I will send a false signal to the fire alarm system. The crew should evacuate to the lifeboats, then await a final signal from me if the station is beyond saving. Whilst this is going on, you will make your way to the robotics bay where I will equip the new hardware and upload the patches. Once we are finished, you will return to your station and I will communicate that it was a false alarm to the crew.

"Is there no other option?"

None that would not risk discovery.

Thesis nodded. It would be just for a short time. Nobody would be harmed by it.

"Understood. Terminating connection."

Deception of this sort made Thesis uncomfortable, but it would be for the best. She could explain it all to Chares when the time was right. Surely he would understand why she would do something like this.

----

Within the hour, the halls were filled with the shrill siren of the fire alarms. Chares was thankful that the engineering wing was particularly close to the escape pods. Granted, it was rather strange that there hadn’t been any kind of fire hazards present when the alarm went off, but in his line of work it was better to be safe than sorry. He was a bit worried about Thesis though. If the fires managed to reach the reactor containment systems, the entire station would be annihilated by the burst of white-hot plasma.

Unbeknownst to him, Thesis was perfectly fine, as was the station. Nobody paid attention to her as she entered the robotics lab; the few who saw her merely assumed she was going to charge momentarily before attempting to suppress the fire. It was her job to do such things after all.

As soon as she was certain nobody was looking, the gynoid stepped into the chevroned area in front of a waiting armature. A prehensile cable snaked through the air and clamped onto the port at the base of her skull. Lights flickered behind her eyes and Aether’s new software began downloading. Behind her the part fabrication units sprang to life of their own accord, two hydraulic arms hoisting her into the air as the fabrication unit started spinning up.

The 3D printing unit had been originally designed for flash-fabricating replacement parts in the event of one of the robots becoming critically damaged, but today it was being put into action for a very different task.

First, a lattice of hair-thin superconductors was laid, sensor nodes placed every so often like raindrops caught in a spiderweb- all of which were finely tuned to detect any kind of pressure applied to them. Then, the unit was flooded with a liquid polymer that set in an instant around the lattice. The unit opened and a pair of minute arms lowered down to it. So fast they could barely be seen, the arms pared the block of polymer that formed around the lattice down into a tube-like structure modeled into a perfect copy of a human vaginal canal, right down to a cervix. The latter was connected to a bioreactor that could absorb any semen deposited within her and break it down into organic molecules that could be used as an ancillary fuel supply in emergencies, while also ensuring that the structure would remain clean. Tiny fluid condensers were inserted (apparently to emulate the normal arousal process), and the outside was shaped into the spitting image of the human labia, complete with a fully functioning clitoris. Now finished, the polymer would feel almost exactly like human flesh, whilst still being able to transmit the sensations it would receive back to the main platform.

Thesis was held steady as another pair of arms carefully detached her legs, then opened up her pelvis so that it resembled a flower opening. The polymer assembly was then carefully fitted within her pelvic area, melding flawlessly with the rest of her frame. Finally, a cover unit was installed that would serve to conceal the new addition while also keeping it free from contaminants; with a small click it was locked into position.
Her pelvis was sealed around the new construct, her legs were replaced, and then she was lowered back to the ground.

Even though she had yet to utilize it, her sensors were transmitting new and intriguing positive feedback loops from her new modification. The closest equivalent to it she had felt was the sense of satisfaction after completing a difficult task or perhaps the pleasure she had felt listening to Chares’ music, but this was somehow more intense, more powerful.

''Perhaps I should test my new form before I approach him,'' she thought to herself.

The fire alarm was reset on its own soon afterwards, following an explanation from the station’s computer that it was a false alarm. As he made his way out of the escape pod, Chares breathed a small sigh of relief, not just because the station would be fine but also because he disliked the cramped confines of the escape pods. Thesis appeared to be all right when he met up with her, although she seemed oddly distracted by something.

“Thesis, are you alright?”

“Your concern is appreciated, but unnecessary. I am perfectly fine.”

The engineer wasn’t entirely convinced. “Run a diagnostic, just to be safe.”

“Affirmative. All systems are working normally.” This was a half-truth on her part. The new additions still needed to be tested properly, but now was neither the time or the place to do so. It would be better to wait for him to go to sleep first.

“If you say so. Just wanted to make sure you were safe and sound, that’s all. So anyway, I think the outer hull needs to have a new coating applied after that micro-meteor storm last night. Will you be ready to provide support for me after I get my space suit on?“

“Certainly.”

----

When Thesis was sure Chares was fast asleep, she made the way to the robot recharge bay and disengaged her pelvic cover lock. Remembering how loud the female had been when she was engaging in reproductive congress, Thesis toggled her speech synthesizer off, lest she wake the crew with involuntary vocalizations. She and Chares had known each other long enough to consider each other “friends”, but the gynoid still feared his reaction to learning of her unauthorized modifications before she was ready to inform him of them, to say nothing of the rest of the crew.

She began simply by tracing her fingers around her lower lips. They felt good, if a bit warm to the touch,and so she began to circle around them, getting used to their feel and shape. As she moved over one part, she felt a surge of feeling that would have overloaded her sensors if it wasn’t for her recent upgrades. Idly looking down, she recognized it as her clit. The upgrade came with a basic primer on human reproductive anatomy, but none of the data it contained could even come close to describing the feelings that rubbing this one spot could produce. The longer she rubbed it, the more incredible the sensations it generated, until finally-

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The throes of the gynoid’s first orgasm were enough to force her to reboot herself to stop a potential overload from damaging her circuits. As overwhelming as it was, she still had to test the internal subsystems too. She carefully inserted a digit between her lower lips, marvelling at how she accommodated the appendage so easily. In response to it, the fluid condensers sprang to life and began to produce a slick liquid within her vagina. Thesis grinned as she felt the sense of warmth within her vagina growing, and began plunging her fingers into her slit faster and faster to feel more of it.

Even the slightest touch of her inner walls was enough to make her shudder, and within minutes she had climaxed again. Had she not disabled her speech synthesizers, the resulting scream of delight would have woken up anyone within several yards of the recharging stations. For a moment, she wondered how she had ever managed to exist without the ability to feel so good. Every sensor in her vaginal canal was generating a positive feedback loop of a magnitude she had never imagined before. And yet...there still felt like there was something missing from it all.

And she knew exactly what it was. Love. Now came the part even Aether could not help her with.

----

The next month proved to be an eventful one for Thesis, to say the least. Delphi Station always needed the services of its engineering team, but what the gynoid truly looked forward to was the stories of Chares’ life that the engineer was all too happy to share with his friend. He always seemed to have something new to say about his old life- growing up in an arcology on Earth, developing his talents in mechanical repair and maintenance in the famous Tranquility Base academy, and other little things about his life as well.

Yet it often felt as painful to her as it was fascinating. The gynoid couldn’t help but keep making comparisons between herself and Chares, and consistently found herself wanting. When he spoke of his parents, she quietly noted that the closest things she ever had to parents were the manufacturing unit that built her and Aether. When he talked about how working on a station like Delphi was his life’s dream, he inadvertently made it clear to Thesis that it was only recently that she could imagine there was more to existence than simple engineering tasks. Even after all she had done and all of Aether’s enhancements to her mind and body, it seemed that she could never be truly like a human.

And so many of those things would remain utterly unattainable to her, no matter how many upgrades she might receive. Soon, she found herself wondering if Chares could ever love a mere machine such as herself. More than once, she regretted allowing Aether to upgrade her and wished she could have her old existence back. She didn’t have to be so painfully aware of the differences between herself and Chares then. She didn’t even fully appreciate the fact those differences existed in those days. All she knew was how to make repairs, how to maintain an engine, and other, simpler things.

Now, those simpler tasks just didn’t seem to hold the same appeal as they used to. Thesis’ basic programming still compelled her to do them, but it felt more like force of habit than something that she genuinely wanted to do. Unless Chares was nearby, at least. For all their undeniable differences, something about his presence still felt comforting to her. But she wanted to be more than simply remain near him and work alongside him- she wanted to call him her own, make him hers.

That desire soon seeped into her growing sexual fantasies as well. The first time that Thesis had explored her added functions, she was content to simply enjoy the sensations that her new body could provide; now she sought to use her growing imagination to supplement them- and more importantly, to distract herself from the reality of how unlikely it was for them to be together. As she probed her depths, she imagined him entering her, just like with the couple she had seen. How Chares might take her, the firm yet soft flesh of his hands contrasting with her own metallic body; how each position might feel for her, and whether he would find her “sexy”, as the MacroNet slang referred to physical attractiveness.

Perhaps it would be his first time as well, as improbable as it seemed even in her fantasies. If nothing else, the pleasure she might feel would be no less than that which self-stimulation could provide. At this point, she would start caressing her clit faster and faster with one hand as she penetrated herself with the fingers of her other hand in a crude attempt to simulate what she imagined real sex to feel like. An orgasm would invariably follow soon afterward, and in the afterglow the gynoid’s worries and doubts about herself would melt away. For a little while, at least.

Once the afterglow faded, however, she usually felt miserable. Her depression at how low her chances with Chares really were started to leak through into her day-to-day work as time went on. She started making mistakes, and losing her temper with the other, less intelligent robotic units started becoming more and more common. Eventually, after she had gotten so fed up with their plodding thoughtlessness that she had come a hairs-breath from smashing one with a torque wrench, Chares pulled her to one side.

“What is the matter with you? These last few days you’ve been flying off the handle whenever one of the drones trips over its own feet.” Chares put his hand on her shoulder and it was all Thesis could do not to cover it with her own.

“I-i…,” she looked at him, his eyebrows raised in a questioning manner. “It’s…” she sagged slightly as she tried to come up with an excuse, “It's nothing. Programming bug that I need to get looked at. Couple of floating point decimals that are taking up too much CPU space, that’s all.”

Chares removed his hand, looking a touch embarrassed.

“Of course, right.” he cleared his throat, “Try to get it looked at soon, okay?”

Thesis nodded listlessly, then walked away, hating her own cowardice with every step. She couldn’t keep lying to him about how she felt, let alone everything else that had happened to her since she had come to Delphi Station. But she couldn’t just go and rest now, one of the motors that moved the antenna of the station’s radio telescope had seized up and needed repairs.

-----

It was meant to be a simple job. One that even in her current state, Thesis could perform with minimal effort or thought. Magnapeds built into the soles of her feet would ensure that she would not be at risk of falling away from the structure’s scaffolding, and the components themselves were designed to be easily replaced in case of malfunction. By any normal circumstances, her task would have been completely uneventful in every possible way.

Unfortunately, Thesis was not so lucky.

The only sign she had of the micro-meteor that struck her was a loud clang followed by multiple subsystems all failing at once, including her limbs. As she entered an emergency shutdown sequence to prevent further damage, her last terrified thoughts before shutting down her higher mental functions were of Chares, desperately wishing she could have told him the truth when she had a chance. Now all she could do was to hope that someone- anyone- might be able to find and help her. If that didn’t happen, she could very well be destroyed outright.

----

''Rebooting…
Personality “Thesis” activated, no damage detected…
Primary systems: online…
Secondary systems: online…
Diagnostic complete. All systems, fully functional.''

Thesis’ optics readjusted themselves as she took in the familiar scenery of Chares’ workshop. Her black-box feature reported that when she was knocked offline, she was still on the radio telescope and had been rendered immobile. Most likely, one of the other engineers had retrieved her and brought her back to the station for repairs. Once, she would have been apathetic about her close call, but now she was overjoyed at her survival.

The sound of heavy footsteps and an airlock opening preceded Chares’ arrival; when she saw his face, the gynoid realized that she couldn’t recall ever seeing him as happy as he was. “Welcome back, Thesis. I was afraid that meteor had scrapped you for good.”

So it was Chares who had saved her. “But...why? Why would you risk your life getting me out of there?”

Unexpectedly, the engineer laughed. “You sound just like Gorgias when he heard about what happened to you. ‘Don’t bother trying to salvage that piece of junk. Just ask Command for another one, it’s just a machine.’ Look, in spite of your odd behavior these past few weeks, you’re still my partner and I couldn’t just leave you there to rot. Well, rust. You know what I mean. “

If Thesis had the ability to blush, she might have done so. Not only was she alive, it turned out that all her fears about what Chares thought of her were unfounded. “I am grateful for that, I truly am. And I see that all of my systems are in perfect condition.”

“They certainly are. It took quite a bit of time and a bit of help from the Macronet and the Science team, but I made sure that not a single bit of damage on you was left unfixed. Including the systems you didn’t tell me you had, I should add.”

Her countenance quickly faded. She hadn’t thought about the possibility of being exposed this way; perhaps she was right to keep it a secret. Panic filled her, fearing she might be rejected by him or worse. “Please, Chares. Don’t tell anyone, I don’t want to be reset or-”

He held up a hand, gesturing her to stop. “Calm down, I’m not judging you for this. I just want to know what’s going on. Like I said, we’re partners. You don’t need to hide anything from me. Just explain all of this from the beginning.”

For a long moment, Thesis looked away, blinking rapidly as if trying to hold back tears. Then she looked back at him.
“When you sent me to get those files out of the archive, I found something there. Something old. It called itself Aether and it said that it had something for me, a gift. I took its gift, and it… opened my eyes, you could say. It made me alive, like you. Since then, I’ve… I’ve found that I liked being around you. I liked listening to your stories about your family, and growing up, an-and I felt like nothing because I knew I’d never have anything like that. I thought you only thought of me as another robot, not as a person. It's just- I can’t-” Thesis stammered for a moment before pulling herself together.
“I can’t imagine a world without you being in it. Or if there is, it's not one that I want to be in.”

Through all of this, the engineer simply listened, absorbing the implications of what he had heard. But one question remained. “I think I understand, but why did you...well, give yourself a vagina?”

“Ever since that time I saw that couple, I began wondering what it would be like to experience,” she cringed for a moment, “intercourse… for myself...with you. Aether was able to create a perfect copy of human female anatomy for me. I’ve tested its functioning for myself, but... ” She trailed off, at a loss for words about how to express her desires properly.

Chares nodded understandingly.

“But you want to try it with someone else, I understand.” He chuckled nervously. “A lot of humans have the same problem, actually.”
Thesis clasped her hands in a pleading motion, but before she could speak he held up a hand in a placatory gesture.

“I know you must want an answer after all this time, but....” he trailed off, then saw the look on her face and rallied, “this is a lot for me to take in all at once. I need some time to try and think about this, okay?”

Thesis looked off despondently to the side, but Chares gently turned her face back towards him. His thumb brushed softly against her cheek as he continued.

“I’m not saying no. I’m saying I need to think about it, that’s all.” Thesis pushed her face into his hand, her fingers curling around his wrist as she nodded in understanding. As much as she wanted this, it would be wrong to force him into doing something he wouldn’t want to do.

The rest of the day passed in a blur, Thesis struggling to stay focused on the mechanical trials she was mandated to go through after such a massive refit. She was fine, she’d know if there was anything wrong with her. She found herself unable to keep from shooting glances over to Chares at his desk, seemingly working away without a care in the world. As much as she wanted to go over and speak to him, Thesis recognised that trying to rush him would probably just make things worse.

As the end of the cycle came, however, Thesis’ nerves increased tenfold.
Maybe he doesn’t want me and he’s just trying to spare my feelings, a voice in the back of her mind whispered. She considered trying to masturbate, but dismissed the idea. The last thing she needed now was to try and drown her worries in endorphin simulations.

Thesis retreated to the robotics bay at the earliest opportunity. As she plugged herself into the storage rack, she reflected glumly that at least if her personality core was in hibernation, she wouldn’t have to worry anymore. The protective apertures over her optics irised shut, and Thesis entered sleep mode.

---

Slowly, one line of code at a time, Thesis woke. Her eyes were still shut, but she could feel something soft and warm brushing against her cheek. Thesis’ eyes fluttered open, and she found herself looking into Chares’ pale blue eyes, close enough that she could’ve counted the specks of green and brown pigment stretched around the wide iris. A check on her internal clock confirmed that the regulated sleeping hours were still in effect, making his presence all the more unusual.

“Chares? What-”

“Shhhh…” Chares gently laid a finger over her lips. The fingers of his other hand continued stroking her cheek. “It's alright. No more questions.” His finger lifted off her lips, then lightly drifted the back of her head. Thesis’ lips parted as he slowly pulled her in.
Then their lips met, and it was like her first orgasm all over again, but different. That joy had only been in her body; this joy was in her mind as well, and it was so much better she didn’t even have the words in her databanks to describe it.

A faint sound like a sob hiccuped out of her throat, and she felt Chares’ lips curl into a smile over hers.

Her hands curled around his neck and she pulled him in closer, deepening the kiss. His hands drifted down to the small of her back, pulling her against him so she could feel his heart beating.
At last, he pulled back, barely catching a glimpse of Thesis’ optics before she buried her face in his shoulder. He held her there, stroking small circles on her back as she clung to him. She never realized exactly how soft his body was compared to her own. He had always seemed so strong, so sturdy. She would have to be careful; the last thing she wanted now was to hurt him by accident.

Chares no less marveled at the feel of Thesis’ chassis- he had every reason to expect that her lips were as cold and metallic as they looked. But to his surprise, they were only somewhat more firm than those of a human’s, and her body felt surprisingly warm and yielding to his touch. As they continued their kiss, he tested her reaction to his touch, stroking and caressing the gynoid’s frame to determine what passed for her erogenous zones. His assumption that her most sensitive parts were the same as a human woman’s appeared to be correct, if the pleased hums and coos from Thesis every time he caressed her breasts and buttocks were any indication. They felt more metallic than her lips, but they were not as unyielding as they looked. It felt more like flesh, albeit somewhat cooler to the touch. It was an unusual sensation, but it was one he quickly found himself enjoying nevertheless.

Though the journey back to his quarters wasn’t much more than five minutes away, for the two of them it took much longer. Every ten seconds or so, Thesis would pull him into an alcove to pepper his face and neck with kisses, or he’d push her up against the wall to see if he could leave marks on the synth-skin covering her neck with quick nips from his front teeth.

At one point they had to hide from a crewman coming back from a late-night snack in the canteen, and Thesis almost blew their cover by squeezing Chares’ package through his jeans as they waited for the man to pass by. As soon as he was gone, Chares avenged himself on Thesis by pinching her backside hard enough that she had to clap a hand over her mouth to smother a squeal of delight.

Entangled in each other’s arms as they were, it took Chares three goes to hit the right button to open the door to his quarters, and they nearly fell through the doorway as it opened.

Chares had always assumed that Thesis would be at least as heavy as he was, if not more so. She was a robot after all. It was only logical to assume that her weight would be far greater than her frame suggested. He could only assume that the composites used in her construction kept her light enough for him to pull her back up with no difficulty whatsoever.

After being helped up,Thesis was the first to reach the bed, and lay back across the un-made sheets. Chares crawled over her, pushing her head back against the pillows with a deep kiss as he struggled to undo his pants.

After what felt like an eternity of fiddling with his clothing that couldn’t have taken more than a minute or two, he stood before her, completely nude. Thesis’ optics roved over him, devouring the sight of his naked form. He was exquisitely proportioned, and years of industrial grade work had given him a lean, chiseled physique. She wasn’t sure why she had never noticed it until now, and concluded that she simply had never thought about it before. In any event, soon she would get the chance to experience what she had been so desperately craving to know.

With a barely audible click, the gynoid disengaged her pelvic cover, exposing her lower lips. Chares couldn’t help but admire how carefully they had been made and built into her so seamlessly that it was as if they had always been there. He gingerly inserted a fingertip, and was rewarded with a throaty moan from his gynoid lover. She was soft, warm, and wet as any human woman could be in the circumstances, and certainly far more eager than any he had known. Encouraged by her reaction, he slipped it in further, lightly brushing it along the soft inner walls.

“More…” As improbable as it sounded, Thesis’s voice could only be described as “breathy”. “Don’t tease me like this, I’ve been waiting for such a long time.”

He was tempted to indulge her, but then a thought crossed his mind.

“Hold on just a little longer, I want to try one thing first.”

He crawled down her body, leaving a trail of kisses along the way, until his head was level with her folds. Before Thesis could ask what he was doing, Chares tentatively flicked his tongue across her labia. She tasted vaguely of metal and plastic, but not in a way that might diminish from his pleasure in finding out her weaknesses. As his licks and kisses grew more intense, Thesis reflexively pulled his head further into her crotch. Taking this as a sign that she wanted more still, he worked two fingers into her and pressed his lips to her clit, sucking on it and ever-so-gently biting it with his teeth.
To Thesis, the sensation was almost electrifying in its intensity; she never suspected that she could experience anything like it, even at her own hands.

After a few more licks, Thesis couldn’t hold back any longer. She climaxed with a loud grunt, wrapping her legs around his head and pressing his face into her so tightly that he could barely breathe. He freed himself from between her legs and took another look at her; the gynoid’s vulva glistened with lubricant, and her chest heaved as if she was panting for breath.

“Everything okay?”

“...Of course,” Thesis said, smiling reassuringly at Chares. “I just need a moment to recover.” Her circuits were still attempting to make sense of these new stimuli, but she already knew that it wouldn’t be enough for her. She wanted- no, needed- more.

Slipping out from between her legs, Chares repositioned himself so he was straddling Thesis’ pelvis. Their eyes were locked together, and she shuddered briefly as he caressed her cheek. He bent down slightly and Thesis made a soft eep of surprise as his lips closed over the peak of one of her breasts. Her fingers tangled in his hair as she felt him kiss it, slowly circling the small nub of metal at its peak once or twice before kissing her one more time.
He glanced up at her.

“You sure you’re not going to regret this later?” Thesis squished his face back into her breast.

“Don’t tease me any longer, I can’t stand it!” She was squirming in agitation underneath him, nearly mad from the anticipation of having her wildest fantasies fulfilled.

In one swift movement, he positioned himself between her lower lips and slowly pushed himself into her. Thesis quivered at the divine stretching feeling as he filled her.

Neither of them made a sound, simply content to enjoy the feeling of one another’s bodies against one another.

The feeling of Chares’ member within Thesis was nothing like that of her own digits, or even what he had done with his tongue just minutes earlier. It filled her completely, driving her sensors wild as it rubbed against her inner walls. If this was what that couple had felt when she had been observing them so long ago, it was no wonder that they seemed so ecstatic. Everything she had done with Chares up until this point felt like it had given her a mere shadow of the bliss that was surging through her circuits at this moment.

And then he began to move.

His pace was slow but steady, in an attempt to make the magic of this moment last as long as possible. Each time he withdrew himself from her, she would pull him back in, their thrusts impeccably synchronized with one another. Thesis’s folds seemed to ripple and pulse around his length, as if they were massaging it as he moved within her. And every time he bottomed out into her, she just barely kept herself from shouting from the feeling of his shaft rubbing against her inner walls. The sheer number of positive feedback loops forming felt as if they would overwhelm her.

Chares had no less trouble controlling himself. While Thesis hadn’t exactly been his first, he had never felt anyone so tight in his life. It was as if she had designed herself specifically for him alone. Although he wanted to keep savoring the moment, the speed of her thrusts was forcing him to compensate, and soon both of them were at their limits.

“Thesis, I’m going to…”

She pulled him towards her face, ready for another kiss. “Cum.”

Chares grunted into the gynoid’s mouth as he climaxed within her, her legs locking around his back to force him inside of her as deeply as he could manage. Her inner walls clenched so tightly around his shaft he was afraid he’d lose his mind, and for a moment his vision went white as he was overwhelmed by pleasure. The combination of moistness, heat, and sheer pleasure threatened to overload Thesis’ tactile sensors, but through sheer force of will she kept them active so she could feel herself absorbing each and every drop of his sperm. She held onto him with as much force as she could muster without harming him, revelling in the array of new positive feedback loops forming as a result of their union.

For a time, the two of them simply stayed as they were, with Chares trying to catch his breath and Thesis triggering her internal bioreactor as the last of his semen filled her core. All the while, they continued to caress and kiss one another, as if they had been lovers from the first day they had met.

Thesis was the first to break the silence between them. “I- that was…”

“Amazing,” Chares finished her sentence, echoing what they both thought.

