This is an incredibly cute, heart-warming short story, and it was everything I needed. But suddenly, happiness seems within reach. Until Clara walked through the door of the tea shop, Sal had never expected anything more. Against the local prejudice against her, and her falling customer numbers, Sal is struggling to keep the tea shop alive in loving memory of her master, Karinne. Sal is an AI, built before the law came into force, who has outlived her master and is slowly falling apart.
But when she eventually finds it, what intrigues her most is the proprietor. Building a true AI is illegal.Īfter spotting her collection of teas, one of Clara’s new colleagues recommends that she visits the Cybernetic Tea Shop – and with a name like that, Clara is intrigued. Her only real friend is Joanie, a Raise that Clara has personalised to have a personality beyond her original parameters. It did not disappoint.Ĭlara lives a nomadic existence, travelling between cities whenever the itch drives her, picking up work repairing Raises, the non-sentient robots that support society. I was recommended this book by Shira Glassman, who promised cute ace romance with robots.
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