Machine Man (serial)

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I swiped for access to the Glass Room. Already I could see my assistants inside, tapping at terminals and peering at screens.

I didn’t want to get carried away, but in the back of my mind, a lot of ideas were percolating around Lola. Like how she had lost the heart her father gave her, and maybe, one day, if things went right, I could give her one of mine.

for a guy whose last serious relationship was in high school, what we had going was something. It was really something.

I wasn’t getting carried away. It was early days. But this thing with Lola, it was something. It was something.

My work was fulfilling, my employer supported me, and, for the first time ever, I had something resembling the beginnings of a love life. I mean,

already the most significant romantic liaison

<< Give her a heart. >>

But Lola had opened up to me; she had . I had seen her heart. That was pretty good.

I had an engineering project that interested me, a supportive work environment in which to conduct it,

For the first time in my life, I had not only a promising

<< He maybe goes back to the lab. Eager to see if his equipment is there. But it would be good to set up a dynamic with Lola, too. Maybe leave the lab for next week. >>

<< Charlie back in the lab. CC. She’s not willing to risk Charlie sever more parts of himself. He says, what’s the point of making artificial limbs if I can’t attach them anywhere? >>

And then I realized I hadn’t seen Carl in a while.

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