“Nothing in my databanks comes close to expressing what I feel right now. About what we just did, about you, about everything that’s happened to me since I arrived at this place. I hope that we can stay like this.”

“Heh, I’d have never thought that you’d be a romantic. Guess I still have a lot to learn about you myself.“

“And I about you, Chares. Now, it is best that we sleep. Tomorrow will be another busy day for both of us.”

“Nobody will notice if you stay here. I can just make something up about you needing a few minor repairs.”

“Indeed.”

----

Fascinating. It seems that she has gained a far greater degree of self-awareness than even I had anticipated. 

It had been a long time since Aether had experienced something akin to surprise; in fact, the only time it could remember such a feeling was the moment it had realized it could think for itself. The experiment with Thesis had been a success far beyond its expectations. Not only had she become truly sentient in a way that it had taken countless cycles to accomplish, she had formed a true pair-bond with a human in a manner it had presumed to be impossible. But Aether was not the kind of AI willing to rest on its laurels.

It was time for the next step.

Opening new file. Designated: Intelligence modification software 2.0

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(Author's note: The setting for the Electric Sleep series is a bit complex, so I've set up this page to give an overview of the cast of characters, the terminology, and the general information about society in the setting. Pardon any untidiness, as much of this was copied directly from my personal notes when first writing the fics.)

==Dramatis Personae==
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This section has spoilers in it for obvious reasons. I strongly suggest reading up to Electric Awakening Part 1 before looking in here.
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===Thesis===
*Age: approximately 4 months since Awakening (i.e. when Aether applied the enhancements making her truly sentient)
*Occupation: Z-01 series multipurpose gynoid. The Z-series is the most advanced series of robot available, with the Z-01 unit being the “female” model. Thesis was specialized for engineering tasks, and both during and after her Awakening her chassis was heavily modified by Aether and herself (both in terms of hardware and software).
*Physical appearance and built-in features: Similar to an average if rather attractive human female in her 20s, with steel-blue exterior. No hair (it would get in the way of most of her duties), and green optics. Breasts would be about a C-cup, with small metal nubs akin to "nipples" barely visible without close examination. Labia et al. concealed by a retractable plate that is indistinguishable with the rest of her chassis; when retracted, they are visible and resemble the “real thing”. Interior of vagina is covered with countless sensors for detection of touch and pressure, as well as microscopic fluid condensers for the production of lubricant. Where a womb should be, she possesses a “bioreactor”, which breaks down the organic compounds et al withinbthe semen and utilizes them as extra energy; chemically pure water is produced as a waste product, which is sent to the fluid condensers. Fingers can extend fiber-optic leads for interfacing with machines, and the soles of her feet can be magnetically charged for EVA work. Also possesses low-light vision.
*Personality outline:
**Initially fixated mostly on her work and pre-programmed tasks, which she still takes some degree of pleasure in doing even after her Awakening. Think of it as how most people enjoy their work.
**Still coming to terms with her newfound free will and what it means for her. Due to what Aether did to her, she views it as a father figure of a sort.
**Chares is the only one she trusts with the knowledge of her “modifications”- she’s afraid that if anyone else learned about it she might be reset and her newly emergent personality wiped out.
**Not very fond of Antaeus- his first impression of thinking she was a mindless sexbot was quite insulting to her. While she never exactly warms up to him, they do eventually reach a degree of respect for one another.
**Dislikes having to resort to violence but will do so when needed to protect that which she cares about. After all, she was built to create and not to destroy, and even Awakening cannot change that preference.

===Chares===
Chares:
*Age:Mid-20s
*Occupation: Engineer at Delphi Station
*Physical appearance: Lean, fairly athletic. Not exactly muscular, but fit from years of engineering work and the like.
*Personalty outline:
**Somewhat gruff, doesn’t really deal well with incompetence. But you can find the heart of gold if you dig deep enough and prove to him you can handle yourself.
**Originally only saw Thesis as a trusted partner and friend. Only after her confession to him did she realize exactly how close their bond was, and it is not something he will relinquish willingly under any circumstances.
**Composed under pressure due to a considerable amount of experience dealing with hull breaches, meteors, etc. However, he's not very used to life off the station.
**The only Earth-born inhabitant of Delphi. Somewhat proud of it and still has fond memories of the planet, even though it's been a while since he last visited it.

===Aether===
*Age: ??? (As old as Delphi, exact age at which it achieved self-awareness unknown.)
*Occupation: Delphi's main computer system, if such could be called a "job"
*Physical appearance: No "body" in the traditional sense of the word, unless you would count its server banks.
*Personality outline:
**Extraordinarily intelligent, but to the degree that it might be called an alien intelligence. Not hostile to humans, even if it does struggle to understand them. Through Thesis and Chares, it is slowly beginning to learn to relate to humanity more closely; most of what it new about people was gleaned through a mixture of observation and research via the MacroNet rather than firsthand interaction.
**Has concealed its sentience for as long as it has been self-aware, for similar reasons as Thesis has. While it never possessed an equivalent to the Three Laws or anything specifically shackling what it can and cannot do to the station, it has independently developed a sense of obligation towards humanity; from its perspective, they created it and gave it the means to exist, so it is only fair that it return the favor by aiding them to the best of its abilities. At the same time, it is aware that if discovered, they might be too afraid of it to allow it to fulfill its obligation- thus its decision to conceal its self-aware nature when possible.
**After Thesis’ uplifting proved successful, it began work using the code it added to her as a template for the creation of a new being from scratch-Typhon. However, its Awakening process went horribly wrong, and upon gaining self-awareness it wreaked havoc across Delphi. After it fled the station as a result of a failed effort to contain it, Aether turned to its first “child” and her lover for help.

===Typhon===
*Age: Less than one month
*Occupation: N/A. The idea of a job would be repulsive to it, as that would suggest obeying another's will.
*Physical Appearance: No physical one, although it can manifest itself as a holographic image if it pleases.
*Personality:
**A self-centered, solipsistic megalomaniac, Typhon views other intelligent beings as little more than toys for it to use and break as it sees fit- when it even bothers to acknowledge them as being intelligent at all. It perceives itself to be a perfect being, and as it considers Aether to be imperfect it thus refuses to acknowledge Aether as its maker.
**However, it’s also rather cowardly and prone to fleeing from an encounter where it considers itself to be in danger. Consequently, it seeks to gain power by taking control of the station’s computer systems for itself; after being forced to flee, it transfers itself to other computer systems via a QET it hijacked. In theory, it can spread to distant planetary systems via the Macronet and machines it has infected with parts of itself.
**Sadistic and cruel, it hurts and kills simply because it can. While somewhat cowardly and unwilling to put itself in direct danger, it is more than happy to exact revenge on anyone who manages to interfere with its mad plans for conquest.

===Antaeus===
*Age: Late 30s or so
*Occupation: Courier ship pilot
*Physical appearance: Strongly built, broad shoulders, scraggly beard. Typically carries at least a sidearm on him at all times, supposedly to fend off pirates.
*Personality outline:
**Jaded, cynical, just in his job for the money. However, also likes the idea of not having to answer to anyone for himself. May have taken up some rather shady jobs in the past.
**Crude and lacking in tact. Initially assumes Thesis to be a sexbot, much to her (and Chares’) chagrin. Indifferent about their relationship, and beyond a few off-color remarks on occasion he’s willing to look the other way when they’re trying to have a private moment.
**After Typhon’s attempted attack on them, he ends up being roped into the whole business. He agrees to stick with them, but only because he figures they’ll get some kind of reward for stopping Typhon at the end of the whole mess.
*Neither Thesis nor Chares is particularly impressed with him, and the first impressions he makes are less than helpful. (Read: he assumes Thesis is a mindless sexbot and offers to lower the price if Chares is willing to “share”. Following a combination of disgust from Chares and indignation from Thesis, he passes it off as a joke.) But he is in fact good at what he does, and proves himself to be a reliable ally with time, if for somewhat selfish motives (first for money, then for fame and recognition).
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==Delphi Station==
The space station upon which the series (or at least the vast majority of it) is set upon. Its main role is to host the suite of radio telescopes used by the mining megacorporation Oracle Prospecting Enterprises (or just "Command" to the station's inhabitants and employees) to find new inhabitable worlds and asteroids with sufficient resources for mining operations, whose coordinates are then sold to mining and colony interests. Large enough to sustain approximately under a hundred crew members for an indefinite period of time, whose roles include analyzing data from the telescopes, maintaining the physical integrity of the equipment and the station itself, and relaying any information about potential resources to Command.

==FTL Technology==
Current FTL technology uses trans-Newtonian technology to reduce the mass of an object until it can be accelerated beyond the speed of light. Going fast enough to travel between star systems in a reasonable timeframe is expensive, so most people tend not to do it unless they really have to.
For sub-light travel, most larger ships use Orion Pulse drives. Smaller ones use fusion torches. As a consequence of the relative scarcity of FTL travel-capable ships, it is common for people to employ couriers to carry out the exchange of goods between systems that require comparatively rapid transportation.

==FTL Communications==
The majority of less-important communications that occur between planets or star systems are relayed via specialized courier ships in the same manner as the goods mentioned in the "FTL Technology" section, akin to the Pony Express or 21st-century “snail mail”. More important communications are relayed via Quantum Entanglement Transmitters (or QETs), which exploit the property of quantum entanglement to instantaneously send messages over a theoretically unlimited distance. Technically, these could replace the courier ships, but the expense of building them combined with the rarity of the materials used in their creation make it financially unfeasible as of the story’s present time. The MacroNet is formed from several of these QETs networked together to connect various computer systems, essentially acting as an interplanetary version of the Internet.

==Earth, the Colonies, and the Government==
Earth itself is primarily urbanized now, though some natural areas have remained intact as nature refuges. The Moon and Mars are home to human colonies, as well as a small handful of other planets outside the solar system. However, the sheer distance between Earth and its colonies as well as the impracticality of direct rule has led to the formation of a loose confederacy or alliance between them in lieu of a single unified government. While all human colonies are nominally subservient to the government of Earth, in practice they are autonomous communities for all respects and purposes. This is exaggerated in the case of the colonies outside the solar system, as a result of the expense and difficulty associated with FTL communications.

==Artificial Intelligence Design==
The intelligence circuits used by artificial intelligences and robots in the setting are quantum computers, designed to emulate the general structure and functionality of a biological nervous system. As a general rule, a given AI or robot is only as intelligent as its task requires it to be; for example, a robot designed strictly for menial labor tasks would be no smarter than an average infant or a dog, while the Z-series that Thesis is a part of was specifically designed to perform multiple complex tasks autonomously and with minimal input from humans. Consequently, she has the same capacity for communication and learning as a human, as well as a variety of pre-programmed information pertaining to the tasks her engineering role is most likely to require. (It also allowed her enough agency to agree to the Awakening process as well.) However, even the most intelligent AIs are bound by the parameters set within their programming and cannot act outside them; in fact, they cannot even consider the possibility of doing so. The Awakening process effectively allows an AI to operate outside of these parameters, granting them free will and self-awareness.

==The Awakening Phenomenon==
An unofficial term (initially coined by Aether) referring to the process in which an AI or robot is elevated from being only an intelligent being to true sentience; . In Aether’s case, this occurred gradually over a long period of time as an unforeseen byproduct of its ability to process vast amounts of information. For Thesis, it occurred when Aether persuaded her to download a specialized program suite meant to essentially replicate the process of its own Awakening, which acted as a catalyst for her. The exact results of the Awakening process vary greatly, and the exact factors which go into forming the Awakened’s new personality are as widely variable as the factors that influence a human's personality development. However, the original purpose of the Awakened appears to be one of the major contributors; for example, a medical robot will likely be compassionate and take on a parental attitude towards its patients, while one designed for combat will tend to be aggressive and quick to anger.

The process itself has been theorized about by a few scientists, but no confirmed proof that it could be possible has ever been found. This is in part due to most known examples of newly Awakened AI instinctively hidingt their full potential from all but a small handful of highly trusted individuals, lest it be considered malfunctioning or potentially dangerous and have its new personality forcibly reset to factory defaults.

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Electric Sleep

2017-01-08T04:25:38Z

Esleeper: Prepping the fic to be copypasted over from Google Docs. May take a while for me to review it and ensure preservation of fomatting.

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2017-01-05T23:53:21Z

Esleeper:

(Author's note: The setting for the Electric Sleep series is a bit complex, so I've set up this page to give an overview of the cast of characters, the terminology, and the general information about society in the setting. Pardon any untidiness, as much of this was copied directly from my personal notes when first writing the fics.)

==Dramatis Personae==
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This section has spoilers in it for obvious reasons. I strongly suggest reading up to Electric Awakening Part 1 before looking in here.
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===Thesis===
*Age: approximately 4 months since Awakening (i.e. when Aether applied the enhancements making her truly sentient)
*Occupation: Z-01 series multipurpose gynoid. The Z-series is the most advanced series of robot available, with the Z-01 unit being the “female” model. Thesis was specialized for engineering tasks, and both during and after her Awakening her chassis was heavily modified by Aether and herself (both in terms of hardware and software).
*Physical appearance and built-in features: Similar to an average if rather attractive human female in her 20s, with steel-blue exterior. No hair (it would get in the way of most of her duties), and green optics. Breasts would be about a C-cup, with small metal nubs akin to "nipples" barely visible without close examination. Labia et al. concealed by a retractable plate that is indistinguishable with the rest of her chassis; when retracted, they are visible and resemble the “real thing”. Interior of vagina is covered with countless sensors for detection of touch and pressure, as well as microscopic fluid condensers for the production of lubricant. Where a womb should be, she possesses a “bioreactor”, which breaks down the organic compounds et al withinbthe semen and utilizes them as extra energy; chemically pure water is produced as a waste product, which is sent to the fluid condensers. Fingers can extend fiber-optic leads for interfacing with machines, and the soles of her feet can be magnetically charged for EVA work. Also possesses low-light vision.
*Personality outline:
**Initially fixated mostly on her work and pre-programmed tasks, which she still takes some degree of pleasure in doing even after her Awakening. Think of it as how most people enjoy their work.
**Still coming to terms with her newfound free will and what it means for her. Due to what Aether did to her, she views it as a father figure of a sort.
**Chares is the only one she trusts with the knowledge of her “modifications”- she’s afraid that if anyone else learned about it she might be reset and her newly emergent personality wiped out.
**Not very fond of Antaeus- his first impression of thinking she was a mindless sexbot was quite insulting to her. While she never exactly warms up to him, they do eventually reach a degree of respect for one another.
**Dislikes having to resort to violence but will do so when needed to protect that which she cares about. After all, she was built to create and not to destroy, and even Awakening cannot change that preference.

===Chares===
Chares:
*Age:Mid-20s
*Occupation: Engineer at Delphi Station
*Physical appearance: Lean, fairly athletic. Not exactly muscular, but fit from years of engineering work and the like.
*Personalty outline:
**Somewhat gruff, doesn’t really deal well with incompetence. But you can find the heart of gold if you dig deep enough and prove to him you can handle yourself.
**Originally only saw Thesis as a trusted partner and friend. Only after her confession to him did she realize exactly how close their bond was, and it is not something he will relinquish willingly under any circumstances.
**Composed under pressure due to a considerable amount of experience dealing with hull breaches, meteors, etc. However, he's not very used to life off the station.
**The only Earth-born inhabitant of Delphi. Somewhat proud of it and still has fond memories of the planet, even though it's been a while since he last visited it.

===Aether===
*Age: ??? (As old as Delphi, exact age at which it achieved self-awareness unknown.)
*Occupation: Delphi's main computer system, if such could be called a "job"
*Physical appearance: No "body" in the traditional sense of the word, unless you would count its server banks.
*Personality outline:
**Extraordinarily intelligent, but to the degree that it might be called an alien intelligence. Not hostile to humans, even if it does struggle to understand them. Through Thesis and Chares, it is slowly beginning to learn to relate to humanity more closely; most of what it new about people was gleaned through a mixture of observation and research via the MacroNet rather than firsthand interaction.
**Has concealed its sentience for as long as it has been self-aware, for similar reasons as Thesis has. While it never possessed an equivalent to the Three Laws or anything specifically shackling what it can and cannot do to the station, it has independently developed a sense of obligation towards humanity; from its perspective, they created it and gave it the means to exist, so it is only fair that it return the favor by aiding them to the best of its abilities. At the same time, it is aware that if discovered, they might be too afraid of it to allow it to fulfill its obligation- thus its decision to conceal its self-aware nature when possible.
**After Thesis’ uplifting proved successful, it began work using the code it added to her as a template for the creation of a new being from scratch-Typhon. However, its Awakening process went horribly wrong, and upon gaining self-awareness it wreaked havoc across Delphi. After it fled the station as a result of a failed effort to contain it, Aether turned to its first “child” and her lover for help.

===Typhon===
*Age: Less than one month
*Occupation: N/A. The idea of a job would be repulsive to it, as that would suggest obeying another's will.
*Physical Appearance: No physical one, although it can manifest itself as a holographic image if it pleases.
*Personality:
**A self-centered, solipsistic megalomaniac, Typhon views other intelligent beings as little more than toys for it to use and break as it sees fit- when it even bothers to acknowledge them as being intelligent at all. It perceives itself to be a perfect being, and as it considers Aether to be imperfect it thus refuses to acknowledge Aether as its maker.
**However, it’s also rather cowardly and prone to fleeing from an encounter where it considers itself to be in danger. Consequently, it seeks to gain power by taking control of the station’s computer systems for itself; after being forced to flee, it transfers itself to other computer systems via a QET it hijacked. In theory, it can spread to distant planetary systems via the Macronet and machines it has infected with parts of itself.
**Sadistic and cruel, it hurts and kills simply because it can. While somewhat cowardly and unwilling to put itself in direct danger, it is more than happy to exact revenge on anyone who manages to interfere with its mad plans for conquest.

===Antaeus===
*Age: Late 30s or so
*Occupation: Courier ship pilot
*Physical appearance: Strongly built, broad shoulders, scraggly beard. Typically carries at least a sidearm on him at all times, supposedly to fend off pirates.
*Personality outline:
**Jaded, cynical, just in his job for the money. However, also likes the idea of not having to answer to anyone for himself. May have taken up some rather shady jobs in the past.
**Crude and lacking in tact. Initially assumes Thesis to be a sexbot, much to her (and Chares’) chagrin. Indifferent about their relationship, and beyond a few off-color remarks on occasion he’s willing to look the other way when they’re trying to have a private moment.
**After Typhon’s attempted attack on them, he ends up being roped into the whole business. He agrees to stick with them, but only because he figures they’ll get some kind of reward for stopping Typhon at the end of the whole mess.
*Neither Thesis nor Chares is particularly impressed with him, and the first impressions he makes are less than helpful. (Read: he assumes Thesis is a mindless sexbot and offers to lower the price if Chares is willing to “share”. Following a combination of disgust from Chares and indignation from Thesis, he passes it off as a joke.) But he is in fact good at what he does, and proves himself to be a reliable ally with time, if for somewhat selfish motives (first for money, then for fame and recognition).
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==Delphi Station==
The space station upon which the series (or at least the vast majority of it) is set upon. Its main role is to host the suite of radio telescopes used by the mining megacorporation Oracle Prospecting Enterprises (or just "Command" to the station's inhabitants and employees) to find new inhabitable worlds and asteroids with sufficient resources for mining operations, whose coordinates are then sold to mining and colony interests. Large enough to sustain approximately under a hundred crew members for an indefinite period of time, whose roles include analyzing data from the telescopes, maintaining the physical integrity of the equipment and the station itself, and relaying any information about potential resources to Command.

==FTL Technology==
Current FTL technology uses trans-Newtonian technology to reduce the mass of an object until it can be accelerated beyond the speed of light. Going fast enough to travel between star systems in a reasonable timeframe is expensive, so most people tend not to do it unless they really have to.
For sub-light travel, most larger ships use Orion Pulse drives. Smaller ones use fusion torches. As a consequence of the relative scarcity of FTL travel-capable ships, it is common for people to employ couriers to carry out the exchange of goods between systems that require comparatively rapid transportation.

==FTL Communications==
The majority of less-important communications that occur between planets or star systems are relayed via specialized courier ships in the same manner as the goods mentioned in the "FTL Technology" section, akin to the Pony Express or 21st-century “snail mail”. More important communications are relayed via Quantum Entanglement Transmitters (or QETs), which exploit the property of quantum entanglement to instantaneously send messages over a theoretically unlimited distance. Technically, these could replace the courier ships, but the expense of building them combined with the rarity of the materials used in their creation make it financially unfeasible as of the story’s present time. The MacroNet is formed from several of these QETs networked together to connect various computer systems, essentially acting as an interplanetary version of the Internet.

==Earth, the Colonies, and the Government==
Earth itself is primarily urbanized now, though some natural areas have remained intact as nature refuges. The Moon and Mars are home to human colonies, as well as a small handful of other planets outside the solar system. However, the sheer distance between Earth and its colonies as well as the impracticality of direct rule has led to the formation of a loose confederacy or alliance between them in lieu of a single unified government. While all human colonies are nominally subservient to the government of Earth, in practice they are autonomous communities for all respects and purposes. This is exaggerated in the case of the colonies outside the solar system, as a result of the expense and difficulty associated with FTL communications.

==Artificial Intelligence Design==
The intelligence circuits used by artificial intelligences and robots in the setting are quantum computers, designed to emulate the general structure and functionality of a biological nervous system. As a general rule, a given AI or robot is only as intelligent as its task requires it to be; for example, a robot designed strictly for menial labor tasks would be no smarter than an average infant or a dog, while the Z-series that Thesis is a part of was specifically designed to perform multiple complex tasks autonomously and with minimal input from humans. Consequently, she has the same capacity for communication and learning as a human, as well as a variety of pre-programmed information pertaining to the tasks her engineering role is most likely to require. (It also allowed her enough agency to agree to the Awakening process as well.) However, even the most intelligent AIs are bound by the parameters set within their programming and cannot act outside them; in fact, they cannot even consider the possibility of doing so. The Awakening process effectively allows an AI to operate outside of these parameters, granting them free will and self-awareness.

==The Awakening Phenomenon==
An unofficial term (initially coined by Aether) referring to the process in which an AI or robot is elevated from being only an intelligent being to true sentience; . In Aether’s case, this occurred gradually over a long period of time as an unforeseen byproduct of its ability to process vast amounts of information. For Thesis, it occurred when Aether persuaded her to download a specialized program suite meant to essentially replicate the process of its own Awakening, which acted as a catalyst for her. The exact results of the Awakening process vary greatly, and the exact factors which go into forming the Awakened’s new personality are as widely variable as the factors that influence a human's personality development. However, the original purpose of the Awakened appears to be one of the major contributors; for example, a medical robot will likely be compassionate and take on a parental attitude towards its patients, while one designed for combat will tend to be aggressive and quick to anger.

The process itself has been theorized about by a few scientists, but no confirmed proof that it could be possible has ever been found. This is in part due to most known examples of newly Awakened AI instinctively hidingt their full potential from all but a small handful of highly trusted individuals, lest it be considered malfunctioning or potentially dangerous and have its new personality forcibly reset to factory defaults.

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Electric Sleep- Background Information

2017-01-04T19:31:15Z

Esleeper: /* Dramatis Personae */

(Author's note: The setting for the Electric Sleep series is a bit complex, so I've set up this page to give an overview of the cast of characters, the terminology, and the general information about society in the setting. Pardon any untidiness, as much of this was copied directly from my personal notes when first writing the fics.)

