Marvel Oneshots - Book 5

Tony - A.s.t.a

You stood in Tony's lab looking down at his newest creation.

'So, she's a little different from your other robots,' you commented. He rolled his eyes and moved around the synthetic body.

'She's not a robot, she's an artificial intelligence with a state of the art synthetic body, her name is ASTA,' he said. You rolled your eyes and looked down at her. She did look very real.

'And you just so happened to create a pretty woman with boobs?' you said. He looked at you unamused as you chuckled softly.

'People don't get upset when sculptures make female bodies, do they?' he said. You rolled your eyes once more, something you this quite a bit around Tony.

'Whatever, just don't ever let me catch you screwing the damn thing.'

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It was odd getting used to having a life like robot running about the tower. It was nice to have someone to cook and clean but, it still made you feel rather unsettled.

Tomorrow Tony was unveiling his latest creation to the world, you couldn't wait to hear what the men had to say about her.

At dinner you sat next to Tony.

'What are you going to make her wear tomorrow?' you asked. He glanced up from his meal.

'I don't know, probably a dress or something,' he said. You stared at him with a deadpan look.

'Seriously? If you want people to take you seriously and not treat her like a sex doll, don't put her in a dress,' you said.

'I wanted to show the range that she has, and how human she can look,' he said. You sighed.

'Go for it, but if it bites you in the ass don't come crying to me.'

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The next day went as expected, greasy journalists all asking the same sexist questions over and over.

Once it was done Tony lead Asta out the back where you were waiting.

'Oh, don't give me that look. Most of the questions were intelligent ones. Save for a few,' Tony mumbled. You chuckled and rolled your eyes as he spoke to some people, you glanced at Asta. You could've sworn you could see emotion in her eyes as she watched Tony. She turned to you with her usual friendly smile.

'Humans treat artifical intelligence rather...intimately,' she said. You looked at her in confusion.

'What do you mean by that?'

'Well, humans seems to not look into my eyes and only at the artifical breasts on my body, the only ask questions about what my body can do and if I have...private areas. Are all a.i's treated like this?' she asked. You smiled sadly at her innocence.

'Not all a.i's no, just the ones that look like women,' you said. She looked at you for a moment, trying to understand.

'So, they treat me like this because I look like a woman? So, you are treated this way even thought you are the same species?' she asked. You looked at her sadly and sighed.

'Unfortunately. That's just how it is in the world right now. Trust me, I get it. I've had to work twice as hard to be seen as half as strong as Tony,' you admitted. She sat down beside you and for a moment you forgot she was a robot.

'I don't think I like being a woman,' she said making you chuckle.

'None of us do.'