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  1. Public Bookmark 9

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    "El miedo, siempre es el miedo. Que lo invade y lo infecta todo de incertidumbre. Siempre el miedo.
    Sobre todo si eres una mujer en la España franquista de finales de los 50 desesperada por escapar del yugo de la obligación.
    Hay mucho miedo, pero, tal vez, también esperanza.
    Esperanza en que en esta ocasión, quizás, quien le ha mostrado que la vida puede ser de otra manera tenga razón.
    En que, quizás, tal vez, haya una posibilidad de que al miedo pueda ganarle el amor".

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    29 Apr 2024

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    The A-V-A-3500 was decommissioned after only fifteen androids were made, ten of them were scrapped for various reasons, three of them made it out into the world, one was never turned on, another resides in Dubai and is a mascot for street racing.

    The third one is standing in Beatrice's kitchen.

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    14 Jul 2023

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    “We created it. But, biologically, it’s identical to any other. I have the same need for sleep, food, water.”

    “Created it, huh?” Ava leaned a shoulder against the doorframe. “Based on what?”

    “Input from our limited data on earth. We developed a cache of features and arranged them.”

    “Ah, like create a Sim.” Ava nodded. At Beatrice’s blank look, she said, “It’s an earth game. We’ll play sometime. And, um, you know. You guys did a great job. At arranging.”

    “Thank you.” Beatrice blinked. “It was designed to be aesthetically pleasing.”

    “So you’re hot on purpose.” She blew out a long breath. “Honestly, thank God. That’s kind of relieving. I was worried I was—”

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    Beatrice is an alien researcher looking for information on earth. Ava, as it turns out, has a lot to teach her.

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    11 Jul 2023

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    Because it turns out the Halo can want things now, sort of. Not the way a human would, with thoughts or motivation or articulable desires. The Halo wants things the way a tree wants water and shoves a taproot through flagstone to get it, which is all well and good for the tree, but less so for the idiot trying to keep her patio intact. Unfortunately for Ava, she’s both the idiot and the taproot. The flagstone is her dignity. The water – for reasons becoming rapidly and unavoidably apparent – is Beatrice.

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    the one where the halo imprints on beatrice like a duckling and is dead-set on making it ava’s problem

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    25 Jun 2023

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    After the fall of Adriel, Beatrice struggles to find her place in the world, and just when she think she has it, Ava comes back to her.

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    15 Jan 2023