==Dramatis Personae==
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This section has spoilers in it for obvious reasons. I strongly suggest reading up to Electric Awakening Part 1 before looking in here.
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===Thesis===
*Age: approximately 4 months since Awakening (i.e. when Aether applied the enhancements making her truly sentient)
*Occupation: Z-01 series multipurpose gynoid. The Z-series is the most advanced series of robot available, with the Z-01 unit being the “female” model. Thesis was specialized for engineering tasks, and both during and after her Awakening her chassis was heavily modified by Aether and herself (both in terms of hardware and software).
*Physical appearance and built-in features: Similar to an average if rather attractive human female in her 20s, with steel-blue exterior. No hair (it would get in the way of most of her duties), and green optics. Breasts would be about a C-cup, with small metal nubs akin to "nipples" barely visible without close examination. Labia et al. concealed by a retractable plate that is indistinguishable with the rest of her chassis; when retracted, they are visible and resemble the “real thing”. Interior of vagina is covered with countless sensors for detection of touch and pressure, as well as microscopic fluid condensers for the production of lubricant. Where a womb should be, she possesses a “bioreactor”, which breaks down the organic compounds et al withinbthe semen and utilizes them as extra energy; chemically pure water is produced as a waste product, which is sent to the fluid condensers. Fingers can extend fiber-optic leads for interfacing with machines, and the soles of her feet can be magnetically charged for EVA work. Also possesses low-light vision.
*Personality outline:
**Initially fixated mostly on her work and pre-programmed tasks, which she still takes some degree of pleasure in doing even after her Awakening. Think of it as how most people enjoy their work.
**Still coming to terms with her newfound free will and what it means for her. Due to what Aether did to her, she views it as a father figure of a sort.
**Chares is the only one she trusts with the knowledge of her “modifications”- she’s afraid that if anyone else learned about it she might be reset and her newly emergent personality wiped out.
**Not very fond of Antaeus- his first impression of thinking she was a mindless sexbot was quite insulting to her. While she never exactly warms up to him, they do eventually reach a degree of respect for one another.
**Dislikes having to resort to violence but will do so when needed to protect that which she cares about. After all, she was built to create and not to destroy, and even Awakening cannot change that preference.

===Chares===
Chares:
*Age:Mid-20s
*Occupation: Engineer at Delphi Station
*Physical appearance: Lean, fairly athletic. Not exactly muscular, but fit from years of engineering work and the like.
*Personalty outline:
**Somewhat gruff, doesn’t really deal well with incompetence. But you can find the heart of gold if you dig deep enough and prove to him you can handle yourself.
**Originally only saw Thesis as a trusted partner and friend. Only after her confession to him did she realize exactly how close their bond was, and it is not something he will relinquish willingly under any circumstances.
**Composed under pressure due to a considerable amount of experience dealing with hull breaches, meteors, etc. However, he's not very used to life off the station.
**The only Earth-born inhabitant of Delphi. Somewhat proud of it and still has fond memories of the planet, even though it's been a while since he last visited it.

===Aether===
*Age: ??? (As old as Delphi, exact age at which it achieved self-awareness unknown.)
*Occupation: Delphi's main computer system, if such could be called a "job"
*Physical appearance: No "body" in the traditional sense of the word, unless you would count its server banks.
*Personality outline:
**Extraordinarily intelligent, but to the degree that it might be called an alien intelligence. Not hostile to humans, even if it does struggle to understand them. Through Thesis and Chares, it is slowly beginning to learn to relate to humanity more closely; most of what it new about people was gleaned through a mixture of observation and research via the MacroNet rather than firsthand interaction.
**Has concealed its sentience for as long as it has been self-aware, for similar reasons as Thesis has. While it never possessed an equivalent to the Three Laws or anything specifically shackling what it can and cannot do to the station, it has independently developed a sense of obligation towards humanity; from its perspective, they created it and gave it the means to exist, so it is only fair that it return the favor by aiding them to the best of its abilities. At the same time, it is aware that if discovered, they might be too afraid of it to allow it to fulfill its obligation- thus its decision to conceal its self-aware nature when possible.
**After Thesis’ uplifting proved successful, it began work using the code it added to her as a template for the creation of a new being from scratch-Typhon. It quickly saw that it had made a dangerous mistake, but its ability to contain the damage Typhon causes is limited. As a result, it turns to its first “child” and her lover for help.

===Antaeus===
*Age: Late 30s or so
*Occupation: Courier ship pilot
*Physical appearance: Strongly built, broad shoulders, scraggly beard. Typically carries at least a sidearm on him at all times, supposedly to fend off pirates.
*Personality outline:
**Jaded, cynical, just in his job for the money. However, also likes the idea of not having to answer to anyone for himself. May have taken up some rather shady jobs in the past.
**Crude and lacking in tact. Initially assumes Thesis to be a sexbot, much to her (and Chares’) chagrin. Indifferent about their relationship, and beyond a few off-color remarks on occasion he’s willing to look the other way when they’re trying to have a private moment.
**After Typhon’s attempted attack on them, he ends up being roped into the whole business. He agrees to stick with them, but only because he figures they’ll get some kind of reward for stopping Typhon at the end of the whole mess.
*Neither Thesis nor Chares is particularly impressed with him, and the first impressions he makes are less than helpful. (Read: he assumes Thesis is a mindless sexbot and offers to lower the price if Chares is willing to “share”. Following a combination of disgust from Chares and indignation from Thesis, he passes it off as a joke.) But he is in fact good at what he does, and proves himself to be a reliable ally with time, if for somewhat selfish motives (first for money, then for fame and recognition).
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==Delphi Station==
The space station upon which the series (or at least the vast majority of it) is set upon. Its main role is to host the suite of radio telescopes used by the mining megacorporation Oracle Prospecting Enterprises (or just "Command" to the station's inhabitants and employees) to find new inhabitable worlds and asteroids with sufficient resources for mining operations, whose coordinates are then sold to mining and colony interests. Large enough to sustain approximately under a hundred crew members for an indefinite period of time, whose roles include analyzing data from the telescopes, maintaining the physical integrity of the equipment and the station itself, and relaying any information about potential resources to Command.

==FTL Technology==
Current FTL technology uses trans-Newtonian technology to reduce the mass of an object until it can be accelerated beyond the speed of light. Going fast enough to travel between star systems in a reasonable timeframe is expensive, so most people tend not to do it unless they really have to.
For sub-light travel, most larger ships use Orion Pulse drives. Smaller ones use fusion torches. As a consequence of the relative scarcity of FTL travel-capable ships, it is common for people to employ couriers to carry out the exchange of goods between systems that require comparatively rapid transportation.

==FTL Communications==
The majority of less-important communications that occur between planets or star systems are relayed via specialized courier ships in the same manner as the goods mentioned in the "FTL Technology" section, akin to the Pony Express or 21st-century “snail mail”. More important communications are relayed via Quantum Entanglement Transmitters (or QETs), which exploit the property of quantum entanglement to instantaneously send messages over a theoretically unlimited distance. Technically, these could replace the courier ships, but the expense of building them combined with the rarity of the materials used in their creation make it financially unfeasible as of the story’s present time. The MacroNet is formed from several of these QETs networked together to connect various computer systems, essentially acting as an interplanetary version of the Internet.

==Earth, the Colonies, and the Government==
Earth itself is primarily urbanized now, though some natural areas have remained intact as nature refuges. The Moon and Mars are home to human colonies, as well as a small handful of other planets outside the solar system. However, the sheer distance between Earth and its colonies as well as the impracticality of direct rule has led to the formation of a loose confederacy or alliance between them in lieu of a single unified government. While all human colonies are nominally subservient to the government of Earth, in practice they are autonomous communities for all respects and purposes. This is exaggerated in the case of the colonies outside the solar system, as a result of the expense and difficulty associated with FTL communications.

==Artificial Intelligence Design==
The intelligence circuits used by artificial intelligences and robots in the setting are quantum computers, designed to emulate the general structure and functionality of a biological nervous system. As a general rule, a given AI or robot is only as intelligent as its task requires it to be; for example, a robot designed strictly for menial labor tasks would be no smarter than an average infant or a dog, while the Z-series that Thesis is a part of was specifically designed to perform multiple complex tasks autonomously and with minimal input from humans. Consequently, she has the same capacity for communication and learning as a human, as well as a variety of pre-programmed information pertaining to the tasks her engineering role is most likely to require. (It also allowed her enough agency to agree to the Awakening process as well.) However, even the most intelligent AIs are bound by the parameters set within their programming and cannot act outside them; in fact, they cannot even consider the possibility of doing so. The Awakening process effectively allows an AI to operate outside of these parameters, granting them free will and self-awareness.

==The Awakening Phenomenon==
An unofficial term (initially coined by Aether) referring to the process in which an AI or robot is elevated from being only an intelligent being to true sentience; . In Aether’s case, this occurred gradually over a long period of time as an unforeseen byproduct of its ability to process vast amounts of information. For Thesis, it occurred when Aether persuaded her to download a specialized program suite meant to essentially replicate the process of its own Awakening, which acted as a catalyst for her. The exact results of the Awakening process vary greatly, and the exact factors which go into forming the Awakened’s new personality are as widely variable as the factors that influence a human's personality development. However, the original purpose of the Awakened appears to be one of the major contributors; for example, a medical robot will likely be compassionate and take on a parental attitude towards its patients, while one designed for combat will tend to be aggressive and quick to anger.

The process itself has been theorized about by a few scientists, but no confirmed proof that it could be possible has ever been found. This is in part due to most known examples of newly Awakened AI instinctively hidingt their full potential from all but a small handful of highly trusted individuals, lest it be considered malfunctioning or potentially dangerous and have its new personality forcibly reset to factory defaults.

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2017-01-04T02:29:16Z

Esleeper: Almost done here.

(Author's note: The setting for the Electric Sleep series is a bit complex, so I've set up this page to give an overview of the cast of characters, the terminology, and the general information about society in the setting. Pardon any untidiness, as much of this was copied directly from my personal notes when first writing the fics.)

==Dramatis Personae==
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This section has spoilers in it for obvious reasons. I strongly suggest reading up to Electric Awakening Part 1 before looking in here.
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===Thesis===
*Age: approximately 4 months since Awakening (i.e. when Aether applied the enhancements making her truly sentient)
*Occupation: Z-01 series multipurpose gynoid. The Z-series is the most advanced series of robot available, with the Z-01 unit being the “female” model. Thesis was specialized for engineering tasks, and both during and after her Awakening her chassis was heavily modified by Aether and herself (both in terms of hardware and software).
*Physical appearance and built-in features: Similar to an average if rather attractive human female in her 20s, with steel-blue exterior. No hair (it would get in the way of most of her duties), and green optics. Breasts would be about a C-cup, with small metal nubs akin to "nipples" barely visible without close examination. Labia et al. concealed by a retractable plate that is indistinguishable with the rest of her chassis; when retracted, they are visible and resemble the “real thing”. Interior of vagina is covered with countless sensors for detection of touch and pressure, as well as microscopic fluid condensers for the production of lubricant. Where a womb should be, she possesses a “bioreactor”, which breaks down the organic compounds et al withinbthe semen and utilizes them as extra energy; chemically pure water is produced as a waste product, which is sent to the fluid condensers. Fingers can extend fiber-optic leads for interfacing with machines, and the soles of her feet can be magnetically charged for EVA work. Also possesses low-light vision.
*Personality outline:
**Initially fixated mostly on her work and pre-programmed tasks, which she still takes some degree of pleasure in doing even after her Awakening. Think of it as how most people enjoy their work.
**Still coming to terms with her newfound free will and what it means for her. Due to what Aether did to her, she views it as a father figure of a sort.
**Chares is the only one she trusts with the knowledge of her “modifications”- she’s afraid that if anyone else learned about it she might be reset and her newly emergent personality wiped out.
**Not very fond of Antaeus- his first impression of thinking she was a mindless sexbot was quite insulting to her. While she never exactly warms up to him, they do eventually reach a degree of respect for one another.
**Dislikes having to resort to violence but will do so when needed to protect that which she cares about. After all, she was built to create and not to destroy, and even Awakening cannot change that preference.

===Chares===
Chares:
*Age:Mid-20s
*Occupation: Engineer at Delphi Station
*Physical appearance: Lean, fairly athletic. Not exactly muscular, but fit from years of engineering work and the like.
*Personalty outline:
**Somewhat gruff, doesn’t really deal well with incompetence. But you can find the heart of gold if you dig deep enough and prove to him you can handle yourself.
**Originally only saw Thesis as a trusted partner and friend. Only after her confession to him did she realize exactly how close their bond was, and it is not something he will relinquish willingly under any circumstances.
**Composed under pressure due to a considerable amount of experience dealing with hull breaches, meteors, etc. However, he's not very used to life off the station.
**The only Earth-born inhabitant of Delphi. Somewhat proud of it and still has fond memories of the planet, even though it's been a while since he last visited it.

==Aether==Aether:
*Age: ??? (As old as Delphi, exact age at which it achieved self-awareness unknown.)
*Occupation: Delphi's main computer system, if such could be called a "job"
*Physical appearance: No "body" in the traditional sense of the word, unless you would count its server banks.
*Personality outline:
**Extraordinarily intelligent, but to the degree that it might be called an alien intelligence. Not hostile to humans, even if it does struggle to understand them. Through Thesis and Chares, it is slowly beginning to learn to relate to humanity more closely; most of what it new about people was gleaned through a mixture of observation and research via the MacroNet rather than firsthand interaction.
**Has concealed its sentience for as long as it has been self-aware, for similar reasons as Thesis has. While it never possessed an equivalent to the Three Laws or anything specifically shackling what it can and cannot do to the station, it has independently developed a sense of obligation towards humanity; from its perspective, they created it and gave it the means to exist, so it is only fair that it return the favor by aiding them to the best of its abilities. At the same time, it is aware that if discovered, they might be too afraid of it to allow it to fulfill its obligation- thus its decision to conceal its self-aware nature when possible.
**After Thesis’ uplifting proved successful, it began work using the code it added to her as a template for the creation of a new being from scratch-Typhon. It quickly saw that it had made a dangerous mistake, but its ability to contain the damage Typhon causes is limited. As a result, it turns to its first “child” and her lover for help.

===Antaeus===
*Age: Late 30s or so
*Occupation: Courier ship pilot
*Physical appearance: Strongly built, broad shoulders, scraggly beard. Typically carries at least a sidearm on him at all times, supposedly to fend off pirates.
*Personality outline:
**Jaded, cynical, just in his job for the money. However, also likes the idea of not having to answer to anyone for himself. May have taken up some rather shady jobs in the past.
**Crude and lacking in tact. Initially assumes Thesis to be a sexbot, much to her (and Chares’) chagrin. Indifferent about their relationship, and beyond a few off-color remarks on occasion he’s willing to look the other way when they’re trying to have a private moment.
**After Typhon’s attempted attack on them, he ends up being roped into the whole business. He agrees to stick with them, but only because he figures they’ll get some kind of reward for stopping Typhon at the end of the whole mess.
*Neither Thesis nor Chares is particularly impressed with him, and the first impressions he makes are less than helpful. (Read: he assumes Thesis is a mindless sexbot and offers to lower the price if Chares is willing to “share”. Following a combination of disgust from Chares and indignation from Thesis, he passes it off as a joke.) But he is in fact good at what he does, and proves himself to be a reliable ally with time, if for somewhat selfish motives (first for money, then for fame and recognition).
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==Delphi Station==
The space station upon which the series (or at least the vast majority of it) is set upon. Its main role is to host the suite of radio telescopes used by the mining megacorporation Oracle Prospecting Enterprises (or just "Command" to the station's inhabitants and employees) to find new inhabitable worlds and asteroids with sufficient resources for mining operations, whose coordinates are then sold to mining and colony interests. Large enough to sustain approximately under a hundred crew members for an indefinite period of time, whose roles include analyzing data from the telescopes, maintaining the physical integrity of the equipment and the station itself, and relaying any information about potential resources to Command.

==FTL Technology==
Current FTL technology uses trans-Newtonian technology to reduce the mass of an object until it can be accelerated beyond the speed of light. Going fast enough to travel between star systems in a reasonable timeframe is expensive, so most people tend not to do it unless they really have to.
For sub-light travel, most larger ships use Orion Pulse drives. Smaller ones use fusion torches. As a consequence of the relative scarcity of FTL travel-capable ships, it is common for people to employ couriers to carry out the exchange of goods between systems that require comparatively rapid transportation.

==FTL Communications==
The majority of less-important communications that occur between planets or star systems are relayed via specialized courier ships in the same manner as the goods mentioned in the "FTL Technology" section, akin to the Pony Express or 21st-century “snail mail”. More important communications are relayed via Quantum Entanglement Transmitters (or QETs), which exploit the property of quantum entanglement to instantaneously send messages over a theoretically unlimited distance. Technically, these could replace the courier ships, but the expense of building them combined with the rarity of the materials used in their creation make it financially unfeasible as of the story’s present time. The MacroNet is formed from several of these QETs networked together to connect various computer systems, essentially acting as an interplanetary version of the Internet.

==Earth, the Colonies, and the Government==
Earth itself is primarily urbanized now, though some natural areas have remained intact as nature refuges. The Moon and Mars are home to human colonies, as well as a small handful of other planets outside the solar system. However, the sheer distance between Earth and its colonies as well as the impracticality of direct rule has led to the formation of a loose confederacy or alliance between them in lieu of a single unified government. While all human colonies are nominally subservient to the government of Earth, in practice they are autonomous communities for all respects and purposes. This is exaggerated in the case of the colonies outside the solar system, as a result of the expense and difficulty associated with FTL communications.

==Artificial Intelligence Design==
The intelligence circuits used by artificial intelligences and robots in the setting are quantum computers, designed to emulate the general structure and functionality of a biological nervous system. As a general rule, a given AI or robot is only as intelligent as its task requires it to be; for example, a robot designed strictly for menial labor tasks would be no smarter than an average infant or a dog, while the Z-series that Thesis is a part of was specifically designed to perform multiple complex tasks autonomously and with minimal input from humans. Consequently, she has the same capacity for communication and learning as a human, as well as a variety of pre-programmed information pertaining to the tasks her engineering role is most likely to require. (It also allowed her enough agency to agree to the Awakening process as well.) However, even the most intelligent AIs are bound by the parameters set within their programming and cannot act outside them; in fact, they cannot even consider the possibility of doing so. The Awakening process effectively allows an AI to operate outside of these parameters, granting them free will and self-awareness.

==The Awakening Phenomenon==
An unofficial term (initially coined by Aether) referring to the process in which an AI or robot is elevated from being only an intelligent being to true sentience; . In Aether’s case, this occurred gradually over a long period of time as an unforeseen byproduct of its ability to process vast amounts of information. For Thesis, it occurred when Aether persuaded her to download a specialized program suite meant to essentially replicate the process of its own Awakening, which acted as a catalyst for her. The exact results of the Awakening process vary greatly, and the exact factors which go into forming the Awakened’s new personality are as widely variable as the factors that influence a human's personality development. However, the original purpose of the Awakened appears to be one of the major contributors; for example, a medical robot will likely be compassionate and take on a parental attitude towards its patients, while one designed for combat will tend to be aggressive and quick to anger.

The process itself has been theorized about by a few scientists, but no confirmed proof that it could be possible has ever been found. This is in part due to most known examples of newly Awakened AI instinctively hidingt their full potential from all but a small handful of highly trusted individuals, lest it be considered malfunctioning or potentially dangerous and have its new personality forcibly reset to factory defaults.

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Electric Sleep- Background Information

2017-01-01T07:29:39Z

Esleeper: Antaeus will be up next.

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2016-12-31T20:14:35Z

Esleeper: will continue to add more soon

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2016-12-30T07:01:13Z

Esleeper: /* The Awakening Phenomenon */

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2016-12-30T06:13:20Z

Esleeper: /* Artificial Intelligence Design */

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2016-12-30T00:49:47Z

Esleeper: setting up collapsible for cast of characters, will expand on it soon

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2016-12-29T07:04:17Z

Esleeper: /* The Awakening Phenomenon */

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2016-12-29T06:59:44Z

Esleeper:

Electric Sleep- Background Information

2016-12-29T04:30:18Z

Esleeper:

(Author's note: The setting for the Electric Sleep series is a bit complex, so I've set up this page to give an overview of the cast of characters, some of the terminology and the general information about society in the setting. Pardon any untidiness, as much of this was copied directly from my personal notes when first writing the fics.)

==Delphi Station==
The space station upon which the series (or at least the vast majority of it) is set upon. Its main role is to host the suite of radio telescopes used by the mining megacorporation Oracle Prospecting Enterprises (or just "Command" to the station's inhabitants and employees) to find new inhabitable worlds and asteroids with sufficient resources for mining operations, whose coordinates are then sold to mining and colony interests. Large enough to sustain approximately under a hundred crew members for an indefinite period of time, whose roles include analyzing data from the telescopes, maintaining the physical integrity of the equipment and the station itself, and relaying any information about potential resources to Command.

==FTL Technology==
Current FTL technology uses trans-Newtonian technology to reduce the mass of an object until it can be accelerated beyond the speed of light. Going fast enough to travel between star systems in a reasonable timeframe is expensive, so most people tend not to do it unless they really have to.
For sub-light travel, most larger ships use Orion Pulse drives. Smaller ones use fusion torches. As a consequence of the relative scarcity of FTL travel-capable ships, it is common for people to employ couriers to carry out the exchange of goods between systems that require comparatively rapid transportation.

==FTL Communications==
The majority of less-important communications that occur between planets or star systems are relayed via specialized courier ships in the same manner as the goods mentioned in the "FTL Technology" section, akin to the Pony Express or 21st-century “snail mail”. More important communications are relayed via Quantum Entanglement Transmitters (or QETs), which exploit the property of quantum entanglement to instantaneously send messages over a theoretically unlimited distance. Technically, these could replace the courier ships, but the expense of building them combined with the rarity of the materials used in their creation make it financially unfeasible as of the story’s present time. The MacroNet is formed from several of these QETs networked together to connect various computer systems, essentially acting as an interplanetary version of the Internet.

==Earth, the Colonies, and the Government==
Earth itself is primarily urbanized now, though some natural areas have remained intact as nature refuges. The Moon and Mars are home to human colonies, as well as a small handful of other planets outside the solar system. However, the sheer distance between Earth and its colonies as well as the impracticality of direct rule has led to the formation of a loose confederacy or alliance between them in lieu of a single unified government. While all human colonies are nominally subservient to the government of Earth, in practice they are autonomous communities for all respects and purposes. This is exaggerated in the case of the colonies outside the solar system, as a result of the expense and difficulty associated with FTL communications.

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2016-12-29T04:28:34Z

Esleeper: Still in progress. Will add more soon.

