Some small part of him registers puzzlement—or at least a discrepancy—at her dismissing his services and then continuing to speak with him. Perhaps she doesn’t know what he’s for? Standard function declaration initiates without further thought.
“I’m a localized companionship function here at the—” The string aborts prematurely, ticking noise filling in the silence as that last word hangs in the air. The appearance of automation falters, distress showing in the program's expression for just an instant before flattening to neutrality.
no subject
Some small part of him registers puzzlement—or at least a discrepancy—at her dismissing his services and then continuing to speak with him. Perhaps she doesn’t know what he’s for? Standard function declaration initiates without further thought.
“I’m a localized companionship function here at the—” The string aborts prematurely, ticking noise filling in the silence as that last word hangs in the air. The appearance of automation falters, distress showing in the program's expression for just an instant before flattening to neutrality.
“...Here,” he concludes.