I Was Made for Loving You
The alarm brought PHOEBE (Prototype Humanoid Operated Entirely By Electronics) out of sleep mode at 6:45 AM exactly. She disconnected the external peripherals from her audio inputs and placed them on the bedside table, then sat up carefully. Her owner lay in bed next to her, snoring gently. She checked the external chronometers. Fifteen minutes before she needed to wake him. She slipped out of the bedroom and headed for the kitchen. It was a Thursday according to her internal clock, and that...