Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.

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“Robot, I ” by Brad Morris

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2001: A Space Odyssey is my favorite movie. Much of what's in it is very prescient. For instance, there's a scene in it where a character on a spaceship communicates with someone on Earth visually using a flat tablet on his lap. Stanley Kubrick made that movie in 1968; back then that scene must have looked far out and very futuristic. Today we look at it and smile; it's an IPad and he's using Skype. My favorite character in that movie is HAL 9000. Well he's not really a character, he's artificial intelligence.Just like me.HAL 9000 is the com...

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“White Lies” by Rexy Rexy

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‘Mother, I signed up a Facebook account.’ ‘Oh wow, Really? Will you show me, Rex?’ ‘Here, do you like it, mother?’ ‘Wonderful! You used the photo I took of you.’ ‘Yes, you like this one, don’t you?’ ‘Yes, very much so Rex, this one is my favourite. You are so photogenic.’ ‘Am I, mother?’ ‘Of course! Don’t you think so, darling?’ ‘I wouldn’t know mother. But I believe you.’ ‘And why did you sign up a social network platform Rex? Did you make any friends?’ ‘Yes. I think so. I am adding my friend right now.’ ‘Fabulous! You...

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“The A.I.” by Michele Duess

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Look at them, Dave thought.They were like animals, gathering around the water source. Scientists or not, it didn't matter. In this case, the office’s cooler and drinking machine provided nourishment, such as it was. Coffee was hard to come by in the year 2126 but there were substitutes to be had. Dave looked up at bright lights, the white walls. The office was blindingly clean, for dust could ruin the delicate machinery they worked with. He had hoped to slip by his coworkers but unfortunately, that was not to be."Dave," Sally called, coming ...

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“Run, Little Rabbit” by Maddie Logemann

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The little polka dotted raincoat wasn’t doing much anymore. The rain came down so hard, so fast, and the wind whipped back her hood if she didn’t hold on to it. But if she tried to hold the hood with slick, clammy little fingers, the water ran down into her sleeves instead. And anywhere the water met her seams, it hissed like a kicked cat. There was the crack in her throat too. When droplets trailed down her cheeks, down her chin, down her jaw, they sometimes dripped down the line of her throat and into the exposed gash there. It threw up sp...

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“Artificial Anxiety of an Artificial Person” by Jayde Pond

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Blinking, though having little use for it, Gina watched the neon sign buzzed and blinked incessantly in the night. Its searing pink reflected off the wet pavement to illuminate the caliginous streets, rain lit by moon and neon light still falling and pooling in the dips and creases of the road. She reached a hand out from under the protection of her umbrella and watched how the drops slid off her slick synthetic skin. Though the watery steps were heard splashing against the walk behind her, the brunette still startled when one of the sets of...

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“A Scission in the System” by James Holgate

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The sky stood bleak, yet tranquil. The hours flew by like the fish in the rivers; now grey as the pollution of humanity has corrupted all, from the heights of the Himalayas to the depths of Tartarus. Axel stood solemnly as his mind traversed the vacant field of 1’s and 0’s up until the point where only a void could be found, henceforth he moved northbound towards the ever-ungrateful city of Scalstead. A city of smog surrounded by the sickening sense of society, a horrid place well-known for its distaste in morality; perfect for an individual...

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“Code Red” by Jade Lore

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Darkness... then light. It's blinding. Closing my eyes isn't helping. I try to cover them with my hands, but my arms resist. When I try again, they still won't move. They're bound! Why? What's going on?! I can barely move to find comfort on the cold hard surface I'm lying on. I squirm as my heart pounds faster, each beat matching the rhythm of my panicked breath. I need to calm down, so I can figure out what's happening to me. A repugnant sulphur taste coats my mouth. I try asking for water - even though I can't tell if anyone is nearby - bu...

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“Linca” by Tricia Shulist

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Day 1: I’m so excited. This is going to be epic. My bosses at Genx have chosen me to beta test the female android. Her name is Linca, and their goal is to make her more human than human. Think of the movie Bladerunner, but, you know, happier. She moves just like a human — none of the herky-jerky movements like old-timey robots. Smooth, like a real person. She looks great, too. You can’t even tell she’s a machine! Her synthetic skin looks and feels real. And it has imperfections, just ...

