[ WP ] The person sitting closest to you ( or if you 're alone , the last person you saw ) suddenly touches your shoulder and reveals a major , life-changing secret .

`` Are you mad?'' she said to be, eyes wide and full of fear. 
 
 `` Mad? No. I'm not mad,'' I replied. `` I'm just... I'm overwhelmed.'' 
 
 I thought back to all the times we had spent playing together. The nights we had spent cuddling under the warm blanket on the upstairs couch. I could remember so many of the meals I had made for her and how much we enjoyed each other's company. I had always known that our bond was special, but now this. And this was just... it was something else. 
 
 `` It's bothering you, I can tell,'' she said to me softly. `` You've got the far-away look on your face, the one you always affect when you want to pretend like something is n't bothering you.'' 
 
 `` It's not that.'' 
 
 `` But it is. You can not lie to me. You need to understand that. Voxangelikus, this wo n't change things between us.'' 
 
 That was a laugh. How could something this big not completely and permanently alter the entire foundation of our relationship? It would be like waking up and finding out that the blue sky above you for all of these years was actually neon pink. Even though you'd eventually get used to it you'd still always think of the sky as blue, not hot pink. 
 
 `` Things are already changed,'' I said. `` You know they are.'' 
 
 `` No,'' she purred, trying to pull herself against me. I pulled away and could sense her disappointment. She sighed heavily. `` Yes. Things are changed. But it does n't have to be bad, you know. We can still make things work out. It can maybe even be better than before.'' 
 
 Maybe she was right. Maybe things could work out in the end. They would always be a little weird or difficult, but then again, our entire relationship had always had an element of strangeness to it, so it was n't that far-fetched to think this might work out somehow. I put my hand on her head and rubbed behind her neck. I scratched her behind the ears and rubbed her on the butt. Her back arched up and she purred heartily and said, `` That feels so nice!'' 
 
 I sighed and started to think about the many options before us. It would require some heavy thought and some discussion with her, but maybe there was some way to make all of this work out just right. After all, it's not every day you find out that your cat is really a talking robot. 

