The voice was normal, she expected that. It was a computerized assistant, of course, there’d be a voice. What she didn’t expect was the sudden shock. Which made Vanny cry out as she buckled over the sink, starting to shake before realizing the pain had ended as quickly as it had started, looking up into the mirror and rubbing her forehead.
Ohh, was she gonna cough up blood?... She tasted iron at the back of her throat.
What had it said? Calibration? Oh, must’ve been starting up. Cool. Vanny began to calm down as she realized what had happened. Yeah, she probably should’ve been paying attention when her friend was talking about the startup process.
But then she saw the figure next to her, and Vanny gasped, startled at first before that feeling rolled into confusion.
What kinda wacky shit?......
Maybe she shouldn’t have eaten those gummy bears Julie gave her.
Vanny blinked, just to make sure that what she was seeing was real. She knew SQUIPs took on a human look, but not like this.
“....I, imagined you’d be a lot shorter,” she admitted. Well, a lot shorter, and a lot... flatter. She thought it would be like a little hologram, not a whole-ass person. But, life was full of surprises. She then cleared her throat.
“I don’t mind or anything, just, surprised I guess,” she admitted. “But, hey! It’s good to meet you, finally. I could really use your help getting a few things in my life together.” she said, giving the supercomputer’s vessel a once over. As she scratched the back of her head.