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I like how the second a human gets involved in this business it immediately becomes way grosser to basically all of us readers and Lee as well but we're still supposed to believe human sex workers are considered more greatly desirable and trustworthy in all circumstances compared to robots in this ...

She probably learned for the tests, and forgot it immediately after.

Why is Zoa taking such pains to turn down - or at least carefully define the legal context of - what amounts to a 20% tip for more-than-merely-satisfactory customer service on the emotional support aid gig? If Zoa is in fact a purely rational profit-seeker (which, narrator's protestations aside, I ...

FlyingFish wrote:Maybe Lee can take Economics 101 next semester, and learn about supply and demand.

Lee should be in demand, since she's providing a very valuable service to Zoa, but Zoa is an idiot and is nickle and dimeing her money source.

Yeah, the robot should probably just eat the cost. She's already getting a lot of value from her, no point in haggling over pennies when she can just ask her for an upgrade later or something.

Y'know... Is it just me or do all characters with incredibly square jaws turn out to be unlikable asswipes? https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LanternJawOfJustice The author tends to use square jaws for angry males who aren't very likeable. Arnold, Gregory, say. Presumably in some past lif...

She's not showing any sympathetic traits.

1. She's good with murder.

2. She is insulting her subordinates.

3. She is attacking the mentally ill.

Lee definitely needs help, and if the only way they can get it is through a sexbot, then you're right. One of my concerns is that Zoa's goal is not to improve Lee's mental state, it's to make money, which is rather questionable motivation for an emotional support aid. I can't really explain the ine...

Lee is precisely the kind of person who should be getting an emotional support aid- she needed chemical treatment to stop depression, and is prone to both talking about death and getting awkward about the talk of death, and is a shut in. Using a prostitute seems strange, but it's long been well know...

A policy designed to allow her to murder a sentient being because they annoy her is controversial. I am unlikely to see her as sympathetic in the future. Obviously everyone has bad days and we see the worst side of people and such. But this would be more like if Lily made a serious threat to chop up...