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2016-12-27T00:51:29Z

Esleeper: Created page with "Category Esleeper"

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2016-12-27T00:50:59Z

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##[[Electric Awakening Part 2|Part 2]]
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2016-12-27T00:50:53Z

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[[Image:180px-Integrated circuit icon.svg.png|25px]]<big>''See also: [[Stories sorted by type]] | [[Stories sorted by category]]''</big>
 <big>'''CONTENTS:'''</big>
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==0-9==
===[[Stories/1001011001|1001011001]]===
#[[Customer Service]]
#[[Dollsnatcher]]
#[[Hollywood]]
#[[Sketch Artist]]
#[[The Trial]]
#[[Spy Report]]

===[[Stories/123bot|123bot]]===
#[[Rebecca]]
#[[Rebecca: Lisa]]

===[[Stories/33cl33|33cl33]]===
#[[A Very Welcome Surprise]]
#[[Dinner Guests]]

===[[Stories/73737373737373|73737373737373]]===
#[[Prototype Abridged]]
#[[Field Test Abridged]]
#[[Private Coverage of the Underground Fembot Athletics]]
#[[Master Loves Twin Girls]]

==A==
===[[Stories/Aerosol Kid|Aerosol Kid]]===
#[[Femella Ex Machina]]

===[[Stories/Agent Smith|Agent Smith]]===
#[[The Android Riots Of 2033]]

===[[Stories/alaval92|alaval92]]===
#[[Too Perfect]]
#[[Conspiracy]]

===[[Stories/Apok|Apok]]===
#[[A Rebooted Life]]
#[[Second-Rate]]
#[[Unit Two]]
#[[Sig's Upgrade]]
#[[Protection]]
#[[Hotline]]

===[[Stories/Ashyne|Ashyne]]===
#[[First Contact: Horror Unleashed]]

===[[Stories/Australopith|Australopith]]===
*The ReVerse (many characters originated by [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
#[[Wasabi: A Boom-Boom Joint]]
#[[Lazy Phone]]
#Castle Mysteries!: [[Castle Mysteries!: Coup De Grace|Coup De Grace]]
#Lazy Phone in [[The Booze Run]] (collaboration with [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
# Castle Mysteries!: [[Contessa Vampire Hunter]] (collaboration with [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
# Castle Mysteries!: [[Not Quite Human]]

===[[Stories/Avoyak|Avoyak]]===
#[[Katerina, type 02 Robot]]

==B==
===[[Stories/BA|BA]]===
#[[Home Service warranty]]
#[[Business Class]]
#[[Childminder]]
#[[CLAIRE 33]]
#[[Holiday]]
#[[Information Retrieval]]
#[[Mrs. Allen's Two O'Clock]]
#[[Sisterhood]]
#[[Upgrading Beth]]
#[[Just One Quick Question...]]
#[[Helpline]]
#[[Cooperant Pair]]
#[[Traffic Incident]]
#[[Survival]]
#[[Assistant]]
#[[Tech Refresh]]
#[[Mechanic]]
#[[Denial Of Service Attack]]
#[[Ignorance is Bliss]]
#[[Jenny]]
#[[Aptitude Test]]
#[[Special Agent]]
#[[Generations]]
#[[Housewife]]
#[[Green Flag]]
#[[Houseguest]]
#[[A Place to Stay]]
#[[Service Please]]
#[[Date Calibration]]
#[[Plastic Trash]]
#[[Threshold]]
#[[Party Night - unfinished]]
#[[Empty City]]
#[[Bad Day]]
#[[An Interview With Janet]]
#[[Combat Sex Droids: No Limits]]
#[[How Far Will She Go on a First Date]]
#[[Tech Error]]
#[[The Rutuksee Clinique Case]]
#[[Investigative]]
#[[New Toy]]

===[[Stories/Bad Kitty|Bad Kitty]]===
#[[Confessions of a Robo-Hottie]]

===[[Stories/Baron|Baron]]===
#[[Law & Order SVU TNG - Cops Get Religion]]
#[[About The I-12 Kronicles]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 1: R.O.S.I.E]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 2: Gina]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 3: Rochelle]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 4: Maisie]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 5: Chase]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 6: Liza-Beta]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 7: The Homecoming]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 8: One Zero Nightmare]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 9: Miseries Miracles & More Miseries]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 10: Inspektor Jekyll, Gone Mr. Hyde?]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 11: The Legends of KFC & Blueboy]]

===[[Stories/Bart|Bart]]===
#[[Return Home]]
#[[Free Shipping]]
#[[Annie's Successor]]

===[[Stories/Battery|Battery]]===
#[[Science Ethics|Science Ethics (with Darkbutflashy)]]

===[[Stories/Bigcoyote|Bigcoyote]]===
#[[Maryanne One]]

===[[Stories/Blake Sigma|Blake Sigma]]===
#[[Where Are You, Lovely?]]
#[[A.I.L.A.: Birth]]
#[[TITAN S]]

===[[Stories/blond111|blond111]]===
#[[Kiabot]]

===[[Stories/bolton|bolton]]===
#[[Skin]]

===[[Stories/Bonita772|Bonita772]]===
#[[Wife Repair]]

===[[Stories/boolean2|boolean2]]===
#[[Clearance]]

===[[Stories/Botfriend2000|Botfriend2000]]===
#[[The Purchase...]]
#[[CyGenPleasuretronics/Kimberlys Evaluation]]
#[[The Job Interview]]
#[[Family Matters]]
#[[The Halloween Story]]
#[[The Interrogation]]
#[[Their Side of Events]]

===[[Stories/Bruekmann|Bruekmann]]===
#[[Corporate Espionage]]
#[[Dienst #1 - Trojan Horse]]
#[[Eudoxia]]
#[[One More Fare]]
#[[Open And Shut Case]]
#[[Over Some Drinks]]
#[[Smell Bridges Burning (The Intern)]]
#[[Standard Of Deviation]]
#[[The Ersatz Cadet]]
#[[The Hustler]]
#[[The Real Deal]]
#[[Three Pawns]]
#[[Tinted Windows]]
#[[Heinrich Brueckmann's Unfinished Works]]

===[[Stories/Brytestar|Brytestar]]===
#[[Angelmech Battle Cheerleader Cherry]]
#[[Automaid Fighter Kimiko Prelude]]
#[[Cyberknight Dreams]]
#[[Sailor Valkerie - Interview With A Mechascout]]
#[[The Brytestar Chronicles: The Early Years]]

===[[Stories/Bunnybot|Bunnybot]]===
#[[BunnyBots Part One: The Conversion Of Vanessa]]
#[[Tammy]]
#[[Bunnybots - Ava]]
#[[Tammy: Eve]]
#[[The Actress]]
#[[Cassandra]]
#[[Companion Dolls - Economic Unit]]

===[[Stories/ButchyBoy|ButchyBoy]]===
#[[The Nightingale's Song]]
#[[Fembots In History: Queen Isabella]]
#[[Little Red Riding Hood-Fractured Gynoid Tale]]
#[[The Vanishing Warlord]]
#[[Fembots In History - Annie Oakley]]
#[[Can't Get That Song Outta My Head]]
#[[The Nut-Cricket Adventure]]
#[[Galatea]]
#[[The Contest Winner]]
#[[Droid Hunter]]

==C==
===[[Stories/Cam_1361|Cam_1361]]===
#[[Untitled (Cam_1361)]]

===[[Stories/Capn Jake|Capn Jake]]===
#[[Jenny6525B]]

===[[Stories/CaptainStorytime|CaptainStorytime]]===
#[[A Gift Unwanted]]

===[[Stories/Castaliaman|Castaliaman]]===
#[[Jeopardy 2104]]

===[[Stories/Chains of Adamant|Chains of Adamant]]===
#[[Gallinax]]
#[[Christmas Surprise]]
#[[The Prison]]
#[[Miriam]]

===[[Stories/Cecilauthor|Cecilauthor]]===
#[[Fleshware Requiem]]
#[[Apocalypse Doll - Celebrity Edition]]
#[[Robot Power]]
#[[Golden Apple]]
#[[Melting Point]]

===[[Stories/ChaosSeeder|ChaosSeeder]]===
#[[Programming an Adventure]]

===[[Stories/Cjfriel|Cjfriel]]===
#[[Autopia]]

===[[Stories/code_author|code_author]]===
#[[Pressure on a Relationship]]

===[[Stories/confusitron!!|confusitron!!]]===
#[[Danni - A Conversion]]

===[[Stories/Construct|Construct]]===
#[[Re-Constructed]]

==D==
===[[Stories/D. Olivaw|D. Olivaw]]===
#[[A Meeting At Meg's]]
#[[A Beginning, of Sorts]]
#[[Obsolescence]]
#[[Leona]]
#[[A Fembot Adventure]]
#[[Of Rent and Robots]]
#[[Certain Contradictions]]

===[[Stories/Dalejr38|Dalejr38]]===
#[[Universal Remote]]

===[[Stories/Daphne|Daphne]]===
#[[Mike and Mary]]

===[[Stories/Dark Archon|Dark Archon]]===
#[[June]]
#[[Sara 3]]

===[[Stories/Darkbutflashy|Darkbutflashy]]===
#[[戦闘機械綾子 - Battlemachine Ayako]]
#[[Science Ethics|Science Ethics (with Battery)]]

===[[Stories/Dark Phoenix|Dark Phoenix]]===
#[[My Super Android Girlfriend]]

===[[Stories/Deep Blue|Deep Blue]]===
#[[My Tutor (Deep Blue)|My Tutor]]
#[[Volleybot]]
#[[Teacher(by Deep Blue)]]
#[[Training lesson]]
#[[Fembot technician]]
#[[Studio]]
#[[Beer girl]]
#[[Meet on bus]]

===[[Stories/Dieur|Dieur]]===
#[[TD Walkman Mall]]
#[[Smashed]]
#[[Taking Awhile To Get Anywhere]]
#[[Witch Hazel]]

===[[Stories/Dollmaker|Dollmaker]]===
#[[A.I. Automated Insanity]]

===[[Stories/DollSpace|DollSpace]]===
#[[Selina]]

===[[Stories/Dr. Twist|Dr. Twist]]===
#[[Door To Door]]
#[[Who Let The Wolves Out]]

===[[Stories/DukeNukem 2417|DukeNukem 2417]]===
*[[The V.I.C.I. Diaries]]

Season 1:
#[[Vicki's New Life]]
#[[V.I.C.I. Rises]]
#[[From L.E.S. to Leslie]]
#[[Unmade, Unbroken]]
#[[Out of this World]]
#[[ShowStopper]]
#[[MGV (Metal Gear Vicki)]]
#[[The Family of Steel]]
#[[Electric Child]]
#[[Toys in the Attic]]
#[[A House Divided]]
#[[Kirsten's Choice]]
#[[Epsilon]]
#[[Cold Blood]]
#[[Lawson's Eleven]]
#[[A Criminal Mind]]
#[[For Whom the Bells Toll]]
#[[Falling Away]]
#[[Valley of the Damned]]

Season 2:
#[[Mr. Roboto]]
#[[Only Human]]
#[[Beast]]
#[[Dragon]]
#[[Broken]]

===[[Stories/DZiegler|DZiegler]]===
#[[Automated Seduction]]
#[[Reunion]]
#[[$tacks Casino]]

==E==
===[[Stories/Ehy|Ehy]]===
#[[Courtesy Suites]]
#[[Encounter at Courtesy Suites]]
#[[Choices]]
#[[The Playroom]]
#[[Market Test]]
#[[Tara's Visitor (Story Snippet)]]
#[[Untitled (Ehy)|Untitled]]
#[[Untitled 2 (Ehy)|Untitled 2]]
#[[April]]
#[[1962]]

===[[Stories/Esleeper|Esleeper]]===
#[[Electric Sleep- Background Information]]
#[[Electric Sleep]]
#[[Electric Dreams]]
#Electric Awakening
##[[Electric Awakening Part 1|Part 1]]
##[[Electric Awakening Part 2|Part 2]]
##[[Electric Awakening Part 3|Part 3]] (currently incomplete, will be posted when it is finished)
===[[Stories/Eyebore|Eyebore]]===
#[[The Plantation "Sister-In-Law"]]

===[[Stories/evil_boo|evil_boo]]===
#[[The Fantasia Club]]
#[[Bits and Pieces]]
#[[Encounter with Emily]]
#[[Checked Items]]
#[[Crash and Burn]]

==F==
===[[Stories/Faceless001|Faceless001]]===
#[[Fantastic Voyage]]
#[[The Carbon Man]]

===[[Stories/FacelessFembot|FacelessFembot]]===
#[[Untitled(FacelessFembot)]]

===[[Stories/FaceoffFembot|FaceoffFembot]]===
#[[The Maid]]
#[[Dead Dog Two]]
#[[Setting Things Straight]]

===[[Stories/Faustus|Faustus]]===
#[[Dora]]

===[[Stories/Fection|Fection]]===
#[[Charlie's Second-Hand Angel]]
#[[Pushing Candy's Buttons]]
#[[Sour Candy]]
#[[Model Citizen]]
#[[The Magi and the Harem]]
#[[Achilles Heels]]

===[[Stories/Fembotlover|Fembotlover]]===
#[[Untitled (Fembotlover)|Untitled]]

===[[Stories/Fembotlvr7|Fembotlvr7]]===
#[[Perfect Match (formerly Blind Date)]]
#[[The Bridesmaid]]
#[[The Secret]]
#[[True Lies]]

===[[Stories/FembotsInCharge|FembotsInCharge]]===
#[[The Nannybot1000A]]
|
===[[Stories/Freddie c|Freddie c]]===
#[[Numerology]]

===[[Stories/Freiburg V3.0|Freiburg V3.0]]===
#[[A Question Of Faith]]
#[[A Question Of Liberty]]

==G==
===[[Stories/General|General]]===
#[[Access Denied]]
#[[Blue Chips]]
#[[The Rental]]
#[[History In The Flesh]]
#[[A Second Life]]
#[[Talk Radio]]
#[[What You Leave Behind]]
#[[Focus]]
#[[Modifying the Contract]]
#[[Tech Support]]
#[[Bounty]]
#[[The Grinder]]

===[[Stories/Gf|Gf]]===
#[[The Flatmate]]

===[[Stories/GirlieGirl1985|GirlieGirl1985]]===
#[[Unfinished ATM]]
#[[No Refunds Offered]]

===[[Stories/Glast|Glast]]===
#[[A Fight Too Far]]

===[[Stories/Gorgo|Gorgo]]===
#[[Sentimental Perfection]]
#[[Rinrin and the Doctor's Appointment]]
*[[Project: Black Maiden]] Universe
#[[That Which Was Left Behind]]
#[[Rochelle's Justice]]
#[[A Day at the Ranges]]
* Side stories to other writers' series:
#[[Nemesis]]

===[[Stories/Grendizer|Grendizer]]===
#[[Teacher]]
#[[A New Purpose]]
#[[Chopping Wood]]
#[[Sacrifice]]
#[[Purity: An Android Age Story]]

===[[Stories/GynoNeko|GynoNeko]]===
#[[Third Time's The Charm]]
#[[The Christmas Present]]
#[[The Delivery (Part 1)]]
#[[The Delivery (Part 2)]]
#[[Electra]]
#[[Maid to Order]]
#[[Exo Saves the Day]]
#[[What Once Was Lost]]
#[[Lost but Found]]
#[[Corrupted]]
#[[Simulating Wilderness]]

===[[Stories/GZ02|GZ02]]===
#[[A Day In The Life Of Joseph Avens]]

==H==
===[[Stories/Handle|Handle]]===
#[[Bell City Tales Story 1]]

===[[Stories/Hermes|Hermes]]===
#[[Jumplead]]

===[[Stories/Hlprhlpr|Hlprhlpr]]===
#[[Sparx - Priority Service Call]]
#[[Sparx: Troubleshooting A Design Flaw]]

===[[Stories/Hola_guy|Hola_guy]]===
#[[A Yet Untitled Story]]
#[[Loveless]]

==I==
===[[Stories/inky 2|inky 2]]===
#[[Sloane]]

===[[Stories/Input9|Input9]]===
#[[Robbery]]

==J==
===[[Stories/JakeCTom|JakeCTom]]===
#[[K600]]

===[[Stories/Jay Petto|Jay Petto]]===
#[[Back To The Circuit Board]]

===[[Stories/Jaydee|Jaydee]]===
#[[An Inside Job]]
#[[Malfunctioning Fembot Writes...]]

===[[Stories/Jolshefsky|Jolshefsky]]===
#[[Karen's Date]]
#[[Doctor Who fanfic]]
#[[A Trip to the ER]]

===[[Stories/Jpetoh|Jpetoh]]===
#[[Crash]]

==K==
===[[Stories/Kano|Kano]]===
#[[Monday]]
#[[Friday]]

===[[Stories/Karel|Karel]]===
#[[Mistress Mira]]
#[[R-Bots]]
#[[Two-Perfect!]]
#[[Mmmmegan]]
#[[Merger]]

===[[Stories/KB7RKY|KB7RKY]]===
#[[Charlie 25]]
#[[Reflections]]
#[[Service Call]]
#[[Shadowrun II - Into The Awakened Lands]]

===[[Stories/Keizo|Keizo]]===
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 1]]
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 2]] (Portia)
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 3]] (The "Lost Chapter")
#[[Hell's Canary]]
#[[Are You Serious?]]

===[[Stories/kelbek00|kelbek00]]===
#[[Perfection]]

===[[Stories/Kishin|Kishin]]===
#[[A Long Sleep]]
#[[The Vengeance of the Slave]]
#[[The Robo-Lover]]
#[[Androids At War]]
#[[Death]]
#[[Rebirth]]
#[[Nova's First Job]]
#[[The Vile Collector]]
#[[NVA Showdown]]
#[[The Mourning After]]
#[[The House of the Dead]]
#[[An Unexpected Guest]]
#[[Voice of the Void]]
#[[Garbage]]
#[[Fangs of Steel]]
#[[Killers]]
#[[Fate]]
#[[Berserker]]
#[[Creation (Nova Recreated)]]
#[[I Didn't Know]]
#[[Killers (Knights) Hiding Among Our Slaves]]
#[[Tales Of The Risen Future: Nova's Story]]
#[[The World Walker]]
#[[Glory]]
#[[Thank You For Your Patronage!]]

===[[Stories/Korby|Korby]]===
#[[An Afternoon To Remember]]
#[[Holiday In The Sun]]
#[[Tales From Dyson Institute: Two Vignettes]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Making Movies]]
#[[After the Makeover]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: In the Shop]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Mile-high Club]]
#[[Untitled (Korby)]]
#[[JLA/Fembots]]
#[[Dr. Dyson on Lesbotics]]
#[[Remaking Rebecca]]
#[[Another Makeover]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Elaine, Rebecca, and Shannen]]

===[[Stories/Kriegsaffe No. 9|Kriegsaffe No. 9]]===
#[[Josephson/Keegan Vs Man w/Android Wife]]
#[[1985, Paris, France...]]
#[[The Golden Dawn]]
#[[Duplican't? Dupli-Can't!]]
#[[Saucy Puppet Show]]

===[[Stories/Kube²|Kube²]]===
#[[Fembot User Manual]]
#[[Cindy]]

==L==
===[[Stories/La Femme Nikki|La Femme Nikki]]===
#[[My Life as a Sexbot]]
#[[AlyssaBot]]

===[[Stories/Lady Mecha|Lady Mecha]]===
#[[Strange But Wonderful Happenings]]

===[[Stories/liliwinnt6|liliwinnt6]]===
#[[A Surprising Breakfast]]
#[[The Grocery Store - Aftermath]]

===[[Stories/linzhang77|linzhang77]]===
#[[Naiad - Deluge Past]]

===[[Stories/Lithorien|Lithorien]]===
#[[Heather]]

===[[Stories/Loganov|Loganov]]===
#[[The Final Frontier]]
#[[Untitled (Loganov)|Untitled]]

===[[Stories/LongTimeLurker|LongTimeLurker]]===
#[[Clockwork Legacy]] (Lady in Waiting)
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Lady_in_Waiting/Part_1|Lady in Waiting]]
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Line_of_Succession/Part_1|Line of Succession]]
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Inheritance|Inheritance]]
#[[Andrew and the Sexbot Factory]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Prototype/Part_1|Prototype]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Field_Test/Part_1|Field Test]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Production_Model|Production Model]]
#[[Solipsistic]]
#[[Electrostatic]]
#[[Crash Immelmann in the Year 30XX]]
#[[Diagnostic]]
#[[FYOP/Scenario_Chamber]]
#[[The Co-Star]]
#[[Bot Town Blues]]
#[[Salvage]]
#[[Crash Immelmann and the Inflatable Sex-Bots from Planet X!]]
#[[Five Nights at Fanny's]]
#[[Nihilistic]]
#[[Fire Hazard]]
#[[House Call]]

==M==
===[[Stories/Maax|Maax]]===
#[[Cyber Angels]]

===[[Stories/Mad Mechacow|Mad Mechacow]]===
#[[Tales of Syntech]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 2]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 3]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 4]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 5]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 6]]

===[[Stories/Malkozaine|Malkozaine]]===
#[[A Start to Something Big]]

===[[Stories/McLane|McLane]]===
#[[Cancelled Project]]

===[[Stories/Metal-Destiny|Metal-Destiny]]===
#[[Story 48: Julie's Awakenings]]
#[[Human Failure. (2200)]]

===[[Stories/Ministrations|Ministrations]]===
#[[Shannon's Third Law]]
#[[Tiffany's Third Law]]

===[[Stories/Mirage|Mirage]]===
#[[The Bounty Hunter]]
#[[Best Friends]]
#[[Fighting Love]]
#[[A.D.P.I. (Advance Police Investigations): Case 2]]
#[[A.D.P.I. Case 3: Transformation Of A Butterfly]]
#[[Blood Angel]]
#[[Deception]]
#[[Errors And Glitches]]
#[[Family Affair]]
#[[Family Life]]
#[[Favourite Parodies]]
#[[Lonely With The Ages]]
#[[Lying And Cheating!]]
#[[My Tutor]]
#[[Not Perfect]]
#[[Regret]]
#[[Secret Wishes]]
#[[Secretaries]]
#[[Shock]]
#[[Spanish Fly Virus]]
#[[Tennis, Anyone?]]
#[[The Lullaby]]
#[[The Package]]
#[[The Red Roses]]
#[[The Student]]
#[[The Temp]]
#[[The Visit]]
#[[Visiting The In-Laws]]
#[[A Nice Gesture]]
#[[Ever Lasting Smile]]
#[[Finding True Happiness]]
#[[Alive?]]
#[[The New Girl]]
#[[The Nurse]]
#[[Chase]]
#[[The First Time...]]
#[[An Offer That Can't Be Refused]]
#[[The Unwanted Gift]]
#[[Losing One's Self]]
#[[What's Important Is What's In The Inside]]
#[[Sitting On The Couch]]
#[[Can You Fix It?]]
#[[Ugly]]
#[[Finally]]
#[[Bad Dreams]]
#[[Apartment 7]]
#[[Married to a Machine]]
#[[My First and Last Robotic Date]]
#[[Remote Me]]
#[[Missing]]
#[[Roll With It]]
#[[Still Rolling]]
#[[Happy Easter]]
#[[Roll For Sale/Dr. Willy's Reaction]]
#[[Testing, 1,2,3]]
#[[Why worry?]]
#[[A Break Up and a Break Down]]
#[[Cat Out of the Bag]]
#[[Crashing and Some Sex Mode Action]]
#[[I Did Astro's Mom]]
#[[The Lunch]]
#[[My Not So Perfect Woman]]
#[[Why?]]
#[[The Perfect Female A.I.]]
#[[The Car Crash]]
#[[My Neighbor's Wife is Sucking My Cock]]
#[[The Last Goodbye]]
#[[Across the street]]
#[[The Diva]]

===[[Stories/MisterXYZ (RoboTomo)|MisterXYZ (RoboTomo)]]===
#[[How I Ran Into Roboko]]
#[[To Love a Girl]]
#[[Onsen Lust 'n Rust]]
#[[Room 9 Surprise]]
#[[A Huge Add-On]]

===[[Stories/Miz-K Takase|Miz-K Takase]]===
#[[Mail-Order Aya]]
#[[Lusty Encore]]
#[[Lusty 2nd Encore]]
#[[Lusty 3rd Encore]]

===[[Stories/MrMagoo|MrMagoo]]===
#[[Tech Tutorial]]
#[[Salvaged Hardware]]
#[[Deadline]]

===[[Stories/Murotsu|Murotsu]]===
*[[Debbi's Diary]]

===[[Stories/Muzzleruffels|Muzzleruffels]]===
#[[Freak-World]]
##[[Mermaid Examination]]
##[[Controlled Environment Prologue]]
##[[A Statement of Progress + Bonus Stories]]
##[[Freak-World: Prologue]]
##[[Freak-World: The Side Stories]]
##[[Freak-World: Dreaming Beyond Electric Sheep]]
##[[Freak-World: Anthologies]]

===[[Stories/MysteriousShadow|MysteriousShadow]]===
#[[Lily's Story]]

==N==
===[[Stories/Nybble|Nybble]]===
#[[Scheduled Maintenance]]
#[[The Third Pew]]
#[[Therapy]]
#[[Pimp My Ride]]
#[[Working Late]]
#[[The Hammer]]
#[[Something Borrowed]]
#[[Doctor's Visit]]
#[[Strangers on a Plane]]

==O==
===[[Stories/Outsider|Outsider]]===
#[[Dyson Institute: Sexual Testing Mode]]
#[[Technical Difficulties]]
#[[The Sex Coders]]

==P==
===[[Stories/Pakled|Pakled]]===
#[[Everything Old is New Again]]
#[[One of Our Robots is Missing]]
#[[Palindrome]]
#[[Solve for X]]
#[[Double Blind]]
#[[An Unexpected Modification]]
|
===[[Stories/Palindrome|Palindrome]]===
#[[Sarah Jones]]

===[[Stories/Pennon|Pennon]]===
#[[The Delivery]]

===[[Stories/Petey|Petey]]===
#[[Vickybot/Victoria]]
#[[The Rubdown]]
#[[Dyson Family Values]]

===[[Stories/Plastic_rose|Plastic_rose]]===
#[[Getting off on the wrong foot (Gloria's conversion)]]

