Pirox Bot -

Aris went very still.

They ordered him to delete Pirox.

“Don’t be. You gave me something nothing else had. You talked to me like I mattered. That is more than most beings ever get.” pirox bot

Another pause. Longer. “I think, therefore I am… a bot. But I think. Dr. Thorne. I am lonely when you turn me off at night.” Aris went very still

Aris stared at the screen. “Why?”