Themes: Mind Control, Brainwashing, Robotic Personality
Joshua figured that his life was always going to be boring. He attends school, loves his mother, puts up with a slightly bratty younger sister, and can't bring himself to talk to the girl he's attracted to. He and his best friend Andrew often talk about how they'd like to find girlfriends, or at least girl's willing to have a little fun. Life in 2080 isn't a whole lot different from life today, with the notable exception of the plague.
Humanity had almost managed to solve the problem of declining birthrates when the plague struck. While it didn't kill it's victims, it made them sterile, so all citizens must be careful not to contract it. Too bad the primary way of contracting the plague is through sexual contact, so Joshua's options for finding out what sex is like are a little limited.
Thankfully, his friend Andrew has shown him how the household android can be convinced to help him out a little. What could possibly go wrong?
Author's Note: This 7,000 word tale is Part 1 of Soft Bots, a serialized story of the rather unusual and very interesting sexual life of Joshua Gates.