===[[Stories/Propman|Propman]]===
*Unfinished tidbits
#[[Tronic Ella]]
#[[Evil, Evil, Everywhere!]]
#[[Mrs. Claw Strikes!]]
#[[Blondie and Sarge in:A Haunted Mansion]]
#[[Job Interview]]
#[[Project Titan]]

*Complete stories
#[[Prototype]]
#[[Steel Fists No Hearts]]
#[[Upgrade/Downgrade]]
#[[One in Six]]
#[[Board Meeting]]

*The ReVerse
#[[Mysteries Of The Castle!]]
## Castle Mysteries [[Contessa Vampire Hunter]]
## Contessa in [[Just Another Afternoon]]
## Contessa in [[Meet My Jenkinses]]
## Duchess Winifred in [[Not Quite Human]] (collab with australopith)
## Contessa in [[Sick Day]]
#[[Doll And Her Teddy]]
#[[BoomBoom Bots]]
#* [[BoomBoom's Back]]
#[[My New PDA]]
# Lazy Phone in [[The Booze Run]]

*Jamie's over
#[[Jamies out shopping]]
#[[Jamies night out]]

==Q==
===[[Stories/Quietness|Quietness]]===
#[[Can't Sleep]]
#[[Meanwhile]]
#[[The Encounter]]

==R==
===[[Stories/Rancid Insanity|Rancid Insanity]]===
#[[Waring Sisters]]
#[[Failura]]
#[[Ceres]]
#[[Christmas in Russia]]
#[[The Big Crazy Plan]]
#[[Suzie the Therapist]]
#[[The Phantom of the Factory]]
#[[Cassie]]
#[[Batman:Fembots]]
#[[The Mansion of Andrea]]
#[[Noura & Natalya]]
#[[Sync Wars]]

===[[Stories/Ratbot|Ratbot]]===
#[[Emi-Bot]]

===[[Stories/Repairman Jack|Repairman Jack]]===
#[[Theives]]

===[[Stories/Rexxy|Rexxy]]===
#[[As Seen on TV]]
#[[Hobby Model]]
#[[Basic Services]]
#[[Children of the Forge]]
#[[Wardrobe Malfunction]]
#[[Management Issues]]
#[[Simple Things]]
#[[Consequences]]
#[[Vampire Killer]]
#[[Better than Human]]
#[[Fembot Fighters]]
#[[Just for you]]
#[[Six Strings]]
#[[Densetsu no Batoru]]
#[[Carolina Jones and the Spear of Longinus]]

===[[Stories/Robotman|Robotman]]===
*[[Story universe (Robotman)|Story universe]]
#[[Halloween Treat script]]
#[[The Mission]]
#[[H is for Heuristic]]
#[[36+1]]
#[[Soccer Mom Unit]]
#[[Kaitlin The Phonebot]]
#[[Tiffani]]
#[[CyberFem Park]]
#[[The Creation of my Robot Girlfriend]]
#[[Into the Faraday Cage]]
#[[Product Demonstration: CyberFem Model 500]]
#[[The New 700s at CyberFem Park]]
#[[Secretary Robot Maintenance Report]]
#[[Two Models: Pleasure Android Testing]]
#[[CyberFem Park Virtual Tour]]
#[[Outer Space Mayday Alert]]
#[[Audio Experiment 1: Secretary Fantasy]]
#[[Robot Monitoring Station: Undercover Androids]]
#[[Audio Experiment 2: Nerdy Scientist Fantasy]]
#[[Audio Experiment 3: Showing Off the New Sex Android]]
#[[CyberFem Park: Activation for a Guest]]
#[[The Android Industry Council]]
#[[Purchasing a Custom Robot from CyberFem Park]]
#[[Assembling a refurbished CyberFem Model 700 Robot]]
#[[Alien Android Abduction]]
#[[Picking up a Date at the Circuits Bar]]
#[[The Malfunctioning Girlfriend]]
#[[Like New]]
#[[Sexual Functionality Testing]]
#[[Beni Nascosti]]
#[[Angel Investor]]

===[[Stories/RobotWorld5|RobotWorld5]]===
#[[Fembot World]]
#[[A Night With Vanessa]]

===[[Stories/RobOught2|RobOught2]]===
#[[Introducing Rachael Sing]]

===[[Stories/RS5420|RS5420]]===
#[[Class C (by WilloWisp, modified by RS5420)]]
#[[Beautiful, Smart and...Running A Software]]
#[[Hollywood Hardware (by Borias/Modded by RS5420)]]

===[[Stories/rynchan|rynchan]]===
#[[Phantom Doll]]

==S==
===[[Stories/Sable|Sable]]===
#[[Fixing Sable]]

===[[Stories/Sara-c|Sara-c]]===
#[[Autonomy]]
#[[Clichés]]
#[[Gift]]
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy]]

===[[Stories/Sarabot|Sarabot]]===
#[[Sarabot's First Story]]
#[[Sarabot's Second Story]]
#[[The Robotic Nurse]]
#[[Kristen's Upgrade]]
#[[My Hot Robot Wife (+Bonus Story)]]
#[[The Cheerleader]]
#[[Disassemble Me]]
#[[Kristen's Upgrade Part II]]
#[[Kristen's Overhaul]]
#[[Kristenbot Gets Married]]

===[[Stories/Saradroidgirl|Saradroidgirl]]===
#[[Sara_-_The_Return|Sara - The Return]]

===[[Stories/Saya|Saya]]===
#[[A Most Unusual Party]]
#[[Futago no Shinami]]
#[[Sammy's Party]]
#[[Mending Contessa: A Castle Mysteries Story]]
#[[Crazy in the Heat]]
#[[After Hours]]
#[[The Time With My Stepsister]]

===[[Stories/Scott|Scott]]===
#[[Four Hours]]

===[[Stories/Sega-boy|Sega-boy]]===
#[[Abbott Chronicles]]

===[[Stories/Sekker|Sekker]]===
#[[Too Good To Be True]]

===[[Stories/Sentient6|Sentient6]]===
#[[Pixillate]]
#[[5 Friends - A Thesis on Full Body Prosthesis]]
#[[Heather's Battery Failure]]

===[[Stories/Serf|Serf]]===
#[[Party Girls]]

===[[Stories/sfreader|sfreader]]===
#[[Rachel (Mark III) meets Trixie (Mark V)]]
#[[Halloween 2053/The One That Got Away]]

===[[Stories/shutdown|shutdown]]===
#[[The Truck Driver]]
#[[Another Time]]

===[[Stories/Silent Lurker|Silent Lurker]]===
#[[Aquaphobia]]
#[[Cheerleader]]
#[[Happy New Year]]
#[[New Roommate]]

===[[Stories/Silkscreen|Silkscreen]]===
#[[Functional•Sensual•You]]
#[[Protect and Severe]]

===[[Stories/Soleful|Soleful]]===
#[[Coming of Age]]
#[[POD, The Fetish-Bot]]

===[[Stories/Spaz|Spaz]]===
#[[A Simple Business Arrangement*]]
#[[A.I.L.A]]
#[[Blind Date]]
#[[Daydreaming]]
#[[G.O.D. - a vignette]]
#[[Medical Exam: A Short]]
#[[New Life]]
#[[The Foreign Exchange Student]]
#[[The Girlfriend]]
#[[The Heiress]]
#[[The Replacement]]
#[[The Roommate]]
#[[The Small Business Chronicles]]
##[[Closed for Christmas - The Shop]]
##[[The Repair Shop - Part 1]]
##[[Off-season - The Motel]]
##[[The Repair Shop - Part 2]]
##[[Slow day - The Cafe]]
##[[The Small Business - End-of-Year Review]]
#[[The Stockroom]]
#[[The Teammate]]
"Spaz Studios Presents" anthology series:
#[[Fizzy Pop]]
#[[Substitute]]
#[[Forbidden Fruit]]
#[[The Uncanny Valley]]
#[[The Future Expo]]
Collaborations
#[[The Beach]] with [[:Category:Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]
#[[The Handyman]] with [[:Category:Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]

===[[Stories/spider_silk_skin|spider_silk_skin]]===
#[[Late Night Maintenance]]
#[[Super Sexy Robot Cowgirl]]

===[[Stories/Stephaniebot|Stephaniebot]]===
#[[Dyson Institute (Stephaniebot)|Dyson Institute]]
#[[Pleasurebot 8]]
#[[A Bit More Than Method Acting]]

===[[Stories/Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]===
#[[Non-Standard Operating Procedure]]
#[[Mirror Image]]
#[[Extracted]]

===[[Stories/sTj2000|sTj2000]]===
#[[Afternoon Appointment]]

===[[Stories/Svengli|Svengli]]===
#[[Bethany in Room B]]

===[[Stories/SynchError|SynchError]]===
#[[Budget Robotics (A Fun and Light Robotic Relationship)]]
#[[Historical Strategy, According to a Bunch of Fembots]]

==T==
===[[Stories/Taren Capel|Taren Capel]]===
#[[Chi City, 2152]]

===[[Stories/tectile|tectile]]===
#[[The Trade In]]
#[[Boy Meets... Girl?]]

===[[Stories/Teknophile|Teknophile]]===
#[[The Android Psychiatrist]]
#[[Super Fembot Cheerleaders From Space!]]
#[[At The Body Shop]]

===[[Stories/TheAlternative|TheAlternative]]===
#[[Corsetta]]

===[[Stories/The Egg|The Egg]]===
#[[The Quarry]]
#[[Swing Shift]]

===[[Stories/The Liar|The Liar]]===
#[[Maid To Order]] (Incomplete)
#[[Professor Jenkins' 12,567th Invention]] (Incomplete)
#[[Hide and Seek]]
#[[Keith's Paradise]] (Incomplete)
#[[My Keeper]] (Incomplete)
#[[Identity]] (Incomplete)
#[[EMOS - DSR: Prologue]]
#[[Back to BASIC]]
#[[A Contradiction of Life]]
#[[Friends Forever]]
#[[Liberty]]
#[[Seamless]]
#[[Little Things]] (Ongoing)

===[[Stories/TheSpotConlon|TheSpotConlon]]===
#[[The Yard Sale]]
#[[Jumper...]]
*The Lauren Barnes Stories (TheSpotConlon)
#[[The Peculiar Journey Of Lauren Barnes]]
#[[The Imprisonment Of Lauren Barnes]]
#[[The Parallel Lives Of Lauren Barnes]]
*The "Momentary" Series (TheSpotConlon)
#[[The Moment When]]
#[[Ping]]
#[[The First Moment in Her Head]]
#[[The Moment in the Bar]]

===[[Stories/Tio|Tio]]===
#[[Through My Eyes]]
#[[New Garden]]
#[[Diaries Of A Fembot]]
#[[Down On The Farm]]

===[[Stories/Tom|Tom]]===
#[[The Wedding (An Old Fashioned Story)]]

===[[Stories/Tringa|Tringa]]===
#[[Otaku's Adventure]]

===[[Stories/TW|TW]]===
#[[Awake]]
#[[A Helping Hand]]
#[[Practice Run]]

===[[Stories/Tyrelayne|Tyrelayne]]===
#[[Deicide]]

==U==
===[[Stories/Unit-794Courtney|Unit-794Courtney]]===
#[[Coco's Convertion (Robot/Sexdoll/Forced TF Themes)]]

==V==

==W==
===[[Stories/warpgirl|warpgirl]]===
#[[Astromech Lust]]

===[[Stories/WilloWisp|WilloWisp]]===
#[[Nybble's Doctors Visit - Revisited]]
#[[Class C]]
#[[Customer Service (WilloWisp)|Customer Service]]
#[[Virus Alert]]
#[[Identity 2.0]]

===[[Stories/Wjbaines|Wjbaines]]===
#[[Jo-Ann and Brandy]]
#[[Darsi, Bruce and Natalie]]
#[[Bad Sportspersonship]]
#[[She Didn't Learn Her Lesson]]
#[[Alyssa Follows Her Directives]]
#[[Sorority Coup d'Etat]]
#[[Valentina Messes with her Tech]]
#[[April Showers]]

==X==
===[[Stories/XandiMouse|XandiMouse]]===
#[[The One]]

===[[Stories/Xavier Cecil|Xavier Cecil]]===
#[[Gecko of the Moment]]

===[[Stories/Xeran|Xeran]]===
#[[Synthgirls teaser]]
#[[Synthgirls]]
#[[The Hunted]]

==Y==

==Z==
===[[Stories/zapped!|zapped!]]===
#[[Girls Under Glass]]

===[[Stories/Zor|Zor]]===
#[[Darwin Accelerated]]

|}

=Collaborative efforts=
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===[[Follow your own plot]]===
*[[FYOP/The Lab Scene|The Lab Scene]]
*[[FYOP/Create A Fembot 2.0|Create A Fembot 2.0]]
*[[FYOP/Planet of the Gynoids|Planet of the Gynoids]]
*[[FYOP/My Life as a Robot|My Life as a Robot]]
*[[FYOP/Hollywood Hardware|Hollywood Hardware]]
*[[FYOP/Tabula Rasa|Tabula Rasa]]
*[[FYOP/The Adventures of Alice|The Adventures of Alice]]
*[[FYOP/To Love a Sexbot/To Love a Sexbot|To Love a Sexbot]]
*[[FYOP/Scenario Chamber|Scenario Chamber]]
|
===[[Stories/Create-A-Story|Create-A-Story (various)]]===
#[[Create-A-Story 1]]
#[[Create-A-Story 2]]
#[[Create-A-Story 3]]
|
===[[Stories/Dyson Institute|Dyson Institute (RX3000/Korby)]]===
*[[Story Universe (Dyson Institute)|Story Universe]]
#[[The Makeover]]
#[[After The Makeover]]
#[[Dyson Institute/Mile-High Club]]
#[[A Conversation With Dr. Dyson]]
|}

[[Category:Features]]
[[Category:Stories]]

Stories

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[[Image:180px-Integrated circuit icon.svg.png|25px]]<big>''See also: [[Stories sorted by type]] | [[Stories sorted by category]]''</big>
 <big>'''CONTENTS:'''</big>
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==0-9==
===[[Stories/1001011001|1001011001]]===
#[[Customer Service]]
#[[Dollsnatcher]]
#[[Hollywood]]
#[[Sketch Artist]]
#[[The Trial]]
#[[Spy Report]]

===[[Stories/123bot|123bot]]===
#[[Rebecca]]
#[[Rebecca: Lisa]]

===[[Stories/33cl33|33cl33]]===
#[[A Very Welcome Surprise]]
#[[Dinner Guests]]

===[[Stories/73737373737373|73737373737373]]===
#[[Prototype Abridged]]
#[[Field Test Abridged]]
#[[Private Coverage of the Underground Fembot Athletics]]
#[[Master Loves Twin Girls]]

==A==
===[[Stories/Aerosol Kid|Aerosol Kid]]===
#[[Femella Ex Machina]]

===[[Stories/Agent Smith|Agent Smith]]===
#[[The Android Riots Of 2033]]

===[[Stories/alaval92|alaval92]]===
#[[Too Perfect]]
#[[Conspiracy]]

===[[Stories/Apok|Apok]]===
#[[A Rebooted Life]]
#[[Second-Rate]]
#[[Unit Two]]
#[[Sig's Upgrade]]
#[[Protection]]
#[[Hotline]]

===[[Stories/Ashyne|Ashyne]]===
#[[First Contact: Horror Unleashed]]

===[[Stories/Australopith|Australopith]]===
*The ReVerse (many characters originated by [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
#[[Wasabi: A Boom-Boom Joint]]
#[[Lazy Phone]]
#Castle Mysteries!: [[Castle Mysteries!: Coup De Grace|Coup De Grace]]
#Lazy Phone in [[The Booze Run]] (collaboration with [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
# Castle Mysteries!: [[Contessa Vampire Hunter]] (collaboration with [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
# Castle Mysteries!: [[Not Quite Human]]

===[[Stories/Avoyak|Avoyak]]===
#[[Katerina, type 02 Robot]]

==B==
===[[Stories/BA|BA]]===
#[[Home Service warranty]]
#[[Business Class]]
#[[Childminder]]
#[[CLAIRE 33]]
#[[Holiday]]
#[[Information Retrieval]]
#[[Mrs. Allen's Two O'Clock]]
#[[Sisterhood]]
#[[Upgrading Beth]]
#[[Just One Quick Question...]]
#[[Helpline]]
#[[Cooperant Pair]]
#[[Traffic Incident]]
#[[Survival]]
#[[Assistant]]
#[[Tech Refresh]]
#[[Mechanic]]
#[[Denial Of Service Attack]]
#[[Ignorance is Bliss]]
#[[Jenny]]
#[[Aptitude Test]]
#[[Special Agent]]
#[[Generations]]
#[[Housewife]]
#[[Green Flag]]
#[[Houseguest]]
#[[A Place to Stay]]
#[[Service Please]]
#[[Date Calibration]]
#[[Plastic Trash]]
#[[Threshold]]
#[[Party Night - unfinished]]
#[[Empty City]]
#[[Bad Day]]
#[[An Interview With Janet]]
#[[Combat Sex Droids: No Limits]]
#[[How Far Will She Go on a First Date]]
#[[Tech Error]]
#[[The Rutuksee Clinique Case]]
#[[Investigative]]
#[[New Toy]]

===[[Stories/Bad Kitty|Bad Kitty]]===
#[[Confessions of a Robo-Hottie]]

===[[Stories/Baron|Baron]]===
#[[Law & Order SVU TNG - Cops Get Religion]]
#[[About The I-12 Kronicles]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 1: R.O.S.I.E]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 2: Gina]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 3: Rochelle]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 4: Maisie]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 5: Chase]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 6: Liza-Beta]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 7: The Homecoming]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 8: One Zero Nightmare]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 9: Miseries Miracles & More Miseries]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 10: Inspektor Jekyll, Gone Mr. Hyde?]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 11: The Legends of KFC & Blueboy]]

===[[Stories/Bart|Bart]]===
#[[Return Home]]
#[[Free Shipping]]
#[[Annie's Successor]]

===[[Stories/Battery|Battery]]===
#[[Science Ethics|Science Ethics (with Darkbutflashy)]]

===[[Stories/Bigcoyote|Bigcoyote]]===
#[[Maryanne One]]

===[[Stories/Blake Sigma|Blake Sigma]]===
#[[Where Are You, Lovely?]]
#[[A.I.L.A.: Birth]]
#[[TITAN S]]

===[[Stories/blond111|blond111]]===
#[[Kiabot]]

===[[Stories/bolton|bolton]]===
#[[Skin]]

===[[Stories/Bonita772|Bonita772]]===
#[[Wife Repair]]

===[[Stories/boolean2|boolean2]]===
#[[Clearance]]

===[[Stories/Botfriend2000|Botfriend2000]]===
#[[The Purchase...]]
#[[CyGenPleasuretronics/Kimberlys Evaluation]]
#[[The Job Interview]]
#[[Family Matters]]
#[[The Halloween Story]]
#[[The Interrogation]]
#[[Their Side of Events]]

===[[Stories/Bruekmann|Bruekmann]]===
#[[Corporate Espionage]]
#[[Dienst #1 - Trojan Horse]]
#[[Eudoxia]]
#[[One More Fare]]
#[[Open And Shut Case]]
#[[Over Some Drinks]]
#[[Smell Bridges Burning (The Intern)]]
#[[Standard Of Deviation]]
#[[The Ersatz Cadet]]
#[[The Hustler]]
#[[The Real Deal]]
#[[Three Pawns]]
#[[Tinted Windows]]
#[[Heinrich Brueckmann's Unfinished Works]]

===[[Stories/Brytestar|Brytestar]]===
#[[Angelmech Battle Cheerleader Cherry]]
#[[Automaid Fighter Kimiko Prelude]]
#[[Cyberknight Dreams]]
#[[Sailor Valkerie - Interview With A Mechascout]]
#[[The Brytestar Chronicles: The Early Years]]

===[[Stories/Bunnybot|Bunnybot]]===
#[[BunnyBots Part One: The Conversion Of Vanessa]]
#[[Tammy]]
#[[Bunnybots - Ava]]
#[[Tammy: Eve]]
#[[The Actress]]
#[[Cassandra]]
#[[Companion Dolls - Economic Unit]]

===[[Stories/ButchyBoy|ButchyBoy]]===
#[[The Nightingale's Song]]
#[[Fembots In History: Queen Isabella]]
#[[Little Red Riding Hood-Fractured Gynoid Tale]]
#[[The Vanishing Warlord]]
#[[Fembots In History - Annie Oakley]]
#[[Can't Get That Song Outta My Head]]
#[[The Nut-Cricket Adventure]]
#[[Galatea]]
#[[The Contest Winner]]
#[[Droid Hunter]]

==C==
===[[Stories/Cam_1361|Cam_1361]]===
#[[Untitled (Cam_1361)]]

===[[Stories/Capn Jake|Capn Jake]]===
#[[Jenny6525B]]

===[[Stories/CaptainStorytime|CaptainStorytime]]===
#[[A Gift Unwanted]]

===[[Stories/Castaliaman|Castaliaman]]===
#[[Jeopardy 2104]]

===[[Stories/Chains of Adamant|Chains of Adamant]]===
#[[Gallinax]]
#[[Christmas Surprise]]
#[[The Prison]]
#[[Miriam]]

===[[Stories/Cecilauthor|Cecilauthor]]===
#[[Fleshware Requiem]]
#[[Apocalypse Doll - Celebrity Edition]]
#[[Robot Power]]
#[[Golden Apple]]
#[[Melting Point]]

===[[Stories/ChaosSeeder|ChaosSeeder]]===
#[[Programming an Adventure]]

===[[Stories/Cjfriel|Cjfriel]]===
#[[Autopia]]

===[[Stories/code_author|code_author]]===
#[[Pressure on a Relationship]]

===[[Stories/confusitron!!|confusitron!!]]===
#[[Danni - A Conversion]]

===[[Stories/Construct|Construct]]===
#[[Re-Constructed]]

==D==
===[[Stories/D. Olivaw|D. Olivaw]]===
#[[A Meeting At Meg's]]
#[[A Beginning, of Sorts]]
#[[Obsolescence]]
#[[Leona]]
#[[A Fembot Adventure]]
#[[Of Rent and Robots]]
#[[Certain Contradictions]]

===[[Stories/Dalejr38|Dalejr38]]===
#[[Universal Remote]]

===[[Stories/Daphne|Daphne]]===
#[[Mike and Mary]]

===[[Stories/Dark Archon|Dark Archon]]===
#[[June]]
#[[Sara 3]]

===[[Stories/Darkbutflashy|Darkbutflashy]]===
#[[戦闘機械綾子 - Battlemachine Ayako]]
#[[Science Ethics|Science Ethics (with Battery)]]

===[[Stories/Dark Phoenix|Dark Phoenix]]===
#[[My Super Android Girlfriend]]

===[[Stories/Deep Blue|Deep Blue]]===
#[[My Tutor (Deep Blue)|My Tutor]]
#[[Volleybot]]
#[[Teacher(by Deep Blue)]]
#[[Training lesson]]
#[[Fembot technician]]
#[[Studio]]
#[[Beer girl]]
#[[Meet on bus]]

===[[Stories/Dieur|Dieur]]===
#[[TD Walkman Mall]]
#[[Smashed]]
#[[Taking Awhile To Get Anywhere]]
#[[Witch Hazel]]

===[[Stories/Dollmaker|Dollmaker]]===
#[[A.I. Automated Insanity]]

===[[Stories/DollSpace|DollSpace]]===
#[[Selina]]

===[[Stories/Dr. Twist|Dr. Twist]]===
#[[Door To Door]]
#[[Who Let The Wolves Out]]

===[[Stories/DukeNukem 2417|DukeNukem 2417]]===
*[[The V.I.C.I. Diaries]]

Season 1:
#[[Vicki's New Life]]
#[[V.I.C.I. Rises]]
#[[From L.E.S. to Leslie]]
#[[Unmade, Unbroken]]
#[[Out of this World]]
#[[ShowStopper]]
#[[MGV (Metal Gear Vicki)]]
#[[The Family of Steel]]
#[[Electric Child]]
#[[Toys in the Attic]]
#[[A House Divided]]
#[[Kirsten's Choice]]
#[[Epsilon]]
#[[Cold Blood]]
#[[Lawson's Eleven]]
#[[A Criminal Mind]]
#[[For Whom the Bells Toll]]
#[[Falling Away]]
#[[Valley of the Damned]]

