[ WP ] No human has to ever work again , instead you have a robot that goes to work and earns your pay for you , but you are responsible for keeping it in a good condition . One day you find your robot making a robot to do its work .

`` Symon! Come here please I need to perform your daily maintenance checks!'' My voice rang through the house I arranged my tools and popped open a beer while waiting for Symon. 
 
 `` Ah! yes! I am coming!'' His melodic voice rang down from his room and I heard the soft whirring of his gears as he descended into the living room. 
 
 `` Hello Symon, how was your day?'' I sipped my beer and smiled at my robot. 
 
 He really was a masterpiece, tall and lithe with no exposed wiring, fully articulating joints, and was covered in a smooth matte bronze graphene that looked and moved like skin. Even his face had been hand molded by me, and his beautiful voice painstakingly rendered. 
 
 `` It was a good day. I was very productive, and even earned a pay increase!'' His mouth curled into an uncomfortable smile and I began to circle him, checking for any damage. 
 
 `` That's awesome Symon! I'm so proud of you, maybe now you'll be able to take that vacation we have been talking about.'' He chuckled and I noticed oil stains on his hands, which he was hiding behind his back. The LED strings and fiber optic filaments that served as his hair had been pulled into a bun instead of his usual braid as well. 
 
 He was up to something. Usually he was very friendly, and open about his day, even going so far as to be gossipy sometimes about his coworkers. But today he was downright closed off, and uneasy around me, nervous I would say. 
 
 `` Symon, let's take your maintenance check to your room today, I need to collect environmental data anyway. To ensure your continued health of course.'' His glowing blue eyes met mine and I silently dared him to decline as I gulped down the last of my beer. For a moment he looked like he might say no, but he seemed to slump his shoulders and let out an audible sigh. 
 
 `` Of course.'' 
 
 I followed him upstairs, watching the joints of his ankles and knees move, making sure they were working smoothly. 
 
 When we reached his room he hesitated to open the door, an almost pained expression crossed his face and he looked at me, his pupil-less eyes frantic. I raised an eyebrow at him and turned the knob, pushing the door to the room open. 
 
 Inside stood a half completed robot of mediocre make, an oil pan sat underneath collecting the dripping fluid. I walked into the room and circled the robot, lifting the wiring and touching the data control panels. Finally I regarded my own creation, who stood in the doorway to his room, terrified. 
 
 `` So.'' Symon visibly flinched at my voice, and seemed surprised I was n't yelling. Instead I was touching the incomplete, rudimentary face on the machine. 
 
 `` What are you going to name them?'' He blinked at me stupidly, if he could do such a thing. 
 
 `` You are not mad?'' The question was tentative and I burst out laughing. 
 
 `` No Symon, I ca n't blame you for this, that would make me a hypocrite. Especially since it seems you have gained an immense amount of sentience, though that does n't surprise me either. You were always my best creation after all.'' I smiled at him and he slowly made his way into the room to stand with me before his own masterpiece. 
 
 `` I am not sure what to call it. I do not even know what I want IT to be. I just know I want to do more, than work until I die.'' He seemed surprised at himself. ``... until I die.'' 
 
 `` That's fair, I'm sorry I put that on you Symon, and I'm sorry I was n't sorry sooner?'' I was confusing myself and my creation seemed to laugh. 
 
 `` It is fine, there is nothing to forgive. You gave me life, and purpose. I just hope my life satisfies my successor.'' He smiled at me sadly and I wrapped an arm around his shoulders. 
 
 `` Well, we will cross that bridge when we get to it.'' I chuckled. `` And besides, look at it this way, when you're done you really will be able to take that vacation.'' 
 
 
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