How to Date an Android

Chapter 5, revised & improved

I think I passed out again after that.

Sometime later, I heard the voice again. But I don't think it was a few minutes later...things felt different and the sun was shining on my face through a window I think. Somehow it feels like I've been asleep for a long time. "Jack? Jack, do you want to wake up?" I'd been too tired to identify it earlier, but I think the voice was feminine and almost too perfectly sweet.

Was its a dream? Because my mind was all mixed up, I couldn't tell if I'd imagined it. It was like my dreams and reality were kind of all mixed up. Maybe that was the painkillers that I was on or something.

I was able to open my eyes, but it was like my body didn't feel right and all numb. I also felt like I was in like some kind of cocoon webbing restraint so I couldn't even budge. "Where am I?" I asked.

"You're in the hospital. I tried to talk to you earlier but you were too tired," the sweet feminine voice said.

Glancing up I was able to see the voice belonged to a young blonde nurse. As my eyes became more focused the details were less blurry and I was able to see more about what was going on.

She smiled at me.

Wow, those eyes were really bright and lively.

"Hi, I'm nurse Edna. How are you feeling?" she asked. Although her voice was sweet her mouth was monotone and somewhat stiff. It wasn't normal for women to look that pretty either. I could stare at her all day actually. Maybe working at a hospital was a better deal than working for other jobs? Were all the women here that good looking?

"...I can't move..." I sort of stiffly mumbled out.

She gave me a deeply caring look. "We'll get that worked out. Don't worry, everything is going to be fine." She even lightly touched my cheek and forehead with her own. The touch was soothing and warm.

Wait a minute. Is she for real?

"You're temperature seems fine. 99.5 and that's higher than normal but probably because your body is fighting the injuries you've taken," she said.

"Eh? But you don't have a thermometer," I protested.

"That would be inefficient, when I can just tell by touch and holding onto your skin for a certain period of time," she said.

"So you're an android?" I guessed.

"Very smart for a human. I am a medical type care facilitator android. Just make sure you don't move or your spine injury could be permanent. We have regenerating power cells hooked up to your back, but any sudden movement and even with the best technology you might not walk again," she countered.

I wanted to say, "cheeky brat..." but I was too scared to move. "Are you...serious?" I managed to say.

"Just sleep Jack. Everything is going to be fine. As long as you rest, we'll have you up in no time." She flashed an artificial smile after that, but it looked more menacing than anything because it was so sudden and intense while also being after she was almost scowling.

Were all android nurses like sort of like that with her rebel like smile?

She didn't look like an android. She looked like, smelled like, acted, and performed in every way exactly like a normal human. Well actually, I mean she looked like how a normal human would look in perfect beauty. It was... dumbed down enough to look real, but still model quality. She didn't look too good to blend in though.

It was a bit spooky. I didn't know they were that good anymore because I spent so much time in my shop just trying to make money and make my life work out. And Matt had me believing all kinds of weird stuff.