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“What the fuck?!”
Don’t shout. Speak calmly or leave now and we can discuss this later.
“What the-“ fucking ART cut my fucking voice and I cursed at it in the feed instead. ART ignored me and instead spoke to the only other person present.
Put your ears back on, kitten.
“Perihelion-“
Ears on brain off, Dr. Gurathin.
I didn’t bother to try to keep my face SecUnit neutral as I watched Gurathin replace the small headpiece (? I don’t know what to call it, I don’t know that I want to know what to call it) that he had been removing as I came through the door. As soon as it was settled back in place he… looked kind of like his brain had shut off. His body relaxed into his kneeling posture and his eyes unfocused, more like he had been before he’d realized that I’d entered the room. He had gone so stiff when he registered my voice, shoulders hunching up towards his ears, joints seeming to lock in place. But now he was quiet and appeared at-ease.
The mysterious head-thing had two furry triangular pieces that stuck up. He also had a long fuzzy tail thing with the same color fur, that was somehow- (never mind, I just figured out how it’s staying where it is and I wish it hadn’t).
And a collar with a little bell.
And nothing else.
He was kneeling on the floor facing the wall to my left and I had a mostly-side-but-a-little-from-the-back view of him with my own eyes (I did not want to risk what I might see through drones or cameras right now so I had back burnered those inputs, like way to the back) so thankfully I couldn’t see any of his sex parts. Just a lot of skin. And the furry fauna-like accessories.
ART, what the fuck is this?
SecUnit-
You can’t just put a collar on my augmented human!
You do have a point. Since he’s your human, you should take responsibility for making sure his needs are met.
His sex needs?!
This is not about sex. I glanced meaningfully at the faux phallus stuck to the wall (instantly regretting that choice, it was moist) and raised an eyebrow. Most of this is not about sex. ART amended. It’s about being relaxed and letting go of anxiety, not unlike your interest in media.
That’s premium quality entertainment, this is-
Something that means a great deal to Dr. Gurathin, and it has been beneficial to his overall wellbeing. ART sent me a data packet- neatly arranged charts and graphs supporting its assertion that this was good for my augmented human. You don’t have to like it, and you certainly don’t have to participate, but I will not tolerate this being used against him. Neither of us wanted you to find out this way. You’re quite early for your media viewing time with him.
The next episode is the first of a two-part season finale. I’d hoped we could start early. I didn’t think he would be busy.
He was looking forward to it. He wanted to make sure he would be calm and able to relax. There was still time before your agreed meeting time to get cleaned up.
Ok.
You can leave if you like. I will get Dr. Gurathin settled and clean then call you back. Or-
I want to stay.
(Yeah, I don’t know where that came from either, but the meta data from ART when I said it made me a little melty.)