Artificial(ish) Intelligence

Chapter 134

"Are you done?" said Will, with a huff, resting his back against the wall of the corridor.

"Getting there!" called Libbi, her words muffled as she tried another leg.

She must have gone through at least a dozen sets of body types, though it felt like a hundred. Or at least thirteen. This was worse than going shopping with a girlfriend. At least, Will assumed so, based on movies. He cracked his neck one way, and was about to do the same the other side when she emerged from the room. His eyes grew their own consciousness and decided to scan her new body up and down, no matter what the rest of him thought.

"What do you think?" said Libbi.

"That's similar to your old body?" said Will.

"Err, sure," she said, before adding a confirming nod.

"This is what you looked like?" His jaw rested just below his knees.

"Yes," said Libbi, pushing her breasts up even higher.

She'd chosen the maid's torso, replete with enhanced, er, proportions, but with the legs from the salesperson model and the face of an experimental robotic actor. The parts were off-cuts, from Cecil's shop, but that's what made them so...impressive.

"But I saw you," said Will. "The video from one of your-- You didn't have such large...and your legs, they weren't so..."

"Sure they were," said Libbi, performing stretches. "You're just misremembering."

"Mmm mm mmmmmm, awwww yeaaahhh," said Barry White.

"Hey, you're meant to drool over me," said Will.

The selfiebot shrugged in the only way a selfiebot can. I won't elaborate because, let's face it, it's pretty obvious, and I'd hate to belittle your intelligence.

"And your outfit," said Will, returning his attention to Libbi -- an easy task.

"What about it?" said Libbi, twisting her body to better see the back of her skirt.

"Aren't you a little cold?"

She tried out a few star jumps. "Don't think so."

"But..." said Will. "You're dressed like a cheerleader."

"Oh, that. It's not like I'm going to act that way. This was the only option that gave me a full range of motion." She bounced up and down.

"But...yea...uh...ma...wa..." said Will. He emitted a few other sounds, some of which almost made sense.

"OK, we need to get out of here," said Libbi.

"Uh huh," said Will, picking his jaw up. "Come on Barry White, stop looking for the best ang-- Erm, the live stream audience has doubled. In the last minute!"

"Really?" said Libbi, in mock surprise. "How strange." She raised a pom pom in the direction of the building's exit. "Oooooo kay, let's go!"