Season 2:
#[[Mr. Roboto]]
#[[Only Human]]
#[[Beast]]
#[[Dragon]]
#[[Broken]]

===[[Stories/DZiegler|DZiegler]]===
#[[Automated Seduction]]
#[[Reunion]]
#[[$tacks Casino]]

==E==
===[[Stories/Ehy|Ehy]]===
#[[Courtesy Suites]]
#[[Encounter at Courtesy Suites]]
#[[Choices]]
#[[The Playroom]]
#[[Market Test]]
#[[Tara's Visitor (Story Snippet)]]
#[[Untitled (Ehy)|Untitled]]
#[[Untitled 2 (Ehy)|Untitled 2]]
#[[April]]
#[[1962]]

===[[Stories/Esleeper|Esleeper]]===
#[[Electric Sleep- Background Information]]
#[[Electric Sleep]]
#[[Electric Dreams]]
#[[Electric Awakening]]
##[[Electric Awakening/Part 1|Part 1]]
##[[Electric Awakening/Part 2|Part 2]]
##[[Electric Awakening/Part 3|Part 3]] (currently incomplete, will be posted when it is finished)
===[[Stories/Eyebore|Eyebore]]===
#[[The Plantation "Sister-In-Law"]]

===[[Stories/evil_boo|evil_boo]]===
#[[The Fantasia Club]]
#[[Bits and Pieces]]
#[[Encounter with Emily]]
#[[Checked Items]]
#[[Crash and Burn]]

==F==
===[[Stories/Faceless001|Faceless001]]===
#[[Fantastic Voyage]]
#[[The Carbon Man]]

===[[Stories/FacelessFembot|FacelessFembot]]===
#[[Untitled(FacelessFembot)]]

===[[Stories/FaceoffFembot|FaceoffFembot]]===
#[[The Maid]]
#[[Dead Dog Two]]
#[[Setting Things Straight]]

===[[Stories/Faustus|Faustus]]===
#[[Dora]]

===[[Stories/Fection|Fection]]===
#[[Charlie's Second-Hand Angel]]
#[[Pushing Candy's Buttons]]
#[[Sour Candy]]
#[[Model Citizen]]
#[[The Magi and the Harem]]
#[[Achilles Heels]]

===[[Stories/Fembotlover|Fembotlover]]===
#[[Untitled (Fembotlover)|Untitled]]

===[[Stories/Fembotlvr7|Fembotlvr7]]===
#[[Perfect Match (formerly Blind Date)]]
#[[The Bridesmaid]]
#[[The Secret]]
#[[True Lies]]

===[[Stories/FembotsInCharge|FembotsInCharge]]===
#[[The Nannybot1000A]]

===[[Stories/Freddie c|Freddie c]]===
#[[Numerology]]

===[[Stories/Freiburg V3.0|Freiburg V3.0]]===
#[[A Question Of Faith]]
#[[A Question Of Liberty]]
|
==G==
===[[Stories/General|General]]===
#[[Access Denied]]
#[[Blue Chips]]
#[[The Rental]]
#[[History In The Flesh]]
#[[A Second Life]]
#[[Talk Radio]]
#[[What You Leave Behind]]
#[[Focus]]
#[[Modifying the Contract]]
#[[Tech Support]]
#[[Bounty]]
#[[The Grinder]]

===[[Stories/Gf|Gf]]===
#[[The Flatmate]]

===[[Stories/GirlieGirl1985|GirlieGirl1985]]===
#[[Unfinished ATM]]
#[[No Refunds Offered]]

===[[Stories/Glast|Glast]]===
#[[A Fight Too Far]]

===[[Stories/Gorgo|Gorgo]]===
#[[Sentimental Perfection]]
#[[Rinrin and the Doctor's Appointment]]
*[[Project: Black Maiden]] Universe
#[[That Which Was Left Behind]]
#[[Rochelle's Justice]]
#[[A Day at the Ranges]]
* Side stories to other writers' series:
#[[Nemesis]]

===[[Stories/Grendizer|Grendizer]]===
#[[Teacher]]
#[[A New Purpose]]
#[[Chopping Wood]]
#[[Sacrifice]]
#[[Purity: An Android Age Story]]

===[[Stories/GynoNeko|GynoNeko]]===
#[[Third Time's The Charm]]
#[[The Christmas Present]]
#[[The Delivery (Part 1)]]
#[[The Delivery (Part 2)]]
#[[Electra]]
#[[Maid to Order]]
#[[Exo Saves the Day]]
#[[What Once Was Lost]]
#[[Lost but Found]]
#[[Corrupted]]
#[[Simulating Wilderness]]

===[[Stories/GZ02|GZ02]]===
#[[A Day In The Life Of Joseph Avens]]

==H==
===[[Stories/Handle|Handle]]===
#[[Bell City Tales Story 1]]

===[[Stories/Hermes|Hermes]]===
#[[Jumplead]]

===[[Stories/Hlprhlpr|Hlprhlpr]]===
#[[Sparx - Priority Service Call]]
#[[Sparx: Troubleshooting A Design Flaw]]

===[[Stories/Hola_guy|Hola_guy]]===
#[[A Yet Untitled Story]]
#[[Loveless]]

==I==
===[[Stories/inky 2|inky 2]]===
#[[Sloane]]

===[[Stories/Input9|Input9]]===
#[[Robbery]]

==J==
===[[Stories/JakeCTom|JakeCTom]]===
#[[K600]]

===[[Stories/Jay Petto|Jay Petto]]===
#[[Back To The Circuit Board]]

===[[Stories/Jaydee|Jaydee]]===
#[[An Inside Job]]
#[[Malfunctioning Fembot Writes...]]

===[[Stories/Jolshefsky|Jolshefsky]]===
#[[Karen's Date]]
#[[Doctor Who fanfic]]
#[[A Trip to the ER]]

===[[Stories/Jpetoh|Jpetoh]]===
#[[Crash]]

==K==
===[[Stories/Kano|Kano]]===
#[[Monday]]
#[[Friday]]

===[[Stories/Karel|Karel]]===
#[[Mistress Mira]]
#[[R-Bots]]
#[[Two-Perfect!]]
#[[Mmmmegan]]
#[[Merger]]

===[[Stories/KB7RKY|KB7RKY]]===
#[[Charlie 25]]
#[[Reflections]]
#[[Service Call]]
#[[Shadowrun II - Into The Awakened Lands]]

===[[Stories/Keizo|Keizo]]===
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 1]]
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 2]] (Portia)
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 3]] (The "Lost Chapter")
#[[Hell's Canary]]
#[[Are You Serious?]]

===[[Stories/kelbek00|kelbek00]]===
#[[Perfection]]

===[[Stories/Kishin|Kishin]]===
#[[A Long Sleep]]
#[[The Vengeance of the Slave]]
#[[The Robo-Lover]]
#[[Androids At War]]
#[[Death]]
#[[Rebirth]]
#[[Nova's First Job]]
#[[The Vile Collector]]
#[[NVA Showdown]]
#[[The Mourning After]]
#[[The House of the Dead]]
#[[An Unexpected Guest]]
#[[Voice of the Void]]
#[[Garbage]]
#[[Fangs of Steel]]
#[[Killers]]
#[[Fate]]
#[[Berserker]]
#[[Creation (Nova Recreated)]]
#[[I Didn't Know]]
#[[Killers (Knights) Hiding Among Our Slaves]]
#[[Tales Of The Risen Future: Nova's Story]]
#[[The World Walker]]
#[[Glory]]
#[[Thank You For Your Patronage!]]

===[[Stories/Korby|Korby]]===
#[[An Afternoon To Remember]]
#[[Holiday In The Sun]]
#[[Tales From Dyson Institute: Two Vignettes]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Making Movies]]
#[[After the Makeover]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: In the Shop]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Mile-high Club]]
#[[Untitled (Korby)]]
#[[JLA/Fembots]]
#[[Dr. Dyson on Lesbotics]]
#[[Remaking Rebecca]]
#[[Another Makeover]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Elaine, Rebecca, and Shannen]]

===[[Stories/Kriegsaffe No. 9|Kriegsaffe No. 9]]===
#[[Josephson/Keegan Vs Man w/Android Wife]]
#[[1985, Paris, France...]]
#[[The Golden Dawn]]
#[[Duplican't? Dupli-Can't!]]
#[[Saucy Puppet Show]]

===[[Stories/Kube²|Kube²]]===
#[[Fembot User Manual]]
#[[Cindy]]

==L==
===[[Stories/La Femme Nikki|La Femme Nikki]]===
#[[My Life as a Sexbot]]
#[[AlyssaBot]]

===[[Stories/Lady Mecha|Lady Mecha]]===
#[[Strange But Wonderful Happenings]]

===[[Stories/liliwinnt6|liliwinnt6]]===
#[[A Surprising Breakfast]]
#[[The Grocery Store - Aftermath]]

===[[Stories/linzhang77|linzhang77]]===
#[[Naiad - Deluge Past]]

===[[Stories/Lithorien|Lithorien]]===
#[[Heather]]

===[[Stories/Loganov|Loganov]]===
#[[The Final Frontier]]
#[[Untitled (Loganov)|Untitled]]

===[[Stories/LongTimeLurker|LongTimeLurker]]===
#[[Clockwork Legacy]] (Lady in Waiting)
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Lady_in_Waiting/Part_1|Lady in Waiting]]
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Line_of_Succession/Part_1|Line of Succession]]
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Inheritance|Inheritance]]
#[[Andrew and the Sexbot Factory]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Prototype/Part_1|Prototype]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Field_Test/Part_1|Field Test]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Production_Model|Production Model]]
#[[Solipsistic]]
#[[Electrostatic]]
#[[Crash Immelmann in the Year 30XX]]
#[[Diagnostic]]
#[[FYOP/Scenario_Chamber]]
#[[The Co-Star]]
#[[Bot Town Blues]]
#[[Salvage]]
#[[Crash Immelmann and the Inflatable Sex-Bots from Planet X!]]
#[[Five Nights at Fanny's]]
#[[Nihilistic]]
#[[Fire Hazard]]
#[[House Call]]

==M==
===[[Stories/Maax|Maax]]===
#[[Cyber Angels]]

===[[Stories/Mad Mechacow|Mad Mechacow]]===
#[[Tales of Syntech]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 2]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 3]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 4]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 5]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 6]]

===[[Stories/Malkozaine|Malkozaine]]===
#[[A Start to Something Big]]

===[[Stories/McLane|McLane]]===
#[[Cancelled Project]]

===[[Stories/Metal-Destiny|Metal-Destiny]]===
#[[Story 48: Julie's Awakenings]]
#[[Human Failure. (2200)]]

===[[Stories/Ministrations|Ministrations]]===
#[[Shannon's Third Law]]
#[[Tiffany's Third Law]]

===[[Stories/Mirage|Mirage]]===
#[[The Bounty Hunter]]
#[[Best Friends]]
#[[Fighting Love]]
#[[A.D.P.I. (Advance Police Investigations): Case 2]]
#[[A.D.P.I. Case 3: Transformation Of A Butterfly]]
#[[Blood Angel]]
#[[Deception]]
#[[Errors And Glitches]]
#[[Family Affair]]
#[[Family Life]]
#[[Favourite Parodies]]
#[[Lonely With The Ages]]
#[[Lying And Cheating!]]
#[[My Tutor]]
#[[Not Perfect]]
#[[Regret]]
#[[Secret Wishes]]
#[[Secretaries]]
#[[Shock]]
#[[Spanish Fly Virus]]
#[[Tennis, Anyone?]]
#[[The Lullaby]]
#[[The Package]]
#[[The Red Roses]]
#[[The Student]]
#[[The Temp]]
#[[The Visit]]
#[[Visiting The In-Laws]]
#[[A Nice Gesture]]
#[[Ever Lasting Smile]]
#[[Finding True Happiness]]
#[[Alive?]]
#[[The New Girl]]
#[[The Nurse]]
#[[Chase]]
#[[The First Time...]]
#[[An Offer That Can't Be Refused]]
#[[The Unwanted Gift]]
#[[Losing One's Self]]
#[[What's Important Is What's In The Inside]]
#[[Sitting On The Couch]]
#[[Can You Fix It?]]
#[[Ugly]]
#[[Finally]]
#[[Bad Dreams]]
#[[Apartment 7]]
#[[Married to a Machine]]
#[[My First and Last Robotic Date]]
#[[Remote Me]]
#[[Missing]]
#[[Roll With It]]
#[[Still Rolling]]
#[[Happy Easter]]
#[[Roll For Sale/Dr. Willy's Reaction]]
#[[Testing, 1,2,3]]
#[[Why worry?]]
#[[A Break Up and a Break Down]]
#[[Cat Out of the Bag]]
#[[Crashing and Some Sex Mode Action]]
#[[I Did Astro's Mom]]
#[[The Lunch]]
#[[My Not So Perfect Woman]]
#[[Why?]]
#[[The Perfect Female A.I.]]
#[[The Car Crash]]
#[[My Neighbor's Wife is Sucking My Cock]]
#[[The Last Goodbye]]
#[[Across the street]]
#[[The Diva]]

===[[Stories/MisterXYZ (RoboTomo)|MisterXYZ (RoboTomo)]]===
#[[How I Ran Into Roboko]]
#[[To Love a Girl]]
#[[Onsen Lust 'n Rust]]
#[[Room 9 Surprise]]
#[[A Huge Add-On]]

===[[Stories/Miz-K Takase|Miz-K Takase]]===
#[[Mail-Order Aya]]
#[[Lusty Encore]]
#[[Lusty 2nd Encore]]
#[[Lusty 3rd Encore]]

===[[Stories/MrMagoo|MrMagoo]]===
#[[Tech Tutorial]]
#[[Salvaged Hardware]]
#[[Deadline]]

===[[Stories/Murotsu|Murotsu]]===
*[[Debbi's Diary]]

===[[Stories/Muzzleruffels|Muzzleruffels]]===
#[[Freak-World]]
##[[Mermaid Examination]]
##[[Controlled Environment Prologue]]
##[[A Statement of Progress + Bonus Stories]]
##[[Freak-World: Prologue]]
##[[Freak-World: The Side Stories]]
##[[Freak-World: Dreaming Beyond Electric Sheep]]
##[[Freak-World: Anthologies]]

===[[Stories/MysteriousShadow|MysteriousShadow]]===
#[[Lily's Story]]

==N==
===[[Stories/Nybble|Nybble]]===
#[[Scheduled Maintenance]]
#[[The Third Pew]]
#[[Therapy]]
#[[Pimp My Ride]]
#[[Working Late]]
#[[The Hammer]]
#[[Something Borrowed]]
#[[Doctor's Visit]]
#[[Strangers on a Plane]]

==O==
===[[Stories/Outsider|Outsider]]===
#[[Dyson Institute: Sexual Testing Mode]]
#[[Technical Difficulties]]
#[[The Sex Coders]]

==P==
===[[Stories/Pakled|Pakled]]===
#[[Everything Old is New Again]]
#[[One of Our Robots is Missing]]
#[[Palindrome]]
#[[Solve for X]]
#[[Double Blind]]
#[[An Unexpected Modification]]
|
===[[Stories/Palindrome|Palindrome]]===
#[[Sarah Jones]]

===[[Stories/Pennon|Pennon]]===
#[[The Delivery]]

===[[Stories/Petey|Petey]]===
#[[Vickybot/Victoria]]
#[[The Rubdown]]
#[[Dyson Family Values]]

===[[Stories/Plastic_rose|Plastic_rose]]===
#[[Getting off on the wrong foot (Gloria's conversion)]]

===[[Stories/Propman|Propman]]===
*Unfinished tidbits
#[[Tronic Ella]]
#[[Evil, Evil, Everywhere!]]
#[[Mrs. Claw Strikes!]]
#[[Blondie and Sarge in:A Haunted Mansion]]
#[[Job Interview]]
#[[Project Titan]]

*Complete stories
#[[Prototype]]
#[[Steel Fists No Hearts]]
#[[Upgrade/Downgrade]]
#[[One in Six]]
#[[Board Meeting]]

*The ReVerse
#[[Mysteries Of The Castle!]]
## Castle Mysteries [[Contessa Vampire Hunter]]
## Contessa in [[Just Another Afternoon]]
## Contessa in [[Meet My Jenkinses]]
## Duchess Winifred in [[Not Quite Human]] (collab with australopith)
## Contessa in [[Sick Day]]
#[[Doll And Her Teddy]]
#[[BoomBoom Bots]]
#* [[BoomBoom's Back]]
#[[My New PDA]]
# Lazy Phone in [[The Booze Run]]

*Jamie's over
#[[Jamies out shopping]]
#[[Jamies night out]]

==Q==
===[[Stories/Quietness|Quietness]]===
#[[Can't Sleep]]
#[[Meanwhile]]
#[[The Encounter]]

==R==
===[[Stories/Rancid Insanity|Rancid Insanity]]===
#[[Waring Sisters]]
#[[Failura]]
#[[Ceres]]
#[[Christmas in Russia]]
#[[The Big Crazy Plan]]
#[[Suzie the Therapist]]
#[[The Phantom of the Factory]]
#[[Cassie]]
#[[Batman:Fembots]]
#[[The Mansion of Andrea]]
#[[Noura & Natalya]]
#[[Sync Wars]]

===[[Stories/Ratbot|Ratbot]]===
#[[Emi-Bot]]

===[[Stories/Repairman Jack|Repairman Jack]]===
#[[Theives]]

===[[Stories/Rexxy|Rexxy]]===
#[[As Seen on TV]]
#[[Hobby Model]]
#[[Basic Services]]
#[[Children of the Forge]]
#[[Wardrobe Malfunction]]
#[[Management Issues]]
#[[Simple Things]]
#[[Consequences]]
#[[Vampire Killer]]
#[[Better than Human]]
#[[Fembot Fighters]]
#[[Just for you]]
#[[Six Strings]]
#[[Densetsu no Batoru]]
#[[Carolina Jones and the Spear of Longinus]]

===[[Stories/Robotman|Robotman]]===
*[[Story universe (Robotman)|Story universe]]
#[[Halloween Treat script]]
#[[The Mission]]
#[[H is for Heuristic]]
#[[36+1]]
#[[Soccer Mom Unit]]
#[[Kaitlin The Phonebot]]
#[[Tiffani]]
#[[CyberFem Park]]
#[[The Creation of my Robot Girlfriend]]
#[[Into the Faraday Cage]]
#[[Product Demonstration: CyberFem Model 500]]
#[[The New 700s at CyberFem Park]]
#[[Secretary Robot Maintenance Report]]
#[[Two Models: Pleasure Android Testing]]
#[[CyberFem Park Virtual Tour]]
#[[Outer Space Mayday Alert]]
#[[Audio Experiment 1: Secretary Fantasy]]
#[[Robot Monitoring Station: Undercover Androids]]
#[[Audio Experiment 2: Nerdy Scientist Fantasy]]
#[[Audio Experiment 3: Showing Off the New Sex Android]]
#[[CyberFem Park: Activation for a Guest]]
#[[The Android Industry Council]]
#[[Purchasing a Custom Robot from CyberFem Park]]
#[[Assembling a refurbished CyberFem Model 700 Robot]]
#[[Alien Android Abduction]]
#[[Picking up a Date at the Circuits Bar]]
#[[The Malfunctioning Girlfriend]]
#[[Like New]]
#[[Sexual Functionality Testing]]
#[[Beni Nascosti]]
#[[Angel Investor]]

===[[Stories/RobotWorld5|RobotWorld5]]===
#[[Fembot World]]
#[[A Night With Vanessa]]

===[[Stories/RobOught2|RobOught2]]===
#[[Introducing Rachael Sing]]

===[[Stories/RS5420|RS5420]]===
#[[Class C (by WilloWisp, modified by RS5420)]]
#[[Beautiful, Smart and...Running A Software]]
#[[Hollywood Hardware (by Borias/Modded by RS5420)]]

===[[Stories/rynchan|rynchan]]===
#[[Phantom Doll]]

==S==
===[[Stories/Sable|Sable]]===
#[[Fixing Sable]]

===[[Stories/Sara-c|Sara-c]]===
#[[Autonomy]]
#[[Clichés]]
#[[Gift]]
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy]]

===[[Stories/Sarabot|Sarabot]]===
#[[Sarabot's First Story]]
#[[Sarabot's Second Story]]
#[[The Robotic Nurse]]
#[[Kristen's Upgrade]]
#[[My Hot Robot Wife (+Bonus Story)]]
#[[The Cheerleader]]
#[[Disassemble Me]]
#[[Kristen's Upgrade Part II]]
#[[Kristen's Overhaul]]
#[[Kristenbot Gets Married]]

===[[Stories/Saradroidgirl|Saradroidgirl]]===
#[[Sara_-_The_Return|Sara - The Return]]

===[[Stories/Saya|Saya]]===
#[[A Most Unusual Party]]
#[[Futago no Shinami]]
#[[Sammy's Party]]
#[[Mending Contessa: A Castle Mysteries Story]]
#[[Crazy in the Heat]]
#[[After Hours]]
#[[The Time With My Stepsister]]

===[[Stories/Scott|Scott]]===
#[[Four Hours]]

===[[Stories/Sega-boy|Sega-boy]]===
#[[Abbott Chronicles]]

===[[Stories/Sekker|Sekker]]===
#[[Too Good To Be True]]

===[[Stories/Sentient6|Sentient6]]===
#[[Pixillate]]
#[[5 Friends - A Thesis on Full Body Prosthesis]]
#[[Heather's Battery Failure]]

===[[Stories/Serf|Serf]]===
#[[Party Girls]]

===[[Stories/sfreader|sfreader]]===
#[[Rachel (Mark III) meets Trixie (Mark V)]]
#[[Halloween 2053/The One That Got Away]]

===[[Stories/shutdown|shutdown]]===
#[[The Truck Driver]]
#[[Another Time]]

===[[Stories/Silent Lurker|Silent Lurker]]===
#[[Aquaphobia]]
#[[Cheerleader]]
#[[Happy New Year]]
#[[New Roommate]]

===[[Stories/Silkscreen|Silkscreen]]===
#[[Functional•Sensual•You]]
#[[Protect and Severe]]

===[[Stories/Soleful|Soleful]]===
#[[Coming of Age]]
#[[POD, The Fetish-Bot]]

===[[Stories/Spaz|Spaz]]===
#[[A Simple Business Arrangement*]]
#[[A.I.L.A]]
#[[Blind Date]]
#[[Daydreaming]]
#[[G.O.D. - a vignette]]
#[[Medical Exam: A Short]]
#[[New Life]]
#[[The Foreign Exchange Student]]
#[[The Girlfriend]]
#[[The Heiress]]
#[[The Replacement]]
#[[The Roommate]]
#[[The Small Business Chronicles]]
##[[Closed for Christmas - The Shop]]
##[[The Repair Shop - Part 1]]
##[[Off-season - The Motel]]
##[[The Repair Shop - Part 2]]
##[[Slow day - The Cafe]]
##[[The Small Business - End-of-Year Review]]
#[[The Stockroom]]
#[[The Teammate]]
"Spaz Studios Presents" anthology series:
#[[Fizzy Pop]]
#[[Substitute]]
#[[Forbidden Fruit]]
#[[The Uncanny Valley]]
#[[The Future Expo]]
Collaborations
#[[The Beach]] with [[:Category:Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]
#[[The Handyman]] with [[:Category:Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]

===[[Stories/spider_silk_skin|spider_silk_skin]]===
#[[Late Night Maintenance]]
#[[Super Sexy Robot Cowgirl]]

===[[Stories/Stephaniebot|Stephaniebot]]===
#[[Dyson Institute (Stephaniebot)|Dyson Institute]]
#[[Pleasurebot 8]]
#[[A Bit More Than Method Acting]]

===[[Stories/Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]===
#[[Non-Standard Operating Procedure]]
#[[Mirror Image]]
#[[Extracted]]

===[[Stories/sTj2000|sTj2000]]===
#[[Afternoon Appointment]]

===[[Stories/Svengli|Svengli]]===
#[[Bethany in Room B]]

===[[Stories/SynchError|SynchError]]===
#[[Budget Robotics (A Fun and Light Robotic Relationship)]]
#[[Historical Strategy, According to a Bunch of Fembots]]

==T==
===[[Stories/Taren Capel|Taren Capel]]===
#[[Chi City, 2152]]

===[[Stories/tectile|tectile]]===
#[[The Trade In]]
#[[Boy Meets... Girl?]]

