Love != Logic, or Pygmalion 2050 (MFL challenge)

by Spiro, Spero

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“I love you,” It said just like she would have. Still, the voice came from a different, perfect body and the words were calculated and rehearsed. Any other day and May would have fallen into her-it’s- arms.

To tell the truth, she was still considering it, fiddling with the ring on her finger. Anguish, however, once again overpowered her desire. “No you don’t. You’re programmed to love me.”

“There is a difference?”

“Love, real love, isn’t a series of ‘if thens’. And it sure as hell isn’t this complacent!”

CATE tilted it’s head, running quickly through it’s operations for a solution. “I could download a fight sim that would run randomly.”

“Sims don’t count! Just… shut yourself off for the night, I need to be alone.”

CATE nodded and left the room silently. It left May with the memories that she should have been married to someone else, that this should have been their anniversary, if not for the accident. Alone in that room, without even the comfort of her voice, she began to sob uncontrollably.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Love != Logic, or Pygmalion 2050 (MFL challenge)

    Spiro, Spero's Buddy Icon Spiro, Spero

    Posted 10 months ago

    Written during a break from writing a paper (on Phillip K. Dick’s ‘do androids dream of electric sheep?’ of all things) and as imperfect as humanity. With Boston’s current marriage history in mind, as well as the implications long considered in artificial relationships.

  2. Love != Logic, or Pygmalion 2050 (MFL challenge)

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 10 months ago

    It seems this is about falling out of android love, regret, and sadness. My favorite part was being able to tell her robotic partner to shut down- she needed alone time. One benefit of having a robotic partner I suppose…

  3. Love != Logic, or Pygmalion 2050 (MFL challenge)

    someday_93's Buddy Icon someday_93

    Posted 10 months ago

    Haha, nice. Yeah, just telling someone to shut down cause you need alone time…

  4. Love != Logic, or Pygmalion 2050 (MFL challenge)

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Kudos for taking the same-gender tack when no one else has. Why not tackle two taboos at once. And I like the psychology of inner conflict over what could have been and what is and what that means to the current relationship—very real feelings in a fantastical setting, the hallmark of good sci-fi.
    LoA

  5. Love != Logic, or Pygmalion 2050 (MFL challenge)

    Batak Beatrix's Buddy Icon Batak Beatrix

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very nicely done. I like the Catch-22 aspect that this presents.

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