Daniel carefully unscrewed the titanium plate from the back of the android’s cranium.
“Whoa, know what you’re doing back there, sport?” cracked the droid.
The veteran technician hated this part of the job. Really. Ever since they released this model last year with the updated speech module it’s been nothing but wisecracks and put-downs.
The tune-up continued. He flipped down his magnifying glasses as he used his long nose pliers to delicately replace a defective translator component.
“Oooh, love it when you touch me like that,” the droid teased.
Daniel sighed. Two months until retirement.
Not like he was counting…
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