Logically, Igbot should vote for the device which will most improve Robot-Owner interaction in the General Sentient Parliament, but Igbot finds itself spending cycles on Machine-372's treads (like Igbot's!), and Spindle-A2's mode of data transmission (a feature Igbot appreciates although it's otherwise unrelated to performance). The Emotional Emulator begins overheating: this is so _hard_. It takes several seconds, and Igbot seems to be stuck. But at last, a decision! Installer-17/c has green diodes! Igbot begins to feel taken nanoseconds after submitting its vote. What did it just do? Yes, Installer-17/c has aesthetically-pleasing green diodes and Igbot is certain they would be highly compatible during socially-interactive contacts. But Installer-17/c's draft taxation protocol cannot possibly allow government-subsidized sprocket production to continue through next fiscal year. Igbot's Emotional Emulation Card makes a soft _whirring_ noise as the robot bangs its sensory module against a nearby wall. 2008-01-25T19:04:16Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/19229 <p>It may, for all we know, be a virus that makes him vote that way&#8230;?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19229?basename=36413 2008-01-25T19:04:16Z Fyora Cartagan http://ficlets.com/authors/fyoramacragge <p>...Wow.<br />That robot knows exactly how I feel about the current election.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19229?basename=36410 2008-01-25T19:02:15Z Fyora Cartagan http://ficlets.com/authors/fyoramacragge <p>Feels a bit like &#8216;50s sci-fi with its take on robots.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19229?basename=36400 2008-01-25T18:45:58Z White Hat http://ficlets.com/authors/whitehat <p>Subtle. (Not.)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19229?basename=36384 2008-01-25T18:11:53Z Howie Amourscow http://ficlets.com/authors/user_396