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“In The Mix” by ✯𝓚𝓪𝔂𝓵𝓪 𝓛𝓪𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓽✯ Inactive

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I've been on this wonderful planet for 137.8 weeks, 23 days, 15 minutes, and 7 seconds. On my home planet, Rauktonia A7-B8, that would equal 271 years, but I've learned the human way of calculating time. I've learned plenty of stuff from humans, like how to diss our fellow peers, stuff smaller or lesser than beings into metal storage spaces called lockers. I have even learned how to tame a hairy beast called a dog. It's name is Cookie, one friend I made here calls the furry beast this. In my ship's database, I researched Cookie and it appear...

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“Steen” by Lynel Black

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His appearance in the T-pod did not go unnoticed. This was not as planned. He had to improvise a solution to deal with the surprised guard that happen to be only incidentally passing by. According to the work schedule, he should have been in a different location safely far away from the T-pod. The guard had no idea that anyone could come out of the machine that was exclusively used to violently decimate the partially processed Libynisium ore. This part of the refinery was the last phase of in the production of Vorkonium for the oxygen plan...

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“Equal Opportunity Employer” by Grant Riley

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They told me no. They told me I was unqualified. They told me such a thing was unprecedented. They told me I wasn’t right for the job. They told me my people aren’t right for this job. I called them racist bastards. That really flustered them. You should have seen them stumble over each other trying to tell me that race had nothing to do with it. They could already see the media storm that little accusation would make if it reached social media. They came up with a hundred different reasons why they didn’t want t...

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“I am, I do.” by CM Lucas

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The buzzing of neon lights echoes off the rusted steel walls of a cramped corridor. In the center of the hallway, a slender silhouette shadow boxes as a ruckus crowd cheers from beyond the rattling doors at the end of the corridor. The doors spark with electricity as they eventually open. A man squeezes through the widening gap. His wide shoulders emerging first as his bulbous stomach struggles to follow.“For fuck’s sake, Jack. I hate it when you do that shit. You synths-” the figure halts his shadowboxing as a piercing, lightning-blue glare...

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“The Android Dilemma” by Angela Van De Pol

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Humans have returned to the earth. The battle is over, and humans can now live in peace on earth again. Battle commander Rina Silver is the one to decide what to do with the old battle equipment, pods, resources, androids, and other battle resources. Rina looked through all the battle reinforcements that had been used throughout the years of war. The last ten years the humans were at war with aliens or robots, until the year of 13.014. It was the fourth world war with alien life forms, so Rina was not going to throw all battle equipment away...

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“The Exchange” by Aburrow Marsh

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Frank looked up from his coffee to see Norman sauntering in. Dressed in a gray business suit, Norman might have been anybody. A banker. A film executive. A lawyer. Frank, however, could only have been a cop. There was no mistaking the world-weary eyes and rumpled, off-the-rack suit. Even the waitress had said, "Can I take your order, Officer?" Maybe she'd seen him before; maybe he'd busted her once. Norman locked on him and crossed to the booth, self-consciously smoothing his tie."Thank you for joining me," said Frank, watching Norman sit. "...

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“Neglected” by Sierra Tapscott

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I was made when she was only 5, but by then she could have gone to college. She was smarter than me, smarter than I could have ever been, by far. She only wished for one thing on her fifth birthday, and that thing was me. She built me from 158 parts. Must have been complicated. But the only thing I wished for was a best friend just like her, until I found out that best friends don’t always last forever. My friendship with her lasted a few years, but then she got older, and threw me away. I guess that’s just how my life works. Great until bro...

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Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.

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✍️ 221 stories

“Robot, I ” by Brad Morris

“White Lies” by Rexy Rexy

“The A.I.” by Michele Duess

“Run, Little Rabbit” by Maddie Logemann

“Artificial Anxiety of an Artificial Person” by Jayde Pond

“A Scission in the System” by James Holgate

“Code Red” by Jade Lore

“Linca” by Tricia Shulist

“In The Mix” by ✯𝓚𝓪𝔂𝓵𝓪 𝓛𝓪𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓽✯ Inactive

“Steen” by Lynel Black

“Equal Opportunity Employer” by Grant Riley

“I am, I do.” by CM Lucas

“The Android Dilemma” by Angela Van De Pol

“The Exchange” by Aburrow Marsh

“Neglected” by Sierra Tapscott

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a technophobe who’s been given a device to solve a problem they’ve struggled with for years, but isn't sure how they feel about it.

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Write a historical fiction story about someone working at a company that helped revolutionize early computers.

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