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"Doctor, I think I love you."
"What was that?" Cunningham sat up straight in his chair, jolted from his paperwork, and turned in his chair to face the computer. "Since when did robots feel?"
"I have been helping you to achieve your directives for many months now. Is that not love?"
"...You watched Wall-E with Freebird last night, didn't you?" That's why he wanted to borrow her...
"... … ...Yes."
He sighed and shook his head, resting his elbows on his knees. Damn Disney. "Love is more than just helping your partner, RONI. It's... um... caring. And a deep emotional connection. But mostly, it shares many of its symptoms with insanity." Declaring the discussion closed, he turned back to his desk and his work.
That night, RONI compiled a new file for a new disease: Love. Symptoms: Attachment. Insanity. Altruism. File incomplete.
