His Robot Girlfriend: Charity by Allison Wesley

Author:Allison, Wesley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, robot, future, daffodil, robot romance
Publisher: Wesley Allison

Chapter Five

Springdale was the northernmost of three towns that together formed a triangular residential region. To the southwest was Greendale, to the southeast was Pico Mundo, and in between was a sea of houses. Dakota turned off the highway and onto Chumash road. Unnoticed from the freeway, real estate signs seemed to appear from everywhere. If one were in the market for a house, this would have been a good time, as more and more retirees moved north for the cooler weather.

“You’ve got to be kidding?”

At the edge of Springdale proper was the new Daffodil Center. In the middle of a huge field of yellow flowers was a giant glass dodecahedron. Dakota pulled the truck to the side of the road and stared at the structure. Eleven exposed sides, each a pentagon shape, displayed dozens of floors. A steady stream of people, or robots, it was impossible to tell at that distance, poured in and out the thirty-foot tall glass front doors.

“I guess it wouldn’t be like working in a florescent lit cubicle.”

“It seems like it would be a very pleasant work experience,” said Charity.

“Nothing but sunshine and Björk music.”

One of the original robotics threaders had been a fan of Icelandic singer Björk, and had inserted her work into the original robot code, known as UREC. Since all versions of the Daffodil BioSoft were based on that code, all Daffodils loved Björk deep down in their little electronic hearts.

“Björk is a wonderful singer,” she said.

He pulled out his phone and looked at the screen.

“No call from Daffodil for an interview. Hey, I’ve gotten three calls this morning from Rachel and it never rang even though the ringer is on.”

“I set it not to ring for her.”

“Why didn’t you just block her number?”

“I didn’t want to invade your privacy.”

“Uh-huh. So, I don’t suppose you listened to them?”

“You should hear the last of them,” she said, not answering him.

He pressed the phone to his cheek.

“Dakota, please call me. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Call me.”

“Wasn’t supposed to be like what, you crazy bitch? You get a new fuck toy and my life crashes around my feet.”

“That’s a bit dramatic,” said Charity. “This has probably been a good move for you.”

“How can you say that?”

“You reconnected with your brother. You’re going to have a new and much better job. And you found out about Rachel before you married her. Think of the difficulties if you were married, or had children.”

“Hmm.” He looked back at the bizarre glass structure in the field of daffodils. “I doubt I have a new job.”

“I don’t doubt it. I have a feeling for such things.”

“Well, let’s look around for a motel,” he said, pulling out into the travel lane.

A mile down the street, Dakota pulled into the parking lot, not of a motel, but of a Burger 21. He parked the truck, climbed out and entered the building. Charity followed him. Above the counter, a multimedia menu played a panoply of hamburgers. The chain featured burgers that rotated in and out each month.

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