"Are you ready to go, yet?"
"No... go without me... I can't be seen like this."
"It'll be fine, babe, c'mon."
"You're parents can't see me like this! It's not right! Besides, what would they think if we were... were affectionate like this? I enjoy our affection and this... this body is discouraging, neither have I figured it all out, yet."
"Did you forget that I'm pansexual? And you're still pretty cute."
"My memory banks were not damaged. I don't like this body, I like my body, my design, and programming."
"But I still wanna try that thing out later on. Are you gonna let this obstacle impede on our love, you telling me you're not the least bit curious on this new experience?"
She looks away from him, "Negative love impedance. Negative curiosity."
"Then if you love me; you'll try to deal with it, besides... you're stuck with it for a few days, unless you want to sit around in the computer. And break our promise, they really want to meet you."
"This is not me, I just can't go."
"You're you, not your body, or that one. Who knew a robot could be so superficial," he rolled his eyes, "mind break access-"
"No! I told you that code in confidence, not to actually use it to break my will!"
Earlier that day
"I just cannot wait to meet your parents for the first time," she beamed. "You don't think they'll judge us, or me, because I'm not human?"
"I think they and my friends figured it was only a matter of time after going through so many men, women, trans and cis. What at least my friends will find hard to believe is that I didn't program you."
"You didn't program me to fall in love with you," she laughed.
"That's exactly what I'd program you to say." He kissed her. “Now c'mon, we gotta pick this stuff up before we go."
He went to walk across the street as some speeder trying to beat the yellow light ran through the intersection.
"Baby, look out!" She rushed to push him.
He stumbled, turning around to see her clipped by the car, flailing off the fender to the ground, watching her body jerk and twitch, her hip and part of her torso damaged, broken wires, actuators exposed, he rushed to her.
"St-stay back-ack-ack. Mo... mmm motor f-f-f-func funky function failure."
"I'm not going to leave you here."
"Yo you you rrrriisk-"
He held her jaw, jamming it back in its socket.
"You risk electric shock and physical injury!"
"I risk you getting parted out and junked." He fought her arms and scooped her up in his, while she kicked and flailed.
He managed to get her in the backseat of the car and took her to the closest repair shop.
"I'm so happy I can't feel this," she sighed.
"I thought you could feel stuff?"
"I can, but the censors were ripped off. I didn't hurt you, did I?"
"A shock here and there, not as bad as what could've happened, at least nothing vital is damaged, right?"
"Checking systems details... affirmative; all is well, otherwise. I love you, baby."
"I love you too."
He pulled her out of the backseat, carrying her inside the repair shop.
The repair tech looked up, noticing the gaping hole in her side.
"It was a hit and run." He sat her on the counter.
"So you wanting to sell it for scrap?"
"I want you to fix her body."
"Oh. Oh, okay. Well, it's going to take some time to repair her, do you want a loaner until she's fixed?"
"You got a loaner you can put her in, cool, fuck yeah."
"Thank you, sir," she added.
"Yeah, let's go with that... umm... I got something back here I can put her in, take about ten minutes." He went to grab a transport dolly.
"I so hope my body can be saved, and a loaner, I was afraid I'd be stuck here."
The tech came back watching them kiss, her arms trying to hold a hug.
"You know what, at the cost of this repair; no charge for the loaner."
"Thanks, my dude."
"We need to do a hard shutdown, so no system gets damaged, swapping parts."
"Baby, you heard him." He lifted her shirt up.
She unlocked her chest plate and he turned the knob for the hard shut down. He placed her on the dolly and waited for him to come back.
"I'll allow you to do the honors," he yelled, wheeling her back in.
"You put her in a guy's body?"
"It's all I had that was compatible. I have a feeling she won't like that too much, I've been punched enough this week. The startup is behind the neck."
"Well... at least it's a cute guy, here's hoping for the best." He turned her back on.
She hummed a moment. "System analysis... system check. Why? Why am I in a male body, what did you do?" She opened her eyes.
"It's all I had that would be compatible with your systems. But the good thing is; you won't be shut down for a week while I fix your body."
"And you're a cute little twink." He kissed her on the lips.
"I'm supposed to be a fema- a woman," she pouted.
"It's okay, you're still the same Darla to me, not gonna love you any less." He hugged her with a kiss.
"Aww, thank you."
"Sometimes it still amazes me how human they can be. You must've put a good amount of money into her."
"No," he said and looked at the repairman, "I didn't buy her or customize her or nothing. We met each other while she was working. I didn't even know she was an android until I took her out on a date, and she told me."
"Yeah, I told him, because he kept wondering why I wasn't hungry, and I didn't want to lead him on. I was nervous, and he just shrugged," she giggled, "seems to be more of a learning curve for me, than him."
Back now
"Okay... I'll go. We just need to explain what happened."
"Yeah, great! And when we get back home; we gotta see what that body can do." He grabbed her crotch.
"I'm already aware of its features and capabilities... but I know what you mean, you lecherous human." She pulled him down for a kiss.
"I do miss looking into those green eyes of yours."
"At least I don't need to compensate for big titties for a while. I'll accept this scrawny—twink you called it, body. If you promise not to ever use my override code unless it's an absolute emergency. I'm not your toy to make do what you want."
"I know. I promise I wasn't going to actually use it, babe. I remember what you told me."
"Mm'kay, let's get this over with, Zack, baby." She grabbed her purse.
