I Sent My Cheating AI Incubus to the Scrapyard
"Master, please control yourself. Don't cling the second you walk in. Overuse damages my chassis."
Then he closed his eyes and went straight to a black screen.
I pushed myself upright, equal parts furious and hurt.
I'd bought Lucien in the first place because my parents died young, and I'd spent these last few years buried in work, always alone.
Then one day a shopping channel ran a segment on AI incubi, and the second Lucien appeared on screen, he had my full attention.
He had seductive fox eyes, a high-bridged nose, and the delicate, cat-like curve of his lips. He was made exactly to my taste.