Down on one knee, I produced the ring. “Will you marry me?”
My heart raced as I looked up at her perfect features.
Her face went blank as her eyes rolled back inside her head. “Please stand by,” she said. “Software update in progress.”
My timing has always been lousy.
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A.L.Y.S. was very eager to receive her latest improvement, the capacity to understand taste and flavor. She would not gain nutrients, but she could improve her assimilation into human society.
Unfortunately, the three-course meal Dr. Snyder cooked her went cold as she gleefully refused to stop tasting her empty spoon.
This is the sixth in a series of seven stories from King Kool, who has previously contributed the Bumbling Magician and Kissing Frog series.
A.L.Y.S. the android hated the alteration in her appearance.
Sometimes, Dr. Snyder would alter her structure to make her more powerful or efficient. This time it was her own decision.
She looked woefully into the mirror, and Dr. Snyder shook his head. “I told you your hair wouldn’t grow back.”
This is the fourth in a series of seven stories from King Kool, who has previously contributed the Bumbling Magician and Kissing Frog series.
Dr. Snyder disapproved of A.L.Y.S.’ current choice in wardrobe, but he allowed the android to wear the green bikini when appropriate. All her time at the beach was spent lying statue still on a beach towel. She was disappointed, but Dr. Snyder insisted it was impossible for her to tan.
This is the second in a series of seven stories from King Kool, who has previously contributed the Bumbling Magician and Kissing Frog series.
A.L.Y.S. the android had just punched a hole in the front door while practicing the human tradition of knocking.
“Next time,” Dr. Snyder, her creator, scolded through the door, “just use the doorbell!”
Unperturbed, A.L.Y.S. noticed the tiny white button and punched it, creating a hole in the door frame.
This is the first in a series of seven stories from King Kool, who has previously contributed the Bumbling Magician and Kissing Frog series.