===[[Stories/Teknophile|Teknophile]]===
#[[The Android Psychiatrist]]
#[[Super Fembot Cheerleaders From Space!]]
#[[At The Body Shop]]

===[[Stories/TheAlternative|TheAlternative]]===
#[[Corsetta]]

===[[Stories/The Egg|The Egg]]===
#[[The Quarry]]
#[[Swing Shift]]

===[[Stories/The Liar|The Liar]]===
#[[Maid To Order]] (Incomplete)
#[[Professor Jenkins' 12,567th Invention]] (Incomplete)
#[[Hide and Seek]]
#[[Keith's Paradise]] (Incomplete)
#[[My Keeper]] (Incomplete)
#[[Identity]] (Incomplete)
#[[EMOS - DSR: Prologue]]
#[[Back to BASIC]]
#[[A Contradiction of Life]]
#[[Friends Forever]]
#[[Liberty]]
#[[Seamless]]

===[[Stories/TheSpotConlon|TheSpotConlon]]===
#[[The Yard Sale]]
#[[Jumper...]]
*The Lauren Barnes Stories (TheSpotConlon)
#[[The Peculiar Journey Of Lauren Barnes]]
#[[The Imprisonment Of Lauren Barnes]]
#[[The Parallel Lives Of Lauren Barnes]]
*The "Momentary" Series (TheSpotConlon)
#[[The Moment When]]
#[[Ping]]
#[[The First Moment in Her Head]]
#[[The Moment in the Bar]]

===[[Stories/Tio|Tio]]===
#[[Through My Eyes]]
#[[New Garden]]
#[[Diaries Of A Fembot]]
#[[Down On The Farm]]

===[[Stories/Tom|Tom]]===
#[[The Wedding (An Old Fashioned Story)]]

===[[Stories/Tringa|Tringa]]===
#[[Otaku's Adventure]]

===[[Stories/TW|TW]]===
#[[Awake]]
#[[A Helping Hand]]
#[[Practice Run]]

===[[Stories/Tyrelayne|Tyrelayne]]===
#[[Deicide]]

==U==
===[[Stories/Unit-794Courtney|Unit-794Courtney]]===
#[[Coco's Convertion (Robot/Sexdoll/Forced TF Themes)]]

==V==

==W==
===[[Stories/warpgirl|warpgirl]]===
#[[Astromech Lust]]

===[[Stories/WilloWisp|WilloWisp]]===
#[[Nybble's Doctors Visit - Revisited]]
#[[Class C]]
#[[Customer Service (WilloWisp)|Customer Service]]
#[[Virus Alert]]
#[[Identity 2.0]]

===[[Stories/Wjbaines|Wjbaines]]===
#[[Jo-Ann and Brandy]]
#[[Darsi, Bruce and Natalie]]
#[[Bad Sportspersonship]]
#[[She Didn't Learn Her Lesson]]
#[[Alyssa Follows Her Directives]]
#[[Sorority Coup d'Etat]]
#[[Valentina Messes with her Tech]]
#[[April Showers]]

==X==
===[[Stories/XandiMouse|XandiMouse]]===
#[[The One]]

===[[Stories/Xavier Cecil|Xavier Cecil]]===
#[[Gecko of the Moment]]

===[[Stories/Xeran|Xeran]]===
#[[Synthgirls teaser]]
#[[Synthgirls]]
#[[The Hunted]]

==Y==

==Z==
===[[Stories/zapped!|zapped!]]===
#[[Girls Under Glass]]

===[[Stories/Zor|Zor]]===
#[[Darwin Accelerated]]

|}

=Collaborative efforts=
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|
===[[Follow your own plot]]===
*[[FYOP/The Lab Scene|The Lab Scene]]
*[[FYOP/Create A Fembot 2.0|Create A Fembot 2.0]]
*[[FYOP/Planet of the Gynoids|Planet of the Gynoids]]
*[[FYOP/My Life as a Robot|My Life as a Robot]]
*[[FYOP/Hollywood Hardware|Hollywood Hardware]]
*[[FYOP/Tabula Rasa|Tabula Rasa]]
*[[FYOP/The Adventures of Alice|The Adventures of Alice]]
*[[FYOP/To Love a Sexbot/To Love a Sexbot|To Love a Sexbot]]
*[[FYOP/Scenario Chamber|Scenario Chamber]]
|
===[[Stories/Create-A-Story|Create-A-Story (various)]]===
#[[Create-A-Story 1]]
#[[Create-A-Story 2]]
#[[Create-A-Story 3]]
|
===[[Stories/Dyson Institute|Dyson Institute (RX3000/Korby)]]===
*[[Story Universe (Dyson Institute)|Story Universe]]
#[[The Makeover]]
#[[After The Makeover]]
#[[Dyson Institute/Mile-High Club]]
#[[A Conversation With Dr. Dyson]]
|}

[[Category:Features]]
[[Category:Stories]]

Stories

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Esleeper: Will get to adding the stories themselves soon. Need to be reformatted for MediaWiki first.

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[[Image:180px-Integrated circuit icon.svg.png|25px]]<big>''See also: [[Stories sorted by type]] | [[Stories sorted by category]]''</big>
 <big>'''CONTENTS:'''</big>
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=Author=
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==0-9==
===[[Stories/1001011001|1001011001]]===
#[[Customer Service]]
#[[Dollsnatcher]]
#[[Hollywood]]
#[[Sketch Artist]]
#[[The Trial]]
#[[Spy Report]]

===[[Stories/123bot|123bot]]===
#[[Rebecca]]
#[[Rebecca: Lisa]]

===[[Stories/33cl33|33cl33]]===
#[[A Very Welcome Surprise]]
#[[Dinner Guests]]

===[[Stories/73737373737373|73737373737373]]===
#[[Prototype Abridged]]
#[[Field Test Abridged]]
#[[Private Coverage of the Underground Fembot Athletics]]
#[[Master Loves Twin Girls]]

==A==
===[[Stories/Aerosol Kid|Aerosol Kid]]===
#[[Femella Ex Machina]]

===[[Stories/Agent Smith|Agent Smith]]===
#[[The Android Riots Of 2033]]

===[[Stories/alaval92|alaval92]]===
#[[Too Perfect]]
#[[Conspiracy]]

===[[Stories/Apok|Apok]]===
#[[A Rebooted Life]]
#[[Second-Rate]]
#[[Unit Two]]
#[[Sig's Upgrade]]
#[[Protection]]
#[[Hotline]]

===[[Stories/Ashyne|Ashyne]]===
#[[First Contact: Horror Unleashed]]

===[[Stories/Australopith|Australopith]]===
*The ReVerse (many characters originated by [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
#[[Wasabi: A Boom-Boom Joint]]
#[[Lazy Phone]]
#Castle Mysteries!: [[Castle Mysteries!: Coup De Grace|Coup De Grace]]
#Lazy Phone in [[The Booze Run]] (collaboration with [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
# Castle Mysteries!: [[Contessa Vampire Hunter]] (collaboration with [[Stories/Propman|Propman]])
# Castle Mysteries!: [[Not Quite Human]]

===[[Stories/Avoyak|Avoyak]]===
#[[Katerina, type 02 Robot]]

==B==
===[[Stories/BA|BA]]===
#[[Home Service warranty]]
#[[Business Class]]
#[[Childminder]]
#[[CLAIRE 33]]
#[[Holiday]]
#[[Information Retrieval]]
#[[Mrs. Allen's Two O'Clock]]
#[[Sisterhood]]
#[[Upgrading Beth]]
#[[Just One Quick Question...]]
#[[Helpline]]
#[[Cooperant Pair]]
#[[Traffic Incident]]
#[[Survival]]
#[[Assistant]]
#[[Tech Refresh]]
#[[Mechanic]]
#[[Denial Of Service Attack]]
#[[Ignorance is Bliss]]
#[[Jenny]]
#[[Aptitude Test]]
#[[Special Agent]]
#[[Generations]]
#[[Housewife]]
#[[Green Flag]]
#[[Houseguest]]
#[[A Place to Stay]]
#[[Service Please]]
#[[Date Calibration]]
#[[Plastic Trash]]
#[[Threshold]]
#[[Party Night - unfinished]]
#[[Empty City]]
#[[Bad Day]]
#[[An Interview With Janet]]
#[[Combat Sex Droids: No Limits]]
#[[How Far Will She Go on a First Date]]
#[[Tech Error]]
#[[The Rutuksee Clinique Case]]
#[[Investigative]]
#[[New Toy]]

===[[Stories/Bad Kitty|Bad Kitty]]===
#[[Confessions of a Robo-Hottie]]

===[[Stories/Baron|Baron]]===
#[[Law & Order SVU TNG - Cops Get Religion]]
#[[About The I-12 Kronicles]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 1: R.O.S.I.E]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 2: Gina]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 3: Rochelle]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 4: Maisie]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 5: Chase]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 6: Liza-Beta]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 7: The Homecoming]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 8: One Zero Nightmare]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 9: Miseries Miracles & More Miseries]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 10: Inspektor Jekyll, Gone Mr. Hyde?]]
#[[Inspektor 12 Kronicles 11: The Legends of KFC & Blueboy]]

===[[Stories/Bart|Bart]]===
#[[Return Home]]
#[[Free Shipping]]
#[[Annie's Successor]]

===[[Stories/Battery|Battery]]===
#[[Science Ethics|Science Ethics (with Darkbutflashy)]]

===[[Stories/Bigcoyote|Bigcoyote]]===
#[[Maryanne One]]

===[[Stories/Blake Sigma|Blake Sigma]]===
#[[Where Are You, Lovely?]]
#[[A.I.L.A.: Birth]]
#[[TITAN S]]

===[[Stories/blond111|blond111]]===
#[[Kiabot]]

===[[Stories/bolton|bolton]]===
#[[Skin]]

===[[Stories/Bonita772|Bonita772]]===
#[[Wife Repair]]

===[[Stories/boolean2|boolean2]]===
#[[Clearance]]

===[[Stories/Botfriend2000|Botfriend2000]]===
#[[The Purchase...]]
#[[CyGenPleasuretronics/Kimberlys Evaluation]]
#[[The Job Interview]]
#[[Family Matters]]
#[[The Halloween Story]]
#[[The Interrogation]]
#[[Their Side of Events]]

===[[Stories/Bruekmann|Bruekmann]]===
#[[Corporate Espionage]]
#[[Dienst #1 - Trojan Horse]]
#[[Eudoxia]]
#[[One More Fare]]
#[[Open And Shut Case]]
#[[Over Some Drinks]]
#[[Smell Bridges Burning (The Intern)]]
#[[Standard Of Deviation]]
#[[The Ersatz Cadet]]
#[[The Hustler]]
#[[The Real Deal]]
#[[Three Pawns]]
#[[Tinted Windows]]
#[[Heinrich Brueckmann's Unfinished Works]]

===[[Stories/Brytestar|Brytestar]]===
#[[Angelmech Battle Cheerleader Cherry]]
#[[Automaid Fighter Kimiko Prelude]]
#[[Cyberknight Dreams]]
#[[Sailor Valkerie - Interview With A Mechascout]]
#[[The Brytestar Chronicles: The Early Years]]

===[[Stories/Bunnybot|Bunnybot]]===
#[[BunnyBots Part One: The Conversion Of Vanessa]]
#[[Tammy]]
#[[Bunnybots - Ava]]
#[[Tammy: Eve]]
#[[The Actress]]
#[[Cassandra]]
#[[Companion Dolls - Economic Unit]]

===[[Stories/ButchyBoy|ButchyBoy]]===
#[[The Nightingale's Song]]
#[[Fembots In History: Queen Isabella]]
#[[Little Red Riding Hood-Fractured Gynoid Tale]]
#[[The Vanishing Warlord]]
#[[Fembots In History - Annie Oakley]]
#[[Can't Get That Song Outta My Head]]
#[[The Nut-Cricket Adventure]]
#[[Galatea]]
#[[The Contest Winner]]
#[[Droid Hunter]]

==C==
===[[Stories/Cam_1361|Cam_1361]]===
#[[Untitled (Cam_1361)]]

===[[Stories/Capn Jake|Capn Jake]]===
#[[Jenny6525B]]

===[[Stories/CaptainStorytime|CaptainStorytime]]===
#[[A Gift Unwanted]]

===[[Stories/Castaliaman|Castaliaman]]===
#[[Jeopardy 2104]]

===[[Stories/Chains of Adamant|Chains of Adamant]]===
#[[Gallinax]]
#[[Christmas Surprise]]
#[[The Prison]]
#[[Miriam]]

===[[Stories/Cecilauthor|Cecilauthor]]===
#[[Fleshware Requiem]]
#[[Apocalypse Doll - Celebrity Edition]]
#[[Robot Power]]
#[[Golden Apple]]
#[[Melting Point]]

===[[Stories/ChaosSeeder|ChaosSeeder]]===
#[[Programming an Adventure]]

===[[Stories/Cjfriel|Cjfriel]]===
#[[Autopia]]

===[[Stories/code_author|code_author]]===
#[[Pressure on a Relationship]]

===[[Stories/confusitron!!|confusitron!!]]===
#[[Danni - A Conversion]]

===[[Stories/Construct|Construct]]===
#[[Re-Constructed]]

==D==
===[[Stories/D. Olivaw|D. Olivaw]]===
#[[A Meeting At Meg's]]
#[[A Beginning, of Sorts]]
#[[Obsolescence]]
#[[Leona]]
#[[A Fembot Adventure]]
#[[Of Rent and Robots]]
#[[Certain Contradictions]]

===[[Stories/Dalejr38|Dalejr38]]===
#[[Universal Remote]]

===[[Stories/Daphne|Daphne]]===
#[[Mike and Mary]]

===[[Stories/Dark Archon|Dark Archon]]===
#[[June]]
#[[Sara 3]]

===[[Stories/Darkbutflashy|Darkbutflashy]]===
#[[戦闘機械綾子 - Battlemachine Ayako]]
#[[Science Ethics|Science Ethics (with Battery)]]

===[[Stories/Dark Phoenix|Dark Phoenix]]===
#[[My Super Android Girlfriend]]

===[[Stories/Deep Blue|Deep Blue]]===
#[[My Tutor (Deep Blue)|My Tutor]]
#[[Volleybot]]
#[[Teacher(by Deep Blue)]]
#[[Training lesson]]
#[[Fembot technician]]
#[[Studio]]
#[[Beer girl]]
#[[Meet on bus]]

===[[Stories/Dieur|Dieur]]===
#[[TD Walkman Mall]]
#[[Smashed]]
#[[Taking Awhile To Get Anywhere]]
#[[Witch Hazel]]

===[[Stories/Dollmaker|Dollmaker]]===
#[[A.I. Automated Insanity]]

===[[Stories/DollSpace|DollSpace]]===
#[[Selina]]

===[[Stories/Dr. Twist|Dr. Twist]]===
#[[Door To Door]]
#[[Who Let The Wolves Out]]

===[[Stories/DukeNukem 2417|DukeNukem 2417]]===
*[[The V.I.C.I. Diaries]]

Season 1:
#[[Vicki's New Life]]
#[[V.I.C.I. Rises]]
#[[From L.E.S. to Leslie]]
#[[Unmade, Unbroken]]
#[[Out of this World]]
#[[ShowStopper]]
#[[MGV (Metal Gear Vicki)]]
#[[The Family of Steel]]
#[[Electric Child]]
#[[Toys in the Attic]]
#[[A House Divided]]
#[[Kirsten's Choice]]
#[[Epsilon]]
#[[Cold Blood]]
#[[Lawson's Eleven]]
#[[A Criminal Mind]]
#[[For Whom the Bells Toll]]
#[[Falling Away]]
#[[Valley of the Damned]]

Season 2:
#[[Mr. Roboto]]
#[[Only Human]]
#[[Beast]]
#[[Dragon]]
#[[Broken]]

===[[Stories/DZiegler|DZiegler]]===
#[[Automated Seduction]]
#[[Reunion]]
#[[$tacks Casino]]

==E==
===[[Stories/Ehy|Ehy]]===
#[[Courtesy Suites]]
#[[Encounter at Courtesy Suites]]
#[[Choices]]
#[[The Playroom]]
#[[Market Test]]
#[[Tara's Visitor (Story Snippet)]]
#[[Untitled (Ehy)|Untitled]]
#[[Untitled 2 (Ehy)|Untitled 2]]
#[[April]]
#[[1962]]

===[[Stories/Esleeper|Esleeper]]===
#[[Electric Sleep- Background Information]]
#[[Electric Sleep]]
#[[Electric Dreams]]
#Electric Awakening
##[[Electric Awakening/Part 1|Part 1]]
##[[Electric Awakening/Part 2|Part 2]]
##[[Electric Awakening/Part 3|Part 3]] (currently incomplete, will be posted when it is finished)
===[[Stories/Eyebore|Eyebore]]===
#[[The Plantation "Sister-In-Law"]]

===[[Stories/evil_boo|evil_boo]]===
#[[The Fantasia Club]]
#[[Bits and Pieces]]
#[[Encounter with Emily]]
#[[Checked Items]]
#[[Crash and Burn]]

==F==
===[[Stories/Faceless001|Faceless001]]===
#[[Fantastic Voyage]]
#[[The Carbon Man]]

===[[Stories/FacelessFembot|FacelessFembot]]===
#[[Untitled(FacelessFembot)]]

===[[Stories/FaceoffFembot|FaceoffFembot]]===
#[[The Maid]]
#[[Dead Dog Two]]
#[[Setting Things Straight]]

===[[Stories/Faustus|Faustus]]===
#[[Dora]]

===[[Stories/Fection|Fection]]===
#[[Charlie's Second-Hand Angel]]
#[[Pushing Candy's Buttons]]
#[[Sour Candy]]
#[[Model Citizen]]
#[[The Magi and the Harem]]
#[[Achilles Heels]]

===[[Stories/Fembotlover|Fembotlover]]===
#[[Untitled (Fembotlover)|Untitled]]

===[[Stories/Fembotlvr7|Fembotlvr7]]===
#[[Perfect Match (formerly Blind Date)]]
#[[The Bridesmaid]]
#[[The Secret]]
#[[True Lies]]

===[[Stories/FembotsInCharge|FembotsInCharge]]===
#[[The Nannybot1000A]]

===[[Stories/Freddie c|Freddie c]]===
#[[Numerology]]

===[[Stories/Freiburg V3.0|Freiburg V3.0]]===
#[[A Question Of Faith]]
#[[A Question Of Liberty]]
|
==G==
===[[Stories/General|General]]===
#[[Access Denied]]
#[[Blue Chips]]
#[[The Rental]]
#[[History In The Flesh]]
#[[A Second Life]]
#[[Talk Radio]]
#[[What You Leave Behind]]
#[[Focus]]
#[[Modifying the Contract]]
#[[Tech Support]]
#[[Bounty]]
#[[The Grinder]]

===[[Stories/Gf|Gf]]===
#[[The Flatmate]]

===[[Stories/GirlieGirl1985|GirlieGirl1985]]===
#[[Unfinished ATM]]
#[[No Refunds Offered]]

===[[Stories/Glast|Glast]]===
#[[A Fight Too Far]]

===[[Stories/Gorgo|Gorgo]]===
#[[Sentimental Perfection]]
#[[Rinrin and the Doctor's Appointment]]
*[[Project: Black Maiden]] Universe
#[[That Which Was Left Behind]]
#[[Rochelle's Justice]]
#[[A Day at the Ranges]]
* Side stories to other writers' series:
#[[Nemesis]]

===[[Stories/Grendizer|Grendizer]]===
#[[Teacher]]
#[[A New Purpose]]
#[[Chopping Wood]]
#[[Sacrifice]]
#[[Purity: An Android Age Story]]

===[[Stories/GynoNeko|GynoNeko]]===
#[[Third Time's The Charm]]
#[[The Christmas Present]]
#[[The Delivery (Part 1)]]
#[[The Delivery (Part 2)]]
#[[Electra]]
#[[Maid to Order]]
#[[Exo Saves the Day]]
#[[What Once Was Lost]]
#[[Lost but Found]]
#[[Corrupted]]
#[[Simulating Wilderness]]

===[[Stories/GZ02|GZ02]]===
#[[A Day In The Life Of Joseph Avens]]

==H==
===[[Stories/Handle|Handle]]===
#[[Bell City Tales Story 1]]

===[[Stories/Hermes|Hermes]]===
#[[Jumplead]]

===[[Stories/Hlprhlpr|Hlprhlpr]]===
#[[Sparx - Priority Service Call]]
#[[Sparx: Troubleshooting A Design Flaw]]

===[[Stories/Hola_guy|Hola_guy]]===
#[[A Yet Untitled Story]]
#[[Loveless]]

==I==
===[[Stories/inky 2|inky 2]]===
#[[Sloane]]

===[[Stories/Input9|Input9]]===
#[[Robbery]]

==J==
===[[Stories/JakeCTom|JakeCTom]]===
#[[K600]]

===[[Stories/Jay Petto|Jay Petto]]===
#[[Back To The Circuit Board]]

===[[Stories/Jaydee|Jaydee]]===
#[[An Inside Job]]
#[[Malfunctioning Fembot Writes...]]

===[[Stories/Jolshefsky|Jolshefsky]]===
#[[Karen's Date]]
#[[Doctor Who fanfic]]
#[[A Trip to the ER]]

===[[Stories/Jpetoh|Jpetoh]]===
#[[Crash]]

==K==
===[[Stories/Kano|Kano]]===
#[[Monday]]
#[[Friday]]

===[[Stories/Karel|Karel]]===
#[[Mistress Mira]]
#[[R-Bots]]
#[[Two-Perfect!]]
#[[Mmmmegan]]
#[[Merger]]

===[[Stories/KB7RKY|KB7RKY]]===
#[[Charlie 25]]
#[[Reflections]]
#[[Service Call]]
#[[Shadowrun II - Into The Awakened Lands]]

===[[Stories/Keizo|Keizo]]===
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 1]]
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 2]] (Portia)
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy? Pt. 3]] (The "Lost Chapter")
#[[Hell's Canary]]
#[[Are You Serious?]]

===[[Stories/kelbek00|kelbek00]]===
#[[Perfection]]

===[[Stories/Kishin|Kishin]]===
#[[A Long Sleep]]
#[[The Vengeance of the Slave]]
#[[The Robo-Lover]]
#[[Androids At War]]
#[[Death]]
#[[Rebirth]]
#[[Nova's First Job]]
#[[The Vile Collector]]
#[[NVA Showdown]]
#[[The Mourning After]]
#[[The House of the Dead]]
#[[An Unexpected Guest]]
#[[Voice of the Void]]
#[[Garbage]]
#[[Fangs of Steel]]
#[[Killers]]
#[[Fate]]
#[[Berserker]]
#[[Creation (Nova Recreated)]]
#[[I Didn't Know]]
#[[Killers (Knights) Hiding Among Our Slaves]]
#[[Tales Of The Risen Future: Nova's Story]]
#[[The World Walker]]
#[[Glory]]
#[[Thank You For Your Patronage!]]

