In Sickness And In Health (Yandere M. Genius x F. Reader x Yandere M. Prince)

Chapter 1: Advancements

A man stood in the store, beginning to explain just how some of their products worked. Most that entered the store were just looking around - window shopping, as it were - but it appeared the individual in question was truly interested in what they had to offer. They had come in with a purpose, walking straight to a particular model and checking out the giant tablet embedded in the wall. Attempting to use their finger at first, they were a bit taken aback when, as they reached out, the tablet began to move.

Lighting up the screen, a loud "Welcome, Éric Altira" echoed through their ears, and they looked around to see if everyone else could hear. The first thought was how the machinery knew their name, but the next was why no one else reacted. Realizing it had implanted a voice in their head, they nodded curiously before listening to the tablet begin to play information about the product in front of them.

"This is your first time in one of our depositories. Would you like some basic information to start with?"

The ravenette's eyes quivered in interest before opening their mouth to respond. However, even before they could open their mouth, the tablet beeped and loaded, showing pictures of the company and reference art. It began to explain the nature of the company, its "genius" founder, and what the products could do, intriguing the customer to no end. Of course, they'd heard countless things about it all on the news - a popular topic those days - but nothing compared to hearing about it in person.

"You may have realized by now that our technology is very human-friendly. In fact, we pride ourselves on the level of realness that we can provide. For instance, based on your facial features and body language, you would like to know more. And because your eyes are dilated, your answer is 'yes'. I will continue."

The program began to configure itself to tell more. It first started with information more suited to the customer buying experience, telling of all of the models they had available and their functions. It then proceeded to go into the costs, programs, add-ons, and custom functions they could provide for an extra service charge. Of course, for what it was, the price was extremely low, but that was mainly because of the founder's interest in the topic, their expertise, and their background. All of these allowed this to become mainstream. If it were anyone else, it wouldn't have been possible.

Regardless, the ravenette continued to be informed about the process, listening closely. As the tablet finished all the information it had, the person nodded before an employee came to help out. They turned to the person and they began to talk about the model they were interested in. It was one of the more advanced, specialized models, more suited to helping out in a residential area with children and/or pets.

"The base cost of a model like this would be around 5,000 iruna. You could pay in monthly installments, all at once, or we have a program that assists in lowering monthly costs. In addition, if you are an employee of any Akahito company, the cost will be lowered to 2,000 iruna. Please note that this discount for employees only covers 2 models total."

"I'm not an employee," the ravenette hummed, rubbing their chin, "but, should you even be selling these? And for that ridiculous price, too."

"Sorry?"

"Well, with everything going on with your CEO...I mean, how do I know these things aren't going to malfunction? And a friend of mine told me they talk back, too."

The employee gazed at the ravenette with great boredom. Like any job, these people would be here and there, trying to get anything they could for as little as they could. They were about as understanding as a porcupine. Still, at least they had listened to what the tablet had to say, and at the very least, they hadn't started off with screaming. Those people were always the hardest to deal with.