A Contradiction of Life - Part 3

[The Liar]

A Contradiction of Life - Part 3

Alyssa and David drove to the movies.

“This is so unnecessary.” Alyssa’s commented. This confused David, from her words one would assume a negative connotation, but she had spoken them with such blissful elation.

“What do you mean?” David asked.

“Well,” Alyssa explained, “most people wouldn’t have bothered to take a robot on a date. We don’t really carry any obligation for romance; they usually just keep us in their apartments for sex.”

“I hadn’t really thought about that.” David replied. It was an honest reply. His mind still hadn’t quite acclimatized to the situation, and grappling with it had been giving him a headache. So he put it from his mind, and tried to think of it as just going out with the girl he liked.

Though he realized how it might be misconstrued the moment he said it.

“Oh…So do you want to just go back to your place and have sex?” Alyssa asked. She had spoken in such a neutral way; a way that conveyed neither joy nor disappointment at the prospect, just curiosity.

David’s mind went blank and his headache returned.

“Um…ah…What do you want?” David asked gingerly.

Alyssa rolled her eyes, gave an exasperated sigh.

“I want,” She explained, “to go to the movies. I would, however, be in no way, shape, or form opposed should you choose to just take me back to your place and bend me over the table.”

She fell back into her car seat.

“Seriously, David!” she exclaimed, “You’re a programmer! I know you work primarily with pure sleepers, but you should at least have an idea of how they expect me to act!”

“Well, I wanted to go to the movies to.” David said grumbling, “You’re the one suggesting we skip it.”

Alyssa was silent for a moment.

“I’m sorry.” Alyssa said, giving an apologetic look, “I know you’re still trying to get your head around the whole… you know… me being a robot.”

They pulled into the theater parking lot. After stopping the car David turned to her.

“Look,” he said, “I’m sorry to. I shouldn’t have snapped at you.”

Alyssa laughed as she got out of the car.

“Look we can stand here all night saying which of us is sorrier,” Alyssa said grabbing him by the arm, “but then we’d miss the movie.”

“But,” she cooed, “it was wonderfully unnecessary.”

“Why do you keep using that word like it’s a complement?” David asked.

“Because it is,” Alyssa explained, “Necessary things have to be done, and therefore the act of doing them has no real value. It’s the unnecessary things actually mean something.”

As David contemplated this point of logic, they walked into the movie theater.

They hadn’t really planned on what they were going to see beforehand, but they were all going to start sometime in the next 30 minutes, so David skimmed through the list.

“Let’s see,” He began, “We have yet another Saw mo-“

“No!” Alyssa abruptly cut him off.

Alyssa’s passionate assertion had surprised David. Sure, he didn’t much like the franchise, but he didn’t know why she would quite so opposed to it. Her outburst seemed to have left her flustered.

“I mean,” She said meekly, “I’d prefer we didn’t see a horror movie. But, we can if you really want to.”

“I never much liked the series myself.” David replied.

They continued through the list. The 3-D ones were out; Alyssa’s visual preceptors couldn’t properly perceive them. They settled on a romantic comedy.

Alyssa insisted on going Dutch, apparently the company had provide her with an account for recreational endeavors. They bought their tickets. David bought himself a medium popcorn, and then turned around to find that Alyssa had filled a large popcorn tub with Swedish berries.

“Um, you sure you should eat all that?” David asked uncertainly.

“Why?” Alyssa asked quizzically, popping a berry in her mouth, “It’s not like I’m gonna get fat.”

They went and watched the movie. David found it clichéd and boring. As they left he asked Alyssa’s option on it.

“The plot was formulaic, the acting flat, and overall it almost bored me to tears. But,” she said grabbing his arm and looking into his eyes “the company was good.”

They drove away from the movie theater.

“So,” he asked, “should I take you back to the company?”

“It’s a little late for that, I only need a recharge once a week anyway, ” she said, “and they’re kinda expecting you to keep me the night.”

David blushed.

They went back to his place.

David showed her to his bed.

“Um, you can sleep here tonight if you want,” David said awkwardly, “I can sleep on the couch.”

“Seriously,” Alyssa rolled her eyes exasperated, “For the love of-”

She pushed him to the bed and began kissing him, grinding her hips against his. Her mouth tasted of the candies she had consumed that night. When David began returning the kiss, she undid his pants and began caressing him shaft, and he began to undo her blouse. When they were both naked, he flipped her on her back, spread her legs and he thrust himself between them till they both came.

Alyssa gave a contented smile.

David pulled out, and lay on his back panting. Alyssa cuddled up to him, placing her head on his chest.

“I love you,” she said, “I know a robots love is meaningless, I could have been made to love anyone. Just insert name and that dormant part of my matrix activates and integrates with the rest of it. But you’re my best friend, no one forced me to feel that; and I chose this. This is probably the closest thing to true love a robot will ever be allowed to have, and I want that to give it meaning…and I want you to love me back.”

David couldn’t answer, he didn’t know what to say; everything was to confusing and going to fast. Alyssa waited a little longer for a response then snuggled closer.

“It’s ok,” She whispered quietly, “You don’t have to answer… I know… I’m just a robot.”

***

Authors Notes: I had originally intended this to be in Part 2. Given that this was the longest installment yet, that was clearly a horrific miscalculation on my part. Thinking it over, parts 5 and 6, should probably be fused together, so it should remain the same number of planed installments in total...Plus an epilogue...and part 1.5.

Ok, the point is I get to maintain my entirely arbitrarily numbering scheme.

[TheSpotConlon]

You're putting together something really special here; I know it's a great story when I'm frankly annoyed that the next part isn't already available. More please, and soon!

[liliwinnt6]

Sure will there be someone sitting behind a console, looking at it, and saying "heheh..."

[Lithorien]

Ok, I really, really like this. A lot. It's easily going on one of my "Top Stories of FC" list, because it's intreguging me. I love how she isn't bashful about her robotic status at all, and how she seems to make fun of it all while embracing it. And how he's just a shy person who needs to be dominated a bit to figure things out. ;)

Well done!