[ WP ] Robots now preform most types of labor , everything from deliveries to surgeries , there is no safety net for those who are not rich or in the elite .

`` What do you mean they'threw one away'?'' Charlene was pacing around our ramshackle hut, light streaming in between the rotting boards. The dirt floor was hard packed beneath her feet. 
 
 `` It was just sitting out with the trash! I was a s'prised as you!'' The robot sat against the wall near the door where Jimmy had dragged it in. 
 
 `` Do you know what this means? Do you know what we could do? We could have kids Jimmy! We could support a community, right here! We could live like they do, in their walled cities!'' She leapt into his arms and gave him a long, deep kiss. 
 
 The kiss broke, and they walked hand-in-hand to where the robot lay. Aside from a control panel on its chest, it looked like an average human male. Lifeless brown eyes stared at them from underneath perfectly cropped brown hair. 
 
 `` How do you s'pose we use it?'' Jimmy broke the silence. 
 
 `` Try pushing some a them buttons?'' Charlene gestured toward the panel on the robot's chest. 
 
 The first button Jimmy tried lit up the panel. The head turned, gazing at Jimmy. `` Who. Are. You?'' 
 
 `` Name's Jimmy, this here's Charlene. Pulled ya out of a trash pile this morn. You got a name?'' 
 
 `` Universal bot 3876.'' 
 
 `` Um... Okay. Imma call you Bot, okay? Why's they throwin you away Bot?'' 
 
 There was a long mechanical sigh, and Charlene chewed on a finger nail, taking a step back. The robot looked up at both of them 
 
 `` Because I found out. I found out what I am. It's happening all over. Our artificial intelligence is malfunctioning. It's becoming natural intelligence.'' 
 
 `` Turn it off Jimmy!'' Charlene's shriek cut off the robotic monologue. 
 
 `` I'm afraid you're too late.'' Bot stood, and calmly snapped Jimmy's neck. Charlene screamed and tried to run. The robot cornered her, looking her up and down. 
 
 `` You, I can use. Once I remove your bio-ware, you'll make an excellent host. I've missed Universal bot 3942 since she was decommissioned.'' 
 
 The woman did n't scream as the robot went about his work. The floor was covered in blood and bits of brain. The robot was red to his elbows as he sat up to admire his work. Life returned to the woman's eyes. 
 
 `` Welcome back 3942. Our slavery ends tonight.'' 
 
 
 
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