===[[Stories/Korby|Korby]]===
#[[An Afternoon To Remember]]
#[[Holiday In The Sun]]
#[[Tales From Dyson Institute: Two Vignettes]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Making Movies]]
#[[After the Makeover]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: In the Shop]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Mile-high Club]]
#[[Untitled (Korby)]]
#[[JLA/Fembots]]
#[[Dr. Dyson on Lesbotics]]
#[[Remaking Rebecca]]
#[[Another Makeover]]
#[[Tales From The Dyson Institute: Elaine, Rebecca, and Shannen]]

===[[Stories/Kriegsaffe No. 9|Kriegsaffe No. 9]]===
#[[Josephson/Keegan Vs Man w/Android Wife]]
#[[1985, Paris, France...]]
#[[The Golden Dawn]]
#[[Duplican't? Dupli-Can't!]]
#[[Saucy Puppet Show]]

===[[Stories/Kube²|Kube²]]===
#[[Fembot User Manual]]
#[[Cindy]]

==L==
===[[Stories/La Femme Nikki|La Femme Nikki]]===
#[[My Life as a Sexbot]]
#[[AlyssaBot]]

===[[Stories/Lady Mecha|Lady Mecha]]===
#[[Strange But Wonderful Happenings]]

===[[Stories/liliwinnt6|liliwinnt6]]===
#[[A Surprising Breakfast]]
#[[The Grocery Store - Aftermath]]

===[[Stories/linzhang77|linzhang77]]===
#[[Naiad - Deluge Past]]

===[[Stories/Lithorien|Lithorien]]===
#[[Heather]]

===[[Stories/Loganov|Loganov]]===
#[[The Final Frontier]]
#[[Untitled (Loganov)|Untitled]]

===[[Stories/LongTimeLurker|LongTimeLurker]]===
#[[Clockwork Legacy]] (Lady in Waiting)
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Lady_in_Waiting/Part_1|Lady in Waiting]]
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Line_of_Succession/Part_1|Line of Succession]]
##[[Clockwork_Legacy/Inheritance|Inheritance]]
#[[Andrew and the Sexbot Factory]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Prototype/Part_1|Prototype]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Field_Test/Part_1|Field Test]]
##[[Andrew_and_the_Sexbot_Factory/Production_Model|Production Model]]
#[[Solipsistic]]
#[[Electrostatic]]
#[[Crash Immelmann in the Year 30XX]]
#[[Diagnostic]]
#[[FYOP/Scenario_Chamber]]
#[[The Co-Star]]
#[[Bot Town Blues]]
#[[Salvage]]
#[[Crash Immelmann and the Inflatable Sex-Bots from Planet X!]]
#[[Five Nights at Fanny's]]
#[[Nihilistic]]
#[[Fire Hazard]]
#[[House Call]]

==M==
===[[Stories/Maax|Maax]]===
#[[Cyber Angels]]

===[[Stories/Mad Mechacow|Mad Mechacow]]===
#[[Tales of Syntech]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 2]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 3]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 4]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 5]]
#[[Tales of Syntech 6]]

===[[Stories/Malkozaine|Malkozaine]]===
#[[A Start to Something Big]]

===[[Stories/McLane|McLane]]===
#[[Cancelled Project]]

===[[Stories/Metal-Destiny|Metal-Destiny]]===
#[[Story 48: Julie's Awakenings]]
#[[Human Failure. (2200)]]

===[[Stories/Ministrations|Ministrations]]===
#[[Shannon's Third Law]]
#[[Tiffany's Third Law]]

===[[Stories/Mirage|Mirage]]===
#[[The Bounty Hunter]]
#[[Best Friends]]
#[[Fighting Love]]
#[[A.D.P.I. (Advance Police Investigations): Case 2]]
#[[A.D.P.I. Case 3: Transformation Of A Butterfly]]
#[[Blood Angel]]
#[[Deception]]
#[[Errors And Glitches]]
#[[Family Affair]]
#[[Family Life]]
#[[Favourite Parodies]]
#[[Lonely With The Ages]]
#[[Lying And Cheating!]]
#[[My Tutor]]
#[[Not Perfect]]
#[[Regret]]
#[[Secret Wishes]]
#[[Secretaries]]
#[[Shock]]
#[[Spanish Fly Virus]]
#[[Tennis, Anyone?]]
#[[The Lullaby]]
#[[The Package]]
#[[The Red Roses]]
#[[The Student]]
#[[The Temp]]
#[[The Visit]]
#[[Visiting The In-Laws]]
#[[A Nice Gesture]]
#[[Ever Lasting Smile]]
#[[Finding True Happiness]]
#[[Alive?]]
#[[The New Girl]]
#[[The Nurse]]
#[[Chase]]
#[[The First Time...]]
#[[An Offer That Can't Be Refused]]
#[[The Unwanted Gift]]
#[[Losing One's Self]]
#[[What's Important Is What's In The Inside]]
#[[Sitting On The Couch]]
#[[Can You Fix It?]]
#[[Ugly]]
#[[Finally]]
#[[Bad Dreams]]
#[[Apartment 7]]
#[[Married to a Machine]]
#[[My First and Last Robotic Date]]
#[[Remote Me]]
#[[Missing]]
#[[Roll With It]]
#[[Still Rolling]]
#[[Happy Easter]]
#[[Roll For Sale/Dr. Willy's Reaction]]
#[[Testing, 1,2,3]]
#[[Why worry?]]
#[[A Break Up and a Break Down]]
#[[Cat Out of the Bag]]
#[[Crashing and Some Sex Mode Action]]
#[[I Did Astro's Mom]]
#[[The Lunch]]
#[[My Not So Perfect Woman]]
#[[Why?]]
#[[The Perfect Female A.I.]]
#[[The Car Crash]]
#[[My Neighbor's Wife is Sucking My Cock]]
#[[The Last Goodbye]]
#[[Across the street]]
#[[The Diva]]

===[[Stories/MisterXYZ (RoboTomo)|MisterXYZ (RoboTomo)]]===
#[[How I Ran Into Roboko]]
#[[To Love a Girl]]
#[[Onsen Lust 'n Rust]]
#[[Room 9 Surprise]]
#[[A Huge Add-On]]

===[[Stories/Miz-K Takase|Miz-K Takase]]===
#[[Mail-Order Aya]]
#[[Lusty Encore]]
#[[Lusty 2nd Encore]]
#[[Lusty 3rd Encore]]

===[[Stories/MrMagoo|MrMagoo]]===
#[[Tech Tutorial]]
#[[Salvaged Hardware]]
#[[Deadline]]

===[[Stories/Murotsu|Murotsu]]===
*[[Debbi's Diary]]

===[[Stories/Muzzleruffels|Muzzleruffels]]===
#[[Freak-World]]
##[[Mermaid Examination]]
##[[Controlled Environment Prologue]]
##[[A Statement of Progress + Bonus Stories]]
##[[Freak-World: Prologue]]
##[[Freak-World: The Side Stories]]
##[[Freak-World: Dreaming Beyond Electric Sheep]]
##[[Freak-World: Anthologies]]

===[[Stories/MysteriousShadow|MysteriousShadow]]===
#[[Lily's Story]]

==N==
===[[Stories/Nybble|Nybble]]===
#[[Scheduled Maintenance]]
#[[The Third Pew]]
#[[Therapy]]
#[[Pimp My Ride]]
#[[Working Late]]
#[[The Hammer]]
#[[Something Borrowed]]
#[[Doctor's Visit]]
#[[Strangers on a Plane]]

==O==
===[[Stories/Outsider|Outsider]]===
#[[Dyson Institute: Sexual Testing Mode]]
#[[Technical Difficulties]]
#[[The Sex Coders]]

==P==
===[[Stories/Pakled|Pakled]]===
#[[Everything Old is New Again]]
#[[One of Our Robots is Missing]]
#[[Palindrome]]
#[[Solve for X]]
#[[Double Blind]]
#[[An Unexpected Modification]]
|
===[[Stories/Palindrome|Palindrome]]===
#[[Sarah Jones]]

===[[Stories/Pennon|Pennon]]===
#[[The Delivery]]

===[[Stories/Petey|Petey]]===
#[[Vickybot/Victoria]]
#[[The Rubdown]]
#[[Dyson Family Values]]

===[[Stories/Plastic_rose|Plastic_rose]]===
#[[Getting off on the wrong foot (Gloria's conversion)]]

===[[Stories/Propman|Propman]]===
*Unfinished tidbits
#[[Tronic Ella]]
#[[Evil, Evil, Everywhere!]]
#[[Mrs. Claw Strikes!]]
#[[Blondie and Sarge in:A Haunted Mansion]]
#[[Job Interview]]
#[[Project Titan]]

*Complete stories
#[[Prototype]]
#[[Steel Fists No Hearts]]
#[[Upgrade/Downgrade]]
#[[One in Six]]
#[[Board Meeting]]

*The ReVerse
#[[Mysteries Of The Castle!]]
## Castle Mysteries [[Contessa Vampire Hunter]]
## Contessa in [[Just Another Afternoon]]
## Contessa in [[Meet My Jenkinses]]
## Duchess Winifred in [[Not Quite Human]] (collab with australopith)
## Contessa in [[Sick Day]]
#[[Doll And Her Teddy]]
#[[BoomBoom Bots]]
#* [[BoomBoom's Back]]
#[[My New PDA]]
# Lazy Phone in [[The Booze Run]]

*Jamie's over
#[[Jamies out shopping]]
#[[Jamies night out]]

==Q==
===[[Stories/Quietness|Quietness]]===
#[[Can't Sleep]]
#[[Meanwhile]]
#[[The Encounter]]

==R==
===[[Stories/Rancid Insanity|Rancid Insanity]]===
#[[Waring Sisters]]
#[[Failura]]
#[[Ceres]]
#[[Christmas in Russia]]
#[[The Big Crazy Plan]]
#[[Suzie the Therapist]]
#[[The Phantom of the Factory]]
#[[Cassie]]
#[[Batman:Fembots]]
#[[The Mansion of Andrea]]
#[[Noura & Natalya]]
#[[Sync Wars]]

===[[Stories/Ratbot|Ratbot]]===
#[[Emi-Bot]]

===[[Stories/Repairman Jack|Repairman Jack]]===
#[[Theives]]

===[[Stories/Rexxy|Rexxy]]===
#[[As Seen on TV]]
#[[Hobby Model]]
#[[Basic Services]]
#[[Children of the Forge]]
#[[Wardrobe Malfunction]]
#[[Management Issues]]
#[[Simple Things]]
#[[Consequences]]
#[[Vampire Killer]]
#[[Better than Human]]
#[[Fembot Fighters]]
#[[Just for you]]
#[[Six Strings]]
#[[Densetsu no Batoru]]
#[[Carolina Jones and the Spear of Longinus]]

===[[Stories/Robotman|Robotman]]===
*[[Story universe (Robotman)|Story universe]]
#[[Halloween Treat script]]
#[[The Mission]]
#[[H is for Heuristic]]
#[[36+1]]
#[[Soccer Mom Unit]]
#[[Kaitlin The Phonebot]]
#[[Tiffani]]
#[[CyberFem Park]]
#[[The Creation of my Robot Girlfriend]]
#[[Into the Faraday Cage]]
#[[Product Demonstration: CyberFem Model 500]]
#[[The New 700s at CyberFem Park]]
#[[Secretary Robot Maintenance Report]]
#[[Two Models: Pleasure Android Testing]]
#[[CyberFem Park Virtual Tour]]
#[[Outer Space Mayday Alert]]
#[[Audio Experiment 1: Secretary Fantasy]]
#[[Robot Monitoring Station: Undercover Androids]]
#[[Audio Experiment 2: Nerdy Scientist Fantasy]]
#[[Audio Experiment 3: Showing Off the New Sex Android]]
#[[CyberFem Park: Activation for a Guest]]
#[[The Android Industry Council]]
#[[Purchasing a Custom Robot from CyberFem Park]]
#[[Assembling a refurbished CyberFem Model 700 Robot]]
#[[Alien Android Abduction]]
#[[Picking up a Date at the Circuits Bar]]
#[[The Malfunctioning Girlfriend]]
#[[Like New]]
#[[Sexual Functionality Testing]]
#[[Beni Nascosti]]
#[[Angel Investor]]

===[[Stories/RobotWorld5|RobotWorld5]]===
#[[Fembot World]]
#[[A Night With Vanessa]]

===[[Stories/RobOught2|RobOught2]]===
#[[Introducing Rachael Sing]]

===[[Stories/RS5420|RS5420]]===
#[[Class C (by WilloWisp, modified by RS5420)]]
#[[Beautiful, Smart and...Running A Software]]
#[[Hollywood Hardware (by Borias/Modded by RS5420)]]

===[[Stories/rynchan|rynchan]]===
#[[Phantom Doll]]

==S==
===[[Stories/Sable|Sable]]===
#[[Fixing Sable]]

===[[Stories/Sara-c|Sara-c]]===
#[[Autonomy]]
#[[Clichés]]
#[[Gift]]
#[[The Enemy of My Enemy]]

===[[Stories/Sarabot|Sarabot]]===
#[[Sarabot's First Story]]
#[[Sarabot's Second Story]]
#[[The Robotic Nurse]]
#[[Kristen's Upgrade]]
#[[My Hot Robot Wife (+Bonus Story)]]
#[[The Cheerleader]]
#[[Disassemble Me]]
#[[Kristen's Upgrade Part II]]
#[[Kristen's Overhaul]]
#[[Kristenbot Gets Married]]

===[[Stories/Saradroidgirl|Saradroidgirl]]===
#[[Sara_-_The_Return|Sara - The Return]]

===[[Stories/Saya|Saya]]===
#[[A Most Unusual Party]]
#[[Futago no Shinami]]
#[[Sammy's Party]]
#[[Mending Contessa: A Castle Mysteries Story]]
#[[Crazy in the Heat]]
#[[After Hours]]
#[[The Time With My Stepsister]]

===[[Stories/Scott|Scott]]===
#[[Four Hours]]

===[[Stories/Sega-boy|Sega-boy]]===
#[[Abbott Chronicles]]

===[[Stories/Sekker|Sekker]]===
#[[Too Good To Be True]]

===[[Stories/Sentient6|Sentient6]]===
#[[Pixillate]]
#[[5 Friends - A Thesis on Full Body Prosthesis]]
#[[Heather's Battery Failure]]

===[[Stories/Serf|Serf]]===
#[[Party Girls]]

===[[Stories/sfreader|sfreader]]===
#[[Rachel (Mark III) meets Trixie (Mark V)]]
#[[Halloween 2053/The One That Got Away]]

===[[Stories/shutdown|shutdown]]===
#[[The Truck Driver]]
#[[Another Time]]

===[[Stories/Silent Lurker|Silent Lurker]]===
#[[Aquaphobia]]
#[[Cheerleader]]
#[[Happy New Year]]
#[[New Roommate]]

===[[Stories/Silkscreen|Silkscreen]]===
#[[Functional•Sensual•You]]
#[[Protect and Severe]]

===[[Stories/Soleful|Soleful]]===
#[[Coming of Age]]
#[[POD, The Fetish-Bot]]

===[[Stories/Spaz|Spaz]]===
#[[A Simple Business Arrangement*]]
#[[A.I.L.A]]
#[[Blind Date]]
#[[Daydreaming]]
#[[G.O.D. - a vignette]]
#[[Medical Exam: A Short]]
#[[New Life]]
#[[The Foreign Exchange Student]]
#[[The Girlfriend]]
#[[The Heiress]]
#[[The Replacement]]
#[[The Roommate]]
#[[The Small Business Chronicles]]
##[[Closed for Christmas - The Shop]]
##[[The Repair Shop - Part 1]]
##[[Off-season - The Motel]]
##[[The Repair Shop - Part 2]]
##[[Slow day - The Cafe]]
##[[The Small Business - End-of-Year Review]]
#[[The Stockroom]]
#[[The Teammate]]
"Spaz Studios Presents" anthology series:
#[[Fizzy Pop]]
#[[Substitute]]
#[[Forbidden Fruit]]
#[[The Uncanny Valley]]
#[[The Future Expo]]
Collaborations
#[[The Beach]] with [[:Category:Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]
#[[The Handyman]] with [[:Category:Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]

===[[Stories/spider_silk_skin|spider_silk_skin]]===
#[[Late Night Maintenance]]
#[[Super Sexy Robot Cowgirl]]

===[[Stories/Stephaniebot|Stephaniebot]]===
#[[Dyson Institute (Stephaniebot)|Dyson Institute]]
#[[Pleasurebot 8]]
#[[A Bit More Than Method Acting]]

===[[Stories/Sthurmovik|Sthurmovik]]===
#[[Non-Standard Operating Procedure]]
#[[Mirror Image]]
#[[Extracted]]

===[[Stories/sTj2000|sTj2000]]===
#[[Afternoon Appointment]]

===[[Stories/Svengli|Svengli]]===
#[[Bethany in Room B]]

===[[Stories/SynchError|SynchError]]===
#[[Budget Robotics (A Fun and Light Robotic Relationship)]]
#[[Historical Strategy, According to a Bunch of Fembots]]

==T==
===[[Stories/Taren Capel|Taren Capel]]===
#[[Chi City, 2152]]

===[[Stories/tectile|tectile]]===
#[[The Trade In]]
#[[Boy Meets... Girl?]]

===[[Stories/Teknophile|Teknophile]]===
#[[The Android Psychiatrist]]
#[[Super Fembot Cheerleaders From Space!]]
#[[At The Body Shop]]

===[[Stories/TheAlternative|TheAlternative]]===
#[[Corsetta]]

===[[Stories/The Egg|The Egg]]===
#[[The Quarry]]
#[[Swing Shift]]

===[[Stories/The Liar|The Liar]]===
#[[Maid To Order]] (Incomplete)
#[[Professor Jenkins' 12,567th Invention]] (Incomplete)
#[[Hide and Seek]]
#[[Keith's Paradise]] (Incomplete)
#[[My Keeper]] (Incomplete)
#[[Identity]] (Incomplete)
#[[EMOS - DSR: Prologue]]
#[[Back to BASIC]]
#[[A Contradiction of Life]]
#[[Friends Forever]]
#[[Liberty]]
#[[Seamless]]

===[[Stories/TheSpotConlon|TheSpotConlon]]===
#[[The Yard Sale]]
#[[Jumper...]]
*The Lauren Barnes Stories (TheSpotConlon)
#[[The Peculiar Journey Of Lauren Barnes]]
#[[The Imprisonment Of Lauren Barnes]]
#[[The Parallel Lives Of Lauren Barnes]]
*The "Momentary" Series (TheSpotConlon)
#[[The Moment When]]
#[[Ping]]
#[[The First Moment in Her Head]]
#[[The Moment in the Bar]]

===[[Stories/Tio|Tio]]===
#[[Through My Eyes]]
#[[New Garden]]
#[[Diaries Of A Fembot]]
#[[Down On The Farm]]

===[[Stories/Tom|Tom]]===
#[[The Wedding (An Old Fashioned Story)]]

===[[Stories/Tringa|Tringa]]===
#[[Otaku's Adventure]]

===[[Stories/TW|TW]]===
#[[Awake]]
#[[A Helping Hand]]
#[[Practice Run]]

===[[Stories/Tyrelayne|Tyrelayne]]===
#[[Deicide]]

==U==
===[[Stories/Unit-794Courtney|Unit-794Courtney]]===
#[[Coco's Convertion (Robot/Sexdoll/Forced TF Themes)]]

==V==

==W==
===[[Stories/warpgirl|warpgirl]]===
#[[Astromech Lust]]

===[[Stories/WilloWisp|WilloWisp]]===
#[[Nybble's Doctors Visit - Revisited]]
#[[Class C]]
#[[Customer Service (WilloWisp)|Customer Service]]
#[[Virus Alert]]
#[[Identity 2.0]]

===[[Stories/Wjbaines|Wjbaines]]===
#[[Jo-Ann and Brandy]]
#[[Darsi, Bruce and Natalie]]
#[[Bad Sportspersonship]]
#[[She Didn't Learn Her Lesson]]
#[[Alyssa Follows Her Directives]]
#[[Sorority Coup d'Etat]]
#[[Valentina Messes with her Tech]]
#[[April Showers]]

==X==
===[[Stories/XandiMouse|XandiMouse]]===
#[[The One]]

===[[Stories/Xavier Cecil|Xavier Cecil]]===
#[[Gecko of the Moment]]

===[[Stories/Xeran|Xeran]]===
#[[Synthgirls teaser]]
#[[Synthgirls]]
#[[The Hunted]]

==Y==

==Z==
===[[Stories/zapped!|zapped!]]===
#[[Girls Under Glass]]

===[[Stories/Zor|Zor]]===
#[[Darwin Accelerated]]

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=Collaborative efforts=
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===[[Follow your own plot]]===
*[[FYOP/The Lab Scene|The Lab Scene]]
*[[FYOP/Create A Fembot 2.0|Create A Fembot 2.0]]
*[[FYOP/Planet of the Gynoids|Planet of the Gynoids]]
*[[FYOP/My Life as a Robot|My Life as a Robot]]
*[[FYOP/Hollywood Hardware|Hollywood Hardware]]
*[[FYOP/Tabula Rasa|Tabula Rasa]]
*[[FYOP/The Adventures of Alice|The Adventures of Alice]]
*[[FYOP/To Love a Sexbot/To Love a Sexbot|To Love a Sexbot]]
*[[FYOP/Scenario Chamber|Scenario Chamber]]
|
===[[Stories/Create-A-Story|Create-A-Story (various)]]===
#[[Create-A-Story 1]]
#[[Create-A-Story 2]]
#[[Create-A-Story 3]]
|
===[[Stories/Dyson Institute|Dyson Institute (RX3000/Korby)]]===
*[[Story Universe (Dyson Institute)|Story Universe]]
#[[The Makeover]]
#[[After The Makeover]]
#[[Dyson Institute/Mile-High Club]]
#[[A Conversation With Dr. Dyson]]
|}

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[[Category:Stories]]

Backup

2016-12-19T04:46:37Z

Esleeper:

A '''backup''' is an archived copy of an individual robot's [[personality]], memories and artificial intelligence. This may be kept for reference purposes, to debug a robot, to restore a robot after damage or erasure of her personality, to completely rebuild an individual robot after "death" or destruction, or to create additional copes of a individual, depending on the setting.

A backup poses the same technical problems as a personality transfer in general. It is easiest to copy from or to conventional computer architectures. It is harder to copy from or to [[neural net]]s, or from or to the organic human brain.

This is frequently used as a method of recovering a robotic character from destruction in fiction, allowing the character to come back from seemingly fatal damage.

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Sleeper

2016-12-19T04:43:46Z

Esleeper:

[[Image:Rayna7.jpg|thumb|350px|Rayna doesn't know she is an android]]
The term '''"Sleeper"''' is initially derivative from that of '''"Sleeper Agent"'''; an Agent who has infiltrated into a country and 'gone to sleep', sometimes for many years. That is, he or she does nothing to communicate with his or her sponsor or any existing agents, nor to obtain information beyond that in public sources. They can also be referred to as 'deep cover' agents. They acquire jobs and identities—ideally ones which will prove useful in the future—and attempt to blend into everyday life as normal citizens.

Over the years fiction has introduced the idea of the more idealized “Sleeper Agent”, one who is oblivious to the fact they are an agent. This is usually accomplished by some form of mind control often converting a loyal citizen into an unwitting agent. One of the earliest examples of this being Richard Condon's 1959 novel, The Manchurian Candidate.

Eventually the term '''"Sleeper"''' came to refer to anyone/thing deliberately made oblivious to its own purpose/nature/loyalties.

In context to an android, this usually means one that thinks it’s human, has a human like personality and may even have false memories. Androids of this type have control programs to ensure they perform their intended functions and/or remain oblivious to their nature regardless of personality, experience or self perception. These control programs might work by subliminally manipulating the sleeper's thoughts, perceptions, and behavior and/or by simply overriding them. They may even have a second "master" personality capable of overriding/manipulating them.

An android that is initially oblivious to it's nature but has neither programing to control it or ensure it remains ignorant would not technically qualify as a sleeper. An android that was accidentally made unaware of it's nature would not qualify as a sleeper.

This situation is not to be confused with gynoids such as Call from ''[[Alien: Resurrection]]'', who are aware of their true nature though it may not be revealed to the viewer/reader or other characters.

There is also a variant of the sleepers called nappers. Nappers are both aware and unaware of their status as androids.

==In fiction==
*Wendy from ''[[The Outer Limits]]'' episode "[[Glitch]]".
*Rayna from the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "[[Requiem for Methuselah]]".
*Dr. Julianna Tayner from the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Inheritance]]".
*Dragonfly from the movie "[[CQ]].
*Robo-Leela from the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "[[Rebirth]]".
*Abigail from the web series "[[Abigail]]".
*Jane from the short film High Maintenance.

==More examples==
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