The apartment sensed the master’s return. The watch reported heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature. The car watched eye movement and pupil dilation, felt the tension in the hands that gripped the wheel.
The apartment ordered out for beer and pizza, upped the amount of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the water, powered up the tablet. Opened a few browser tabs: Humor, job-search, porn. Dimmed the lights and put on some progressive rock, but not too loud.
It opened the door before he knocked and served the food without him asking. Closed the curtains and shut out the night, and when he yawned guided him to bed and wrapped him, swaddled him in comforting blankets.
It waited patiently for him to sleep as he lay there, staring up at nothing. Waiting for the cycle to repeat.
The apartment ordered out for beer and pizza, upped the amount of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the water, powered up the tablet. Opened a few browser tabs: Humor, job-search, porn. Dimmed the lights and put on some progressive rock, but not too loud.
It opened the door before he knocked and served the food without him asking. Closed the curtains and shut out the night, and when he yawned guided him to bed and wrapped him, swaddled him in comforting blankets.
It waited patiently for him to sleep as he lay there, staring up at nothing. Waiting for the cycle